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Argentina's Kirchner goes on offensive over graft trial
Argentina's Kirchner goes on offensive over graft trial
by  AFP

Argentina Vice-President Cristina Kirchner on Tuesday launched a long and politically charged defense against corruption charges, for which prosecutors have asked that she face 12 years in jail and a lifetime ban from politics. "It is 12 years (of prison time requested), the 12 years of the best government Argentina has had in these last decades."

US says Ukraine grain exports near pre-war levels
US says Ukraine grain exports near pre-war levels
by  AFP

Ukraine is on course to ship nearly as much grain this month as it did before the Russian invasion, in a triumph for international efforts to ease food shortages, a US official said Tuesday. The European effort is shipping 2.5-3 million tons of produce into the European Union and beyond to international markets each month, the official said.

US says Iran eased demands for nuclear deal
US says Iran eased demands for nuclear deal
by  AFP

The United States said Tuesday that Iran has agreed to ease key demands that had held up the revival of a 2015 nuclear deal, with all eyes on what President Joe Biden in turn is offering.

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