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Iran accuses US of ‘unacceptable’ escalation in tensions
Agence-France-Presse . Tokyo | Updated at 12:00am on May 17, 2019
Iran Thursday accused the United States of an ‘unacceptable’ escalation of tensions and said Tehran was showing ‘maximum restraint’ despite Washington’s withdrawal from a nuclear...
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Saudi-led warplanes pound Yemen rebels after pipeline attack
Agence France-Presse . Sanaa | Updated at 02:46pm on May 16, 2019
Saudi-led coalition warplanes bombed Yemeni rebel targets including in the capital on Thursday following insurgent drone strikes on a key oil pipeline that Riyadh said...
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Palestinians demonstrate to mark ‘catastrophe’
Agence France-Presse . Gaza City | Updated at 12:00am on May 16, 2019
Palestinians protested Wednesday for the annual commemoration of what they call the Nakba, or catastrophe, when hundreds of thousands were expelled or fled during the...
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US, Iran say not seeking war as tensions spike
Agence-France-Presse . Russia | Updated at 12:00am on May 16, 2019
US secretary of state Michael Pompeo on Tuesday said his country is not seeking war with Iran, despite a spike in tensions that has seen...
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WhatsApp security breach may have targeted human rights groups
Reuters . Jerusalem | Updated at 12:43am on May 15, 2019
WhatsApp said on Tuesday a security breach on its messaging app had signs of coming from a government using surveillance technology developed by a private...
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Could Gulf tensions lead to Iran-US war?
Agence France-Presse . Paris | Updated at 12:00am on May 15, 2019
A surge of tensions in the Gulf has shown the risk of a military confrontation between arch-foes Iran and the United States, even if any...
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Iran warns of risk from ‘extremist’ individuals in US govt
Reuters . New Delhi | Updated at 12:00am on May 15, 2019
Iran’s foreign minister said on Tuesday that ‘extremist individuals’ in the US government were pursuing dangerous policies, amid a war of words with Washington over...
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Iranian woman sentenced to 10 years for spying for UK
Reuters . London | Updated at 12:00am on May 14, 2019
Iran said on Monday it had sentenced an Iranian woman to 10 years prison for spying for Britain, as tension rises between Tehran and some...
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Clashes in northwest Syria kill 35 fighters
Agence France-Presse . Beirut | Updated at 12:00am on May 14, 2019
Clashes on the edge of a jihadist bastion in northwestern Syrian have killed 35 fighters in 24 hours, a war monitor said Monday, after weeks...
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Qatar distributes Gaza funds after flareup
Agence France-Presse . Gaza City | Updated at 12:00am on May 14, 2019
Qatar began distributing millions of dollars in aid in the Gaza Strip on Monday in a fresh bid to restore calm after a flareup with...