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Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | The White House has proposed a gasoline tax holiday in a bid to bring down record energy prices. But economists doubt such a move will have any major impact. “Such a tax holiday might reduce gas prices by up to 18 cents a gallon but will …

Tehran, Iran | Xinhua | Iran and Russia called for a boost to their comprehensive ties to benefit both countries, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi said in a Thursday statement on his meeting with the visiting Russian foreign minister. Raisi told Sergei Lavrov that continuous meetings and talks between the officials of …

Tehran, Iran | Xinhua | Iran’s UN envoy said the Islamic republic condemns the imposition of sanctions by some governments as political leverage in their bilateral ties, Iranian Students’ News Agency reported on Wednesday. Iran’s Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations Majid Takht-Ravanchi made the remarks on Tuesday at …

Berlin, Germany | Xinhua | Many European countries are considering turning back to coal to secure energy supplies as gas supplies from Russia slump amid EU sanctions in recent weeks. Germany, Austria, Poland, the Netherlands and Greece are among the first European nations to reopen coal power plants or take measures …

Brussels, Belgium | Xinhua | The European Union is insisting on a ceasefire in Ukraine to allow millions of tons of grain to be exported, the EU’s foreign policy chief said on Monday. The Ukraine crisis is having serious consequences on hunger in the world, the EU’s High Representative for Foreign …

Tehran, U.S. | Xinhua | Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi said on Friday that Iran possesses the right “not to trust” the United States, official news agency IRNA reported. “I’m surprised by the Americans who are sending a message of negotiation on the one hand and adding to the sanctions list on …

Moscow, Russia | Xinhua | Russia has imposed personal sanctions against 29 media representatives and 20 defense figures of the United Kingdom in a retaliatory move, the Russian Foreign Ministry said Tuesday. The media representatives, including journalists working for The Guardian, BBC, and others, and the defense figures, including British Minister …

Kiev, Ukraine | Xinhua | Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday signed two separate decrees imposing sanctions on Russian President Vladimir Putin and more than 200 Russian officials, the presidential press service reported. The restrictions targeting Putin banned him from carrying out trade operations such as exports and imports, transiting through …

Rome, Italy | Xinhua | The decision by the European Union (EU) earlier this week to ban 90 percent of oil imports from Russia by the end of the year is aimed at crimping the Russian economy amid the high-profile crisis in Ukraine. But the move, part of a wider array …

Hungary which imports 65 percent of its oil from Russia through the Druzhba pipeline, has asked for an exception from the ban Brussels, Belgium | Xinhua | European Union (EU) leaders gathered in Brussels on Monday for a special meeting that is likely to be overshadowed by disagreement on phasing out …