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Trump at UN

US President Donald Trump will be making his debut at the UN General Assembly in New York. Over 130 world leaders are attending the event. What can we expect?..

Iran won’t be bullied

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in a fiery address has said that the nation won’t be intimidated by American “bullying” regarding the 2015 nuclear deal.

Kaspersky banned in the US govt

The US Department of Homeland Security has ordered all government agencies and departments in the country to stop using Kaspersky, which is a security software.

Iran’s nuclear deal?

Former officials of the Obama administration as well as academic experts are requesting US President Donald Trump to not withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal.

Trump blocks China

US President Donald Trump has blocked the sale of an American technology company to a Chinese-backed organization. United States and China are two of the largest economies..

China’s choice

Singapore’s ambassador at large, Bilahari Kausikan has said that if the US makes the first strike on North Korea, then China would enter the conflict. Relations between..

War Crimes by Saudi Arabia?

Human Rights Watch (HRW) has accused the Saudi Arabia-led coalition of engaging in “war crimes” in the Civil War at Yemen. A military intervention was launched by Saudi Arabia in..

China excludes pipeline

The UN has passed the harshest set of sanctions on North Korea after the nation conducted its sixth nuclear test. However, key concessions have been made to China and Russia who..

Indefinite Gulf impasse

Qatar's foreign minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani has accused the Saudi Arabia-led bloc of nations of imposing “illegal measures”. He was speaking at a UN..

Destruction of US-Russia ties

In a strongly worded statement Russia has called on US to stop “the destruction of Russia-U.S. relations”. Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov has met with..

Japan’s vulnerability

As North Korea has continued to ignore the growing calls to disable its nuclear program, Japan has become particularly vulnerable. Relations between Japan and North Korea are..

Justice for 9/11

Sixteen years after the tragic terror attacks that took place in New York, the five men who stand accused have yet to face trial in America. On September 11, 2001, there..

Bank ban on North Korea

According to media reports, Beijing has ordered Chinese state banks to suspend accounts held by North Koreans. North Korea has remained defiant and has threatened “pain and..

Trump's offer to mediate

US President Donald Trump has offered to mediate talks in the dispute between Qatar and the Saudi-led bloc of nations. The impasse in West Asia is one of the worst diplomatic crises..

China hits North Korea

China’s commerce ministry has announced that it has banned North Korean nationals from setting up new businesses in the country. The North Korean nuclear program has..

North Korean sanctions useless?

Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that sanctions are “useless” against North Korea and would not deter the nation from focusing on its nuclear program. The President..

North Korea’s nuclear test

North Korea has conducted its sixth nuclear test on September 3rd, 2017. It was the nation’s most powerful test that resulted in an artificial earthquake. Relations between..

Iran chases away US drone

Iran has announced that in the past six months it has chased away a US U2 spy plane and an RQ-4 reconnaissance drone from its airspace. United States and Iran do not have..

Trump urges for resolution

US President Donald Trump has spoken to Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud urging him to diplomatically resolve the crisis in West Asia. In June 2017, a Saudi..

Iran’s nuclear deal

According to the UN watchdog International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Iran is in complete compliance of the nuclear deal. Iran’s current nuclear program involves several..