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Iran blasts USA decision to send troops
Donald Trump told Guardian reporters on Friday that the 1,500 troops would have a "mostly protective" role as part of a build-up that began this month in response to what the USA said was a threat from Iran. Strains have increased between Iran and the United States, which is a firm backer of Tehran's regional rival Saudi Arabia, in the wake of this month's attack on oil tankers in the Gulf region... [Full Article...]
‘Iran will defend itself against any aggression’
Iran's Foreign Minister arrived on Saturday in Baghdad to meet his Iraqi counterpart and other officials, Iranian media reported . On Saturday, Zarif called the deployment of extra United States troops to the region "very unsafe and a threat to worldwide peace and security". [Full Article...]
One soldier martyred as security forces repulse terrorist attack in N Waziristan
One Pakistan Army soldier embraced martyrdom when terrorists attacked a check post in North Waziristan on Sunday night. The protest was led by the Pashtun Protection Movement (PTM), which has rattled the military since it burst onto the scene earlier a year ago with a call to end alleged abuses by security forces targeting ethnic Pashtuns in the restive tribal areas along the Afghan border. [Full Article...]
Four killed, seven injured in three explosions in Kathmandu
The death toll reached four after a person injured in Sukedhara blast breathed his last while undergoing treatment at the hospital in the night. Though no group has claimed responsibility, police suspect that an outlawed communist organization, the Splinter Communist Group, was responsible for the blasts. [Full Article...]
Pence To West Point Cadets: Expect To Go To War
Pence spoke as the USA plans to send another 1,500 troops to the Middle East to counter what the Trump administration describes as threats from Iran; as the longest war in US history churns on in Afghanistan; and as Washington considers its options amid political upheaval in Venezuela . [Full Article...]
China accuses USA officials of misleading public on trade war
London Police searching for missing 12-year old girl
Logan City Police posted an update to Facebook Sunday morning, announcing that the girl's uncle, Alex Whipple, 21, was arrested for absconding from probation. Logan police, the Cache County Sheriff's Office, Cache County Search and Rescue and FBI are involved in the investigation. The child was not with him. [Full Article...]
Jagan Reddy arrives in New Delhi, meets PM Modi
PM's support is needed to run the state efficiently, he said. In his meeting with Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao on Saturday, Mr. Reddy said he sought his support on the special status demand in Parliament, and also talked about having friendly ties between neighbouring states to resolve the issues pending after bifurcation. [Full Article...]