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WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 20: President Donald Trump signs executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House on January 20, 2025 in Washington, DC. Trump takes office for his second term as the 47th president of the United States. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Trump moves to list Yemen's Houthis as a foreign terrorist organization

Rafael Grossi, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) speaks during to the IAEA's Board of Governors meeting at the agency's headquarters in Vienna, Austria on September 11, 2023. The UN nuclear watchdog said on September 11, it regretted that "no progress" had been made by Iran on outstanding issues, including reinstalling cameras to monitor Tehran's nuclear programme and explaining uranium traces. (Photo by Alex HALADA / AFP) (Photo by ALEX HALADA/AFP via Getty Images)

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En una entrevista, el director del Organismo Internacional de Energía Atómica, Rafael Grossi, dijo que su organización continúa las conversaciones con funcionarios iraníes y espera colaborar con la administración Trump para elaborar un acuerdo de transparencia con Irán.

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El nuevo gobierno sirio pone fin al arrendamiento ruso del puerto de Tartus: lo que sabemos

Las nuevas autoridades de Siria pusieron fin a un acuerdo con la empresa rusa que gestiona el puerto clave de Tartous, en la última señal de la menguante influencia de Rusia en el país tras la caída del régimen.

Thousands of supporters of the Kurdish community demonstrate with flags and banners on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the arrest of Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) leader Abdullah Ocalan on the banks of the Rhine river in Cologne, western Germany, on Feb. 17, 2024.

Turquía y los kurdos avanzan hacia un acuerdo de paz mientras los legisladores se reúnen con el líder del PKK, Ocalan

Las conversaciones con el líder del PKK encarcelado generan esperanza de poner fin al conflicto de 40 años en Turquía en medio de alianzas cambiantes y presiones regionales.

Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shibani speaks to former British Prime Minister Tony Blair at a session during the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos on Jan. 22, 2025.

Syria FM Shibani touts 'big opportunity for investment' in country at World Economic Forum

Asaad al-Shibani said Syria is not a threat to its neighbors and defended the transitional government’s actions during the first visit by a Syrian foreign minister to the World Economic Forum.

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Turquía: Aumenta a 79 el número de muertos por el incendio en una estación de esquí

Mourners react during a funeral service for Sozcu newspaper columnist and journalist Nedim Turkmen, his wife and his two children killed during a huge fire in a ski resort hotel in Bolu, at Marmara University Faculty of Theology Mosque in Istanbul on Jan. 22, 2025.

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Con Rubio confirmado, ¿dónde se sitúan los candidatos de Trump en política exterior?

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio greets employees upon arrival at the State Department in Washington, DC, on January 21, 2025. The US Senate unanimously approved Rubio as Secretary of State on January 20, putting the fellow senator on the front line of President Donald Trump's often confrontational diplomacy. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP) (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)

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El ministro de Comercio Exterior de los Emiratos Árabes Unidos, Zeyoudi, espera un aumento del comercio del 14% en 2024: entrevista

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The first Turkish Airlines flight in 13 years lands in the the Syrian capital Damascus on Thursday.

First Turkish Airlines plane lands in Syria in more than a decade

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Israel has pursued a multi-day, large-scale operation in the West Bank dubbed 'Iron Wall'

Chief US diplomat vows 'unwavering support' for Israel

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Yemen's Huthi rebels have released the crew of the cargo vessel Galaxy Leader after detaining them for more than year

Yemen's Huthis say freed detained ship's crew after Gaza truce

Agence France-Presse

Mohammad Javad Zarif in Davos: "It's against the law, but the government has decided not to put women under pressure"

Iran VP says government put off enforcing strict dress code

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WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 20: Donald Trump is sworn into office as Melania Trump holds the Bible in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda on January 20, 2025 in Washington, DC. Donald Trump takes office for his second term as the 47th president of the United States. (Photo by Saul Loeb - Pool/Getty Images)

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