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The U.S. State Department has blacklisted a prominent politician in North Macedonia for alleged corruption in the latest move by President Joe Biden's administration to toughen its stance on global graft.

The United States is designating the mayor of the municipality of Struga, North Macedonia, Ramiz Merko, as generally ineligible for entry into the United States, due to his involvement in significant corruption.

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White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said there will be "deliverables" on the defense cooperation front when Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visits Washington later this week, but declined to provide details.

This is a transformational moment in the U.S.-India defense partnership, a senior Defense Department official said at the Pentagon today.

The Iranian hacktivist group Edalat-e Ali has published documents that it says show that a top Iranian prosecutor confirmed that a "full naked body inspection" of a female political prisoner had taken place at a police detention center.

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has said that sanctions are ostensibly imposed on governments of countries, but in practice, all the pressure is suffered by the people of those countries.

The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) forces have discovered and neutralized an explosive device in Hashtgerd City in the northern province of Alborz.

Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani says his country seeks comprehensive development of relations with Iran, while hailing the existing "strong" ties between the two nations.

Iranian Navy Commander Rear Admiral Shahram Irani is in Pakistan to discuss ways on improving bilateral cooperation in various military fields.

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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Monday the United States and China have an obligation to manage their relationship responsibly, and that he told Chinese leaders during meetings in Beijing that direct engagement is the best way to ensure disagreements do not turn into conflict.

Chinese Premier Li Qiang stressed that the biggest risk facing China and Germany is a failure to cooperate, and the biggest security threat is failure to develop. Li made the remarks in a meeting with German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Monday.

While China has zero combat troops in the Western Hemisphere, the United States has more than 350,000 deployed across the Pacific region, including more than 100 on Taiwan, an island it formally recognizes as being Chinese territory. Washington says it is safeguarding the "rules-based international order" by doing so.

China welcomes more countries joining BRICS, because the bloc is committed to strengthening the representation and voice of emerging and developing countries, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Mao Ning said on Tuesday, a day after Bangladesh confirmed that it had applied for membership.

China and the US are on the "right trail," US President Joe Biden said on Monday, as US Secretary of State Antony Blinken wrapped up his two-day visit to Beijing. China and the US agreed to stabilize their relations and keep communication lines open at a time when ties have plummeted to a low level.

Chinese commercial banks lowered interest rates on Tuesday as Beijing seeks ways to boost economic growth, which has been disappointingly slow as the country recovers from pandemic-era lockdowns and supply chain bottlenecks.

China on Tuesday cut the benchmark lending rate loan prime rate (LPR) in line with market expectations, ending nine months without change. It marks the third effort to bring down the nation's policy rates within a week, sending a clear signal that China is resolved to spur the still unfolding economic recovery and unleash the growth potentials amid multiple downward pressures ranging from a

Qatari state-owned petroleum company QatarEnergy and the China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) on Tuesday signed the second long-term deal on the supply of liquefied natural gas (LNG) between the two countries in less than a year.