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Iran successfully test-fires new ballistic missile dubbed ” Khorramshahr”
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Iran has released footage of the successful test-launch of its new ballistic missile, Khorramshahr, a few hours after it was unveiled during a military parade in the capital city of Tehran.
Video footage aired by the…
Erdogan says Turkey to consider sanctions over Kurdish independence vote: Anadolu
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Turkey will consider imposing sanctions on Kurdish northern Iraq over its planned independence referendum, President Tayyip Erdogan was cited by state-run Anadolu news agency as saying.
Turkey escalated its opposition to the…
French leader speaks in defense of Iran deal in first UN speech
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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 failure to honor the accord will be “irresponsible.”
“This is a good…
7.1-magnitude quake kills nearly 250 in Mexico
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Rescue crews and ordinary citizens searched through rubble for survivors as night fell on Tuesday on battered cities in central Mexico, where the death toll from a major earthquake grew to nearly 250.
The magnitude 7.1…
Tillerson urges more pressure on North Korea
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has discussed the need to increase diplomatic pressure on North Korea with UK Prime Minister Theresa May in London, where the Iran nuclear deal was also raised.
The top US diplomat "never misses an…
Clashes in Turkey over trial of two hunger-striking teachers
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Turkey has begun a controversial trial for two hunger-striking teachers amid violent clashes between police and protesters in the capital Ankara.
Police used tear gas to disperse protesters outside the courthouse in…
Pentagon still preparing for global warming despite Trump’s order to stop
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Hampton Roads region in Virginia, which houses the largest concentration of US military sites in the world, we see recurrent flooding today, and we are beginning work to address a projected sea-level rise of 1.5 feet over the…
Russia censures education reform in Ukraine
Russia on Tuesday strongly condemned a new education law in Ukraine, saying it will infringe on the rights of Russian-speakers.
The law, approved Sept. 5 by the Ukrainian parliament, restructures Ukraine's education system and specifies…
Death toll from earthquake in Mexico hits 90
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The death toll from a powerful earthquake that recently struck Mexico’s southern coast has risen to at least 90, as rescuers race to save those still trapped in the rubble.
Mexican officials provided the updated death…
US Congress passes resolution against hate groups
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The US Congress has unanimously passed a resolution against increasingly prevalent hate groups in the country, sending a clear message to President Donald Trump who stirred controversy by his response to a violent rally in …