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December 14, 2017 8:55 AM

UN chief: Iran may be defying UN on missiles, OK on nukes

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is warning that Iran may be defying a UN call to halt ballistic missile development even as it complies with the nuclear deal with six world powers.<br/><br/>The UN chief says in a report to the Security Council that the United Nations is investigati...

December 14, 2017 8:48 AM

Ukraine, Poland move to mend ties strained by views on WWII

The Presidents of Ukraine and Poland have met to find ways of overcoming the World War II legacy that sours relations between the neighbouring countries. Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and visiting President Andrzej Duda of Poland laid flowers yesterday at a monument to Polish soldiers killed ...

December 14, 2017 6:21 AM

US Federal Reserve raises interest rates by 0.25 percent again

The US Federal Reserve raised its interest rates by 0(point)25 percent, the third rate rise this year. Policymakers at the US central bank said, the move, which was widely expected, underscores solid gains in the US economy. Officials also boosted their economic forecasts, projecting 2.5 percent gro...

December 14, 2017 6:19 AM

British PM Theresa May loses key Brexit vote in British parliament

British Prime Minister Theresa May lost a key vote on Brexit bill in the UK Parliament yesterday after a rebellion within the ranks of her own party. The British Prime Minister was defeated on an amendment to the European Union Withdrawal Bill by four votes. MPs from across different parties voted t...

December 14, 2017 2:56 AM

British PM Theresa May loses key Brexit vote in UK Parliament

British Prime Minister Theresa May today lost a key vote on Brexit bill in the UK Parliament after a rebellion within the ranks of her own party.<br/>&apos;<br/>The British Prime Minister was defeated on an amendment<br/>to the European Union Withdrawal Bill by four votes. MPs from...

December 14, 2017 2:54 AM

UN warns that waste from discarded electronics piling up worldwide

The United Nations today warned that waste from discarded electronics like mobile phones, laptops and refrigerators is piling up worldwide, and urged for better recycling of the hazardous rubbish.<br/>&apos;<br/>A report by UN's International Telecommunication Union, the UN Universi...

December 13, 2017 6:04 PM

Muslim leaders reject Trump's decision on Jerusalem

The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has rejected the United States' decision to recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. <br/><br/>Speaking today at the opening of an extraordinary OIC summit in Istanbul, the group's secretary general, Yousef al-Othaimeen, urged ...

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