Obama sends Iran deal to wary Congress, Israel urges rejection
President Barack Obama's administration sent a nuclear agreement with Tehran to Congress on Sunday and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu urged U.S. lawmakers to reject a deal he said would only feed an "Iranian terror machine".
German Economy Minister criticizes Schaeuble's proposal for temporary Grexit
German Economy Minister Sigmar Gabriel criticized Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble in a television interview to be broadcast later on Sunday for suggesting that Greece could quit the euro zone temporarily.
Hollande calls for the creation of a euro zone government
French President Francois Hollande called on Sunday for the creation of a euro zone government and for citizens to renew their faith in the European project, which has been weakened by the Greek crisis.
China defense minister says Japan bill will 'complicate' region
China's defense minister told the head of Japan's National Security Council on Friday that Japanese legislation that could see troops sent to fight abroad for the first time since World War Two would "complicate" regional security.
Senior Iranian cleric challenges nuclear deal with world powers
A senior cleric challenged Iran's historic nuclear deal with world powers on Friday, echoing a cautious early assessment of the accord by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, an arch-conservative who has the last word on matters of state.
German lawmakers back Greek bailout talks despite rebellion
German lawmakers gave their go ahead on Friday for the euro zone to negotiate a third bailout for Greece, heeding a warning from Chancellor Angela Merkel that the alternative to a deal with Athens was chaos.
India, Pakistan to join China, Russia in security group
India and Pakistan began accession to a regional security group led by China and Russia on Friday after two days of summits which President Vladimir Putin held up as evidence Moscow is not isolated in the world.
ECB says Greek crisis has shown euro zone is imperfect, fragile
The Greek debt crisis has shown up the fragility of the euro zone and the need for stronger integration within the currency bloc, European Central Bank President Mario Draghi said on Thursday.
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