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Japan set to resume Iranian oil imports
Iran and China have found ways to overcome the banking problems emanating from the USA sanctions imposed on Iran , Iran-China Chamber of Commerce and Industries Chairman Asadollah Asgaroladi announced in an interview with Iran's semi-official news agency Tasnim. [Full Article...]
May could shake the hand of Saudi crown prince at G20 summit
The two leaders are in Argentina for the G20 summit. With limited exceptions, the U.S. government's reimposed sanctions against Iran will hit countries that do not stop importing Iranian oil and foreign firms that do business with blacklisted Iranian entities, including its central bank, a number of private financial institutions, and state-run port and shipping firms, as well as hundreds of ind... [Full Article...]
Watch the cutest Christmas video ever from Air NZ
Named The Nicest Christmas Ever, the video sees Air New Zealand fly the children out to an International Naughty Kids Summit to tackle the threat of zero presents after Father Christmas accidentally leaks his naughty list. A couple of months ago Trump also boasted about his achievements - "In less than two years, my administration has accomplished more than nearly any administration in the histo... [Full Article...]
Ukraine bans Russian men from entering country
The vessels were trying to pass through the Kerch Strait on their way to the Sea of Azov. 'Don't believe Putin's lies, ' he told Bild , Germany's biggest-selling paper, comparing Russia's protestations of innocence in the affair to Moscow's 2014 denial that it had soldiers in Crimea even as they moved to annex it. [Full Article...]
Syrian army says downs 'hostile targets' in suspected Israel attack
Earlier, Syrian state media said Syrian air defences shot down "hostile targets" flying over the town of Kiswah and "were able to foil its goals" despite the "intensity of the aggression". Israel has reportedly carried out airstrikes in Southern Syria targeting Iranian militias, in its first publicised strike since September. Israel has since acknowledged carrying out at least 200 air strikes in... [Full Article...]
India Slams Pakistani PM Imran Khan for His ‘Pakistan Wants Peace’ Comment
As a result of this initiative, members of the Sikh community in India will be able to travel to their revered place of worship in Pakistan without a passport and visa. Thinking of war is madness, thinking of winning is also madness as both will lose". The Kartarpur Corridor was opened yesterday after the ground breaking ceremony was conducted successfully but it has courted controversy for both... [Full Article...]
Harry Leslie Smith, veteran turned social activist, dies at 95
Corbyn led a tribute to Smith in the British parliament Wednesday. "I think there are many things we can do if we put our minds to it, and we shouldn't be leaving anyone out". Having lived in the United Kingdom through the 1950s, John Smith said his parents chose to move to Canada, a country they believed was less gripped by the strict class divisions that defined the pecking order of British soci... [Full Article...]
Migrants begin arriving at new Tijuana shelter
Thousands of migrants have arrived in Tijuana in recent weeks. On Sunday, U.S. authorities fired tear gas canisters toward migrants in Mexico - near the border crossing separating Tijuana from San Diego, California - when some rushed through border fencing into the United States. [Full Article...]