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(L-R) Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi, French President Nicolas Sarkozy, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and US President Barack Obama pose for a group photo on the last day of the G8 Summit in L'Aquila, Italy on 10 July 2009.
The US President, Barak Obama, said Friday that Iran faces a September deadline to show good-faith efforts to halt its nuclear weapons program.
He also said that the statement issued by the world's leading industrial nations meeting here this week means the international community is ready to act, BGNES reported.
The current system of international organizations is a relic of the 20th century and needs to be updated, and the United Nations needs to step up and fulfill its role, the US President said.
He spoke at a press conference wrapping up three days of meetings with the Group of Eight top economies.
On Iran, Obama raised expectations for a September international summit in Pittsburgh, saying the invited nations will take stock of whether Iran has complied with international demands over its nuclear programs.
He also denied reports that Washington tried but failed to achieve agreement on new sanctions here, saying the statement was what he wanted.
"It provides a time frame. If Iran chooses not to walk through that door, then you have on record the G-8 to begin with, but I think potentially a lot of other countries, that are going to say we need to take further steps", Obama said.
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Lebanon has declared a national day of mourning after one of the deadliest days in recent months, with at least 254 people killed and more than 1,165 injured in Israeli strikes carried out shortly after the announcement of a US-Iran ceasefire
Several Gulf states have reported missile and drone strikes on their territories just hours after the United States and Iran announced a two-week ceasefire agreement, raising fresh questions about whether the truce is holding on the ground
Bulgaria’s caretaker Foreign Minister Nadezhda Neynsky said the announcement of a two-week ceasefire between the United States and Iran brought a sense of relief after weeks of escalating tensions in the Middle East
Global markets reacted sharply after US President Donald Trump stepped back from imminent military action against Iran, instead tying a suspension of strikes to Tehran’s agreement to a temporary ceasefire and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz
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A group of Members of the European Parliament has raised concerns over the potential leakage of confidential EU information to Russia, urging stronger safeguards within the European Parliament
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The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) has carried out a series of coordinated investigative actions across several countries, including Bulgaria and Romania, as part of a probe into suspected large-scale fraud involving EU funds
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