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Security talks with US ‘difficult’ but ‘concrete’, says Russian deputy MFA RyabkovSenior US and Russian officials launched the critical talks on rising tensions on Monday as part of their “Strategic Security Dialogue” on arms control and...Myanmar's Suu Kyi sentenced to 4 more years in prisonA court in Myanmar sentenced ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi to four more years in prison on Monday after finding her guilty of illegally...Australia's New South Wales sees deadliest day of pandemicAustralia’s New South Wales state reported 16 deaths on Sunday in its deadliest day of the pandemic, even as it relaxed rules to allow some...Former Australian PM, treasurer test positive as Omicron cases hit new highsAustralia's former Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull tested positive for COVID-19 on Saturday, as case numbers hit new highs across the country and health officials warned...Pollution kills nearly 2 million a year in world’s citiesNearly nine in 10 people living in cities worldwide are exposed to high levels of air pollution that resulted in 1.9 million deaths in 2019,...Toyota overtakes GM to lead U.S. auto sales for 2021Japanese carmaker Toyota led U.S. automobile sales in 2021, according to figures released Tuesday, overtaking General Motors for the first time as a shortage of...Trump, Ivanka, Don Jr subpoenaed by New York attorney generalNew York's attorney general has subpoenaed former President Donald Trump and his two eldest children, Ivanka and Donald Trump Jr, demanding their testimony in connection...5 global powers make rare pledge to prevent nuclear weapons spreadFive global nuclear powers pledged Monday to prevent atomic weapons spreading and to avoid nuclear conflict, in a rare joint statement setting aside rising West-East...Australian PM upbeat despite virus surgeAustralian Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Monday said his country's health system can cope with the new wave of coronavirus infections as Victoria state reported...In nation at war with itself, one U.S. town tries cup of civilityWhen Maureen Donnelly Morris came from nearby Leesburg to open her café in Lovettsville, neighbors rallied to her aid. Divisions ripping at their town and...North Korea's Kim says focus on food, economy for 2022North Korean leader Kim Jong Un put the economy front and centre of an agenda-setting speech at the end of a key ruling-party meeting, state...Eric Adams sworn in as New York City mayor after ball dropEric Adams is New York City's new mayor, with the Democrat being sworn into office in a Times Square ceremony shortly after the nation's largest...