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Conflict Between Iran and Israel Will Rest on Fate of the Nuclear Deal
Foreign minister indicates Tehran could go back to enriching uranium if US president tries to add new conditions to groundbreaking agreement. Iran’s foreign minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, and then US secretary of state, John Kerry, at the UN in April 2016 after the JCPOA on Iran’s nuclear programme was implemented. Photograph: Andrew Gombert/EPA Iran’s top…
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Iran says will make or buy and weapons it needs, blasts ‘invading powers’
“We are not living in a normal region, and we see invading powers have built bases around us. Disregarding the principles of international law, they intervene in regional affairs.” Iranian President Hassan Rouhani attends a meeting with Muslim leaders and scholars in Hyderabad, India, February 15, 2018.. (photo credit: REUTERS) LONDON – President Hassan Rouhani…
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North Korea announces end to missile testing as Trump cites ‘big progress’
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un announced Friday that his country will be suspending missile testing and closing a nuclear test site, several reports said. “From April 21, North Korea will stop nuclear tests and launches of intercontinental ballistic missiles,” the Korean Central News Agency said, according to Yonhap News. “The North will shut down a…
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Comey’s Memos Prove to Exonerate Trump
No new bombshell revelations, just more evidence confirming Comey’s anti-Trump bias. On Thursday, after months of foot-dragging and threats of subpoena and impeachment, the Justice Department finally handed over to Congress memos written by former FBI Director James Comey. They contain no bombshell revelations; rather they provide greater details of Comey’s meetings and conversations with President Donald…
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Some 50 Members of Migrant Caravan Reach Mexico, U.S. Border
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – A group of 50 Central American migrants who set out from southern Mexico in late March have reached the U.S. border, having endured the long journey despite threats by President Donald Trump to secure the border with National Guard personnel. Since peaking at around 1,500 people, the so-called migrant “caravan” has…
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Russia joins European Union, India and China in bid to win compensation over U.S. metals tariffs
GENEVA – Russia has joined the European Union, India and China in demanding compensation from the United States for its tariffs on foreign steel and aluminum. The World Trade Organization’s web site posted Thursday a filing from Russia that, like other countries, argues that the tariffs that took effect March 23 amount to a “safeguard”…
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel to visit the White House next week
German Chancellor Angela Merkel leads the weekly Cabinet meeting of the German government at the chancellery in Berlin, Wednesday, April 18, 2018. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber) President Trump will host German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the White House on April 27, their first meeting since her re-election last month to a fourth term. The White House…
