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Iran closes airspace to all flights to and from Iraqi Kurdistan Iran has closed its airspace to all flights to and from the semi-autonomous Kurdish region in Iraq at the request of the country’s federal government, Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) says.
"At the request of the central government of Iraq, all flights from Iran to Sulaymaniyah... |
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German protesters heckle Merkel at final campaign rally before polls open German Chancellor Angela Merkel has been booed and heckled by right-wing protesters while speaking at her final campaign rally in Munich two days before the polls that will likely put her in office for a fourth term.
"With whistling and yelling, one will surely not shape Germanys future," Merkel said... |
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China set to limit oil supply to North Korea, ban textile imports China says it will limit oil supplies to North Korea under the tough sanctions adopted by the United Nations to step up pressure against Pyongyang over its nuclear and ballistic missile programs.
The Chinese Ministry of Commerce made the announcement in a statement on its website on Saturday,... |
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Lavrov slams war of words between Trump, Kim as kindergarten fight Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has urged the United States and North Korea to reduce tensions and described the trading of insults between their leaders as a "kindergarten fight between children."
"We have to calm down the hotheads and understand that we do need pauses, that we do need some... |
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Well celebrate fall of Daesh in 2 months: General Soleimani A senior general with Irans Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says the Takfiri Daesh terror group will be uprooted in two months.
The countries fighting Daesh will in two months celebrate its collapse, said Major General Qassem Soleimani, who commands the IRGCs Quds Force, the IRIB reported... |
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Trump: North Korean leader will be tested like never before US President Donald Trump says North Korean leader Kim Jong-un "will be tested like never before," as the two leaders continue trading insults and Pyongyang threatened to test a hydrogen bomb over the Pacific Ocean.
"Kim Jong-un of North Korea, who is obviously a madman who doesnt mind starving or... |
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Iran marks Sacred Defense Week with massive military parades Iran has unveiled a new ballistic missile during military parades held across the nation to mark the first day of the annual Sacred Defense Week.
The missile, named Khorramshahr, was put on display during the military parade in Tehran on Friday, with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and senior... |
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Trumps anti-Iran speech proves US failed policies in Middle East: IRGC commander The commander of Irans Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says US President Donald Trumps speech at the United Nations shows Washington is enraged by its back-to-back crushing defeats in the Middle East region.
"With the successive crushing defeats the Americans have suffered in the region especially... |
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Trump administration reluctant to end racism, hate crimes: Journalist The rising racism and hate crimes in the United States and President Donald Trumps reluctance to condemn white supremacy underscore that the American people need to mobilize to eliminate bigotry and discrimination, an African American journalist in Detroit says.
"The United States was founded on racism... |
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California suing Trump administration over border wall The US state of California has filed a lawsuit that will challenge President Donald Trumps proposal to build a wall along the US-Mexico border, a project the states attorney general has called "medieval."
The lawsuit filed Wednesday alleges that the Trump administration has failed to comply with federal... |
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Russia rebukes Trump, says to defend Iran nuclear deal Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says Moscow is “extremely concerned” by US President Donald Trump’s stance on the 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and the six world powers, asserting that Russia would defend the landmark agreement as it has “genuinely strengthened both... |
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French leader speaks in defense of Iran deal in first UN speech French President Emmanuel Macron has taken the podium at the UN to speak in defense of the 2015 multilateral nuclear deal with Iran, warning that a failure to honor the accord will be “irresponsible.”
“This is a good agreement, an agreement that’s essential to peace,” Macron... |
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Rouhani censures Trumps anti-Iran rhetoric Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has lashed out at US President Donald Trump for his "ignorant and spiteful" comments against the Iranian nation.
Delivering a speech at the 72nd UN General Assembly session in New York on Wednesday, President Rouhani said the "ignorant, ugly, spiteful literature of the... |
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China rejects threats as solution for North Korea nuclear crisis China has rejected any form of threatening action as a solution for North Koreas nuclear crisis, after US Defense Secretary James Mattis pointed to the likelihood of military options against Pyongyang.
"Developments in the [Korean] peninsula nuclear issue up to this point prove that,... |
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UN chief urges Myanmar to halt military campaign against Rohingya UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has called on Myanmar to put an end to its military campaign against Rohingya Muslims just hours after the country’s de facto leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, failed to allay international concerns over the ongoing ethnic cleansing in Myanmar.
Addressing... |
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JCPOA belongs to whole world, not just US: EU foreign policy chief European Unions foreign policy chief, Federica Mogherini, says the nuclear agreement signed between Iran and the P5+1 group of countries works fine and belongs to the entire world, not just the United States.
"I have said many times that the agreement is working fine, [and] the IAEA (International... |
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Hamas to Welcome Palestinian Unity Govt. in Gaza: Haniyah Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, says it is ready to receive the Palestinian Unity Government in Gaza days after reaching a pact with Ramallah based Fatah party.
In a press conference held on Tuesday immediately after returning to the Gaza Strip from Cairo, Hamas Political Bureau... |
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Trump Defends Afghan War Strategy, Vows Action Against Taliban US President Donald Trump on Tuesday addressed the UN General Assembly in New York where he touched on a wide range of issues with special focus on North Korea and the threats emerging from militant groups across the world including the Taliban and al-Qaeda. He warned that the United States will be... |
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Russias Putin attends Zapad-2017 joint drills with Belarus Russian President Vladimir Putin has attended joint drills, demonstrating Moscow’s military might, with Belarus near Russia’s western border with Estonia.
Putin observed tank attacks, airborne assaults and air raids as part of the Zapad-2017 (West-2017) military drills on Monday at... |
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US committed to no international obligation: Irans Rouhani Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says the United States has failed to remain committed to any of its international obligations, stressing that Washington is not a reliable country.
"Today, you can see that the US is trampling on its agreements with Cuba and other countries one after the other," Rouhani... |
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Trump says bureaucracy and mismanagement holding UN back US President Donald Trump has warned that "bureaucracy" and "mismanagement" are holding the United Nations back, a pointed message for an international organization he once criticized as weak and incompetent.
"In recent years the United Nations has not reached its full potential because of bureaucracy... |
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UK to lose 10,000 finance jobs after Brexit: Survey About 10,000 finance jobs will be shifted out of the UK or created overseas in the next few years if Britain is denied access to the European Unions single market, according to a survey of international firms.
Frankfurt, Germany, was by far the most popular destination for the new roles, with Paris,... |
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US sanctions to speed up nuclear program development: N Korea North Korea warns that the more sanctions are imposed by the US and its allies against the peninsular country, the faster it will move to complete its nuclear weapons program, as tensions between Washington and Pyongyang escalate at an unprecedented rate.
The latest embargos imposed... |
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Over 80 arrested during third night of protests in St. Louis More than 1,000 protesters have marched through the streets in St. Louis, Missouri, during the third night of demonstrations over the acquittal of a white policeman who had fatally shot a black man in 2011.
Over 80 people were arrested on Sunday night after the protests turned violent following... |
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US considers embassy closure in Cuba: Tillerson The administration of US President Donald Trump is considering closing down the recently re-opened US embassy in Havana after several American diplomats experienced a string of unexplained health problems.
"We have it under evaluation," Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on Sunday. "Its a very serious... |
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Scrapping nuclear deal with Iran will be clear breach of agreement: Pres. Rouhani Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says the United States potential withdrawal from a multilateral nuclear deal with Iran would constitute a clear non-performance of contractual obligations by Washington.
Speaking at a meeting of Iranian expatriates in New York, where he is to attend the 72nd session... |
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Kulsoom Sharif wins key vacant parliament seat in Lahore Kulsoom Sharif, the wife of ex-Pakistani prime minister Nawaz Sharif, has won a key parliamentary seat, which was left vacant after the ouster of her husband by the Supreme Court amid a corruption scandal in July.
Official results from the Sunday by-election are yet to be announced, but officials... |
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Peace Summit Held in South Korea 3rd Annual Commemoration of the World Alliance of Religions Peace (WARP) Summit Discussed on the Practical Approaches to Peace-Building Based on the Declaration of the Peace and Cessation of War (DPCW)
A 3-day peace summit to discuss the implementation of peacebuilding projects at local and national... |
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Paris deal bad for environment, come forward with new one: McMaster US President Donald Trump would welcome a revised climate deal that addresses his “legitimate concerns” over the Paris deal, suggests National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster.
The general appeared on Fox News on Sunday to reject reports alleging over the weekend that the administration... |
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Buddhists to Rohingya: Leave, or we will kill you all Thousands of Rohingya Muslims in northwestern Myanmar are pleading for safe passage from two remote villages besieged by Buddhist extremists.
Media reports said the situation was particularly dire in the village of Ah Nauk Pyin and the nearby Naung Pin Gyi, where any escape route to neighboring Bangladesh... |
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