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Miliband: Syria vital to peace in Middle East
David Miliband said that his talks with Syria's President, Bashar al-Assad, focused on ways of achieving a comprehensive peace in the Middle East.
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Brown claims world backing for plan to tax less, spend more
Monday, 17 November 2008
Gordon Brown will claim today that his plans to cut taxes to keep the British economy moving have won the endorsement of leaders from the world's 20 largest economies.
US rejects offer of missile trade-off
Friday, 14 November 2008
The US Defence Secretary, Robert Gates, has rejected a Russian suggestion that both countries scrap their plans to place defensive missiles in eastern Europe.
Karzai to brief PM on secret Taliban talks
Thursday, 13 November 2008
Afghan President to visit London as efforts are made to end conflict.
The Big Question: What is a World Heritage Site, and does the accolade make a difference?
Friday, 7 November 2008
Mandelson urges Obama to resist US protectionists
Friday, 7 November 2008
The Business Secretary Peter Mandelson last night urged Barack Obama not to retreat into trade isolation and protectionism.
Rice admits Middle East deal this year is unlikely
Friday, 7 November 2008
The Bush administration conceded yesterday that an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal by a year-end deadline is no longer possible.
What the world wants from its president
Wednesday, 5 November 2008
It's not just the US which is waiting to see what happens when Barack Obama moves into the Oval Office. The Independent's world-wide correspondents explain what other countries are expecting.
Now to undo the damage done ...
Tuesday, 4 November 2008
But, Anne Penketh warns, the winner will be hamstrung by high expectations.
British troops may be sent to back up UN in Congo
Sunday, 2 November 2008
Gordon Brown says that crisis must not become 'another Rwanda', as Miliband flies in to join EU's diplomatic push
Brown appeals for billions from China and Gulf to inject billions into IMF
Wednesday, 29 October 2008
The Prime Minister appealed to China and the Gulf states yesterday to pour hundreds of billions of pounds into the International Monetary Fund, as he warned that the organisation's $250bn (£160bn) reserves "may not be enough" to bail out countries hit by the global economic crisis.
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