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Trump vows to hit 52 Iranian targets if Iran retaliates after drone strike
US President Donald Trump yesterday threatened to hit 52 Iranian sites “very hard” if Iran attacks Americans or US assets after a drone strike that killed Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani and an Iraqi militia leader, as tens of thousands
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Body of top Iranian commander killed by US returned to Iran
The body of Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani, who was killed in Iraq in a US military strike, was returned to Iran today, the official IRIB news agency reported. Soleimani’s body was flown to the city of Ahvaz in southwest
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Oil climbs on US-China trade optimism, Middle East tensions
Oil prices rose on the first trading day of 2020 as warming trade relations between the United States and China eased demand concerns, and rising tensions in the Middle East raised worries about supply. Global benchmark Brent crude futures LCOc1,
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Kim promises ‘new strategic weapon,’ leaves room for talks
North Korea’s leader plans to further develop nuclear programs and to introduce a “new strategic weapon” in the near future, state media said today, although he signaled there was still room for dialogue with the United States. Kim Jong Un
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Trump: North Korea’s Kim is a ‘man of his word’
US President Donald Trump said yesterday North Korean leader Kim Jong Un had signed a contract about denuclearization and that he thought the North Korean leader was a “man of his word.” Hours after Kim said his country would continue
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Kim to unveil ‘new path’ in New Year speech after US misses deadline
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is set to make a closely watched New Year address tomorrow which is likely to offer a glimpse of a “new path” he has vowed to take if the United States fails to meet
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Philippines bans two US senators, mulls new visa rules for Americans
The Philippines has banned two US lawmakers from visiting and will introduce tighter entry restrictions for US citizens should Washington enforce sanctions over the detention of a top government critic, the president’s spokesman said today. President Rodrigo Duterte will impose
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Turkey to send troops to Libya at Tripoli’s request: Erdogan
Turkey will send troops to Libya at the request of Tripoli as soon as next month, President Tayyip Erdogan said yesterday, putting the North African country’s conflict at the center of wider regional frictions. Libya’s internationally recognized Government of National
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South Korea, Japan, China leaders to promote North Korea-US dialogue
China, Japan and South Korea have agreed to work together to promote dialogue between the United States and North Korea, South Korean President Moon Jae-in said today following a summit between the three countries in China. North Korea has set
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US soldier killed in Taliban attack in Afghanistan
A United States soldier has been killed in action in an attack claimed by the Taliban group in northern Afghanistan. A US military statement today did not identify the soldier or say where in Afghanistan the service member was killed. It stressed that in accordance with the
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