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                                <title><![CDATA[ Iran and Syria vow to strengthen ties as Raisi wraps up Damascus visit ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Fri, 05 May 2023 09:46:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Tehran has been a key ally to Damascus throughout Syria's war, offering vital economic and military assistance that has helped the Syrian government claw back most of the territory it lost at the start of the conflict. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ UK warns China secrecy over military expansion risks 'tragic miscalculation' ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Wed, 26 Apr 2023 01:23:00 GMT</pubDate>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Iran, Saudi ministers meet in China to cement reconciliation ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Thu, 06 Apr 2023 05:51:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and his Saudi counterpart Prince Faisal bin Farhan discussed steps towards reopening the embassies and consulates of the two countries, reports say. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ US stresses need for 'Cold War'-era crisis mechanisms with China ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Fri, 31 Mar 2023 00:42:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Biden says after a US fighter jet shot down a suspected Chinese spy balloon that he planned to speak to Xi about the episode and clear the air, but this has yet to happen and tensions have only risen since. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Saudi, Iranian foreign ministers to meet during Muslim holy month ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Mon, 27 Mar 2023 05:17:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Earlier this month, Iran and Saudi Arabia agreed to revive relations after years of hostility that had threatened stability and security in the Gulf and helped fuel conflicts in the Middle East from Yemen to Syria. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ South Korea and Japan hail spring thaw amid missiles and weight of history ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Fri, 17 Mar 2023 02:17:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ The relationship has been strained by a dispute over wartime history. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ US briefed 40 nations on China spy balloon incident, diplomats and official say ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2023 00:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ The appearance of the balloon over the US caused political outrage and prompted US Secretary of State Antony Blinken to cancel a trip to Beijing that both countries had hoped would patch their frayed relations. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Biden vows consequences for Saudi Arabia after Opec decision ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Wed, 12 Oct 2022 02:21:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Biden's announcement came a day after Democratic Senator Bob Menendez said the US must immediately freeze all cooperation with Saudi Arabia, including arms sales. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ South Korea offers talks with North to discuss reunion of separated families ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Thu, 08 Sep 2022 03:01:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ The two Koreas have held family reunions around major holidays, mostly under liberal governments in the South, which have sought to reengage the North and provide food and other handouts. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Moscow ‘not sure’ it needs resumed ties with West, will work on ties with China ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Tue, 24 May 2022 02:03:59 GMT</pubDate>
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