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Iran: We will consider US Army equivalent to Islamic State
Posted on Monday, October 9, 2017
Iran will consider the U.S. Army equivalent to the Islamic State group if Washington designates its Revolutionary Guards Corps a terrorist group, Iran's Tasnim news agency quoted the Guards' commander as saying on Sunday.
EU braces for Brexit talks collapse as May falters
Posted on Monday, October 9, 2017
As in-fighting consumes the British government, Europeans have stepped up quiet preparations for a possible collapse of Brexit talks that could see Britain crash out of the EU without a deal 18 months from now.
Trump says Iran not living up to spirit of nuclear agreement
Posted on Friday, October 6, 2017
President Donald Trump said on Thursday that Iran had not lived up to the spirit of the nuclear deal agreed with world powers and suggested he would reveal his decision on whether to certify the agreement soon.
Russia throws North Korea lifeline to stymie regime change
Posted on Thursday, October 5, 2017
Russia is quietly boosting economic support for North Korea to try to stymie any US-led push to oust Kim Jong Un as Moscow fears his fall would sap its regional clout and allow US troops to deploy on…
Trump prepares to wound Iran deal — and then save it
Posted on Wednesday, October 4, 2017
Donald Trump’s national security team has unanimously recommended that he decertify the Iran nuclear deal — but that he stop short of pushing Congress to reimpose sanctions on Tehran that could unravel the agreement.
Trump says envoy ‘wasting his time’ talking to North Korea
Posted on Monday, October 2, 2017
President Donald Trump said Sunday that Secretary of State Rex Tillerson was 'wasting his time' trying to negotiate with North Korea over its nuclear and missile programs, raising speculation about whether Trump could be undermining efforts to maintain…
Dam upstream leaves Egypt fearing for its lifeline, the Nile
Posted on Monday, October 2, 2017
Ethiopia is finalizing construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, its first major dam on the Blue Nile, and then will eventually start filling the giant reservoir behind it to power the largest hydroelectric dam in Africa.
