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An Iranian warship crashed into concrete wave breakers at a port in the Caspian Sea and two of its crew members are missing, according to local media reports. The 100-meter long warship, called Damavand, crashed at the harbour town of Bandar Anzali during stormy seas. (File Photo: IRNA) The 100-meter long warship, called Damavand, crashed […]

UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson has challenged the US to show there is a better alternative to the deal with Iran that limits its nuclear programme. Following talks in Brussels with his Iranian and European counterparts, he said the 2015 accord was a considerable accomplishment that was preventing Iran acquiring nuclear weapons. Mr Johnson stressed […]

Abdoul Abdi was raised in provincial care, but nobody ever applied for his citizenship. Now he could be deported to Somalia even though he left as a child. The family of of Abdoul Abdi, a Somali-born man facing the threat of deportation, says the Canadian government is signing his death warrant by sending him back […]

President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that the United States could “conceivably” return to the Paris climate accord, although he stopped short of signaling any move in that direction. © Brendan Smialowski, AFP | US President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference with the prime minister of Norway, Erna Solberg, at the White House […]

US troops and their allies will shoot ISIS militants in the face, beat them to death with shovels or drop bombs on them if they don’t surrender, the US military’s most senior enlisted member has said. Command Sergeant Major John Troxell speaks to Iraqi soldiers on a training exercise at a US military base in […]

A shipment of six US army tanks was on its way from Poland to Germany when police in Saxony ordered it to pull over. Upon inspecting the cargo, they noticed more than just one violation of the rules of the road. A US M109 tank in Poland. Photo: DPA On the Autobahn 4 near Bautzen […]

The recent drone attack on Russian bases in Syria was launched from an area near Idlib, which is controlled by Turkish-backed rebel forces, the Russian military said. Moscow reportedly complained to Ankara about the attack. Drones hijacked and landed by Russian troops in Syria on Jan 6, 2018 © Russian Defence Ministry Russian army repels […]

Resuming Gaeseong complex, trip to Mount Geumgang unlikely under sanctions President Moon Jae-in said Wednesday he was willing to hold a summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un if certain conditions were met, stressing North Korea’s nuclear issue should be resolved peacefully through negotiations. President Moon Jae-in points to a reporter waiting for an opportunity […]

Nearly half of voters think it’s at least somewhat likely President Donald Trump will be exonerated of wrongdoing by the special counsel this year, according to a new POLITICO/Morning Consult poll. Voters’ predictions for President Donald Trump in 2018 are divided sharply along partisan lines, the polls show. | Susan Walsh/AP Photo A 48 percent […]

Nineveh (IraqiNews.com) Twelve Islamic State members were killed as security troops foiled an attack, south of Mosul, military source said on Wednesday. Security forces, backed by al-Hashd al-Shaabi, managed to seize a factory for making car bombs and improvised explosive devices (IEDs). REUTERS “Troops managed to repulse an attack by Islamic State against villages of […]