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Iran agrees de-escalation 'only solution' to solve crisis with US

Iran’s Rouhani tells US to take ‘first step’ by lifting sanctions

3:20 pm August 27, 2019

Tehran: President Hassan Rouhani Tuesday told the United States to “take the first step” by lifting all sanctions against Iran, a day after US President Donald Trump said he was open to meeting. “The step is to retreat from sanctions. You must retreat from all illegal, unjust and wrong sanctions against the nation of Iran,” […]

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Trump suggested nuking hurricanes: Report

2:08 pm August 26, 2019

Washington: President Donald Trump suggested dropping nuclear bombs on hurricanes before they made landfall in the United States, Axios reported Sunday. During a hurricane briefing, Trump asked if it were possible to disrupt hurricanes forming off the coast of Africa by dropping a nuclear bomb in the eye of the storm, Axios wrote. According to […]

North Korea begins key meeting before year-end deadline for US

N Korea tests new ‘super-large’ multiple rocket launcher

3:16 pm August 25, 2019

Seoul: North Korea said Sunday leader Kim Jong Un supervised the test-firing of a “newly developed super-large multiple rocket launcher,” another demonstration of its expanding weapons arsenal apparently aimed at increasing its leverage ahead of a possible resumption of nuclear talks with the US. The North’s Korean Central News Agency said Saturday’s weapons test was […]

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Minister: Turkish-US command room for northeast Syria active

11:17 pm August 24, 2019

Istanbul: Turkey’s official Anadolu news agency is quoting the country’s defense minister as saying that a joint operation room with the United States has begun its activities as part of a deal for a safe zone in northeastern Syria. Hulusi Akar said Saturday two generals from Turkey and the US were in charge of the center in […]

Trump insists US already has ‘strong’ gun background checks

9:26 pm August 21, 2019

Washington : President Donald Trump has insisted that the US already has “very, very strong background checks” for gun purchases in the latest sign that he is backing away from throwing his political support behind changes to the system that are opposed by the powerful gun lobby. Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office on […]