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January 3, 2018 3:25 AM

Six countries enter UN Security Council

Equatorial Guinea, Ivory Coast, Kuwait, Peru, Poland and the Netherlands formally joined the ranks of the non-permanent members of the United Nations Security Council on Tuesday. <br/><br/>The UN Security Council has 15 members, including five with permanent seats who have the power to v...

January 3, 2018 3:25 AM

Pak PM Abbasi holds NSC meet after Trump's accusations

Pakistan Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Tuesday held a National Security Council meeting in Islamabad after US President Donald Trump strongly rebuked the country accusing it of giving nothing to the US but "lies and deceit" and sheltering terrorists in return for 33 billion dollar...

January 3, 2018 1:03 AM

US-led sanctions having big impact on North Korea: Donald Trump

US President Donald Trump has said, the US-led international sanctions and other pressures are beginning to have a big impact on the authoritarian North Korean regime.<br/><br/>South Korea on Tuesday proposed holding high-level talks with Pyongyang after the North Korean leader Kim Jong-...

January 2, 2018 7:22 PM

Iran reopens all border posts with Iraqi Kurdistan

Iran today reopened the last two border posts with Iraqi Kurdistan that it closed in response to an independence vote rejected by Baghdad and neighbouring countries. <br/><br/>Officials said the Iranian consulate in the Kurdish autonomous region's capital Arbil announced the Parwezk...

January 2, 2018 2:08 PM

Israel targets Hamas sites after Gaza rocket attack

Israeli aircraft today attacked Hamas bases in Gaza in response to a rocket from the Palestinian enclave targeting southern Israel. <br/><br/>A statement from the Israeli army said the aircraft targeted a military compound belonging to the terrorist organisation Hamas. Palestinian securi...

January 2, 2018 2:08 PM

Iran unrest: Nine more killed in overnight clashes

In Iran, Nine more people have been killed overnight as clashes between protesters and security forces continue for a sixth day.<br/><br/> According to state media the latest violence, in the central Isfahan region, brought the number of reported deaths to at least 22. <br/><br/...

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