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* Japan and the United States plan to hold ministerial-level trade talks in late May, with tariffs on agricultural and industrial products expected to top the agenda, according to Japanese government sources. * Approval of a new security decree by the Italian Ministry of the Interior Minister has been postponed after a cabinet meeting as a number of key regulations needs to be clarified. * Alexander Bortnikov, the director of Russia’s federal security service FSB has warned that international terrorist organisations are employing new technical devices for their operations. * The United States is delaying some restrictions on US technology sales to Chinese tech firm Huawei until mid-August in an effort deemed to ease the trouble for Huawei smartphone owners. * Iran quadrupled its uranium-enrichment production capacity one week after Tehran announced that it is backing away from a nuclear deal signed with major powers in 2015. * The American private sector's mounting debts pose a … [Read more...] about World News in Brief: May 22, 2019

* Cuba on Wednesday (May 1) denied US accusations that it has military troops in Venezuela, saying those allegations serve to justify new punitive economic measures against the island. * Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Wednesday denounced Washington's support for the Venezuelan opposition in their attempt to seize power as an intervention in the country's internal affairs. * US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday called his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov to discuss the Venezuela issue, and urged Moscow to cease its support for the Maduro government, the State Department said. * Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday signed into law a bill on providing stable operation of a Russian national internet system in case of disconnection from the global network infrastructure. * Turkey and the United States have been working on a possible visit of US President Donald Trump to Turkey, local media reported Wednesday citing Turkish presidential sources. * Kuwait and … [Read more...] about World News in Brief: May 2

* The UN Security Council on Monday condemned "in the strongest terms" the series of terrorist attacks across Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday (April 21). * Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte will discuss infrastructure development, trade and investment and deepening cooperation with China during the second Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation (BRF) in Beijing this week, a senior Philippine diplomat said on Monday. * Russia and Japan have agreed to put together a working group on implementing joint projects on disputed Pacific islands, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Monday. *Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe embarked Monday on a tour of Europe, the United States and Canada in preparation for the summit of the Group of 20 (G20) to be held in Osaka, Japan in June. The eight-day tour will see Abe visit France, Italy, Slovakia, Belgium, the United States and Canada, where he will hold meetings with leaders there. * The Chairman of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea … [Read more...] about World News in Brief: April 23

* Mount Agung volcano in Bali resort Island of central Indonesia on April 21 spewed a column of ashes by up to two km onto the sky, leaving rains of ashes, a disaster agency official said. * Syria's President Bashar al-Assad on April 20 discussed with the visiting Russian Deputy Prime Minister Yury Borisov the cooperation between both countries including the energy sector, according to the state news agency SANA. *Jordan said on April 20 that it will participate in a meeting on the Palestinian issue at the Arab League headquarters in Cairo on April 21. * Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on April 20 said that his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif has agreed to trace militants involved in a recent terrorist attack in Pakistan, and take due action against them after investigations. * A total of 220 people have been killed and 1,066 others injured in the fighting between the UN-backed Libyan government and the east-based army in and around the capital Tripoli, the … [Read more...] about World News in Brief: April 21

* Chairman of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) Kim Jong Un left for Russia on a private train at dawn on Wednesday, state media Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported. Kim was accompanied by senior party, state and military officials. * The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) said Tuesday that it had detained nine suspected terrorists in the country's Far East and North Caucasus. * US President Donald Trump will visit Britain and France in early June, said the White House on Tuesday. * WTO rules on food safety play an important part in enabling governments to protect their citizens while ensuring trade can play a critical role in maintaining supplies of safe food, said WTO chief Roberto Azevedo on Tuesday. * British Prime Minister Theresa May has given the green light to Huawei, a Chinese telecom giant, to help build Britain's new 5G network, the Daily Telegraph reported Tuesday night. * Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi called on Tuesday for enabling … [Read more...] about World News in Brief: April 24