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Rohingya refugees to start returning from January: officials

Tue Dec 19, 2017 14:12:21

Bangladesh and Myanmar on Tuesday reaffirmed their commitment to begin repatriating Rohingya refugees from January, despite rights groups warning that their safety is still not assured should they return.

Iran summons Swiss envoy over U.S.' "irresponsible" missile claim

Tue Dec 19, 2017 13:57:33

Iran summoned the Swiss ambassador on Tuesday to condemn what it called an "irresponsible" claim by the U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. that Tehran supplied a missile fired at Saudi Arabia from Yemen on Nov. 4, Iran's Tasnim news agency reported.

Kremlin says cannot agree that Russia poses threat to United States

Tue Dec 19, 2017 13:14:57

The Kremlin cannot agree that Russia poses a threat to the United States, spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Tuesday, after the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump presented a new national security strategy.

Iran says Trump cannot cause collapse of nuclear deal

Tue Dec 19, 2017 12:48:21

Iran said on Tuesday U.S. President Donald Trump cannot cause its nuclear deal with six major powers to collapse.

US business in West Asia almost over: Hezbollah

Tue Dec 19, 2017 12:15:44

Senior representative of Hezbollah office in Tehran said that the US is playing its last hand in West Asia following the repeated defeats of Saudi and Israeli plots in the region.

Russia warns US, Canada against weapons supplies to Ukraine

Tue Dec 19, 2017 12:11:15

Russia has warned the US and Canada about consequences of arms shipments to Ukraine.

Assad says France sponsors terrorism, cannot talk about peace

Tue Dec 19, 2017 12:07:07

Syrian President Bashar al Assad attacked France on Tuesday, accusing it of supporting bloodshed in his country making it unfit to talk about a peace settlement.

U.S. trial of Turkish banker not legal, should be ended - Turkish minister

Tue Dec 19, 2017 11:48:31

Turkish Justice Minister Abdulhamit Gul said on Tuesday he will tell his U.S. counterpart that the New York trial of a Turkish banker, charged with helping Iran evade U.S. sanctions, is not legal and should be ended.

Defeated militarily in 2017, Isis remains a global threat

Tue Dec 19, 2017 11:36:26

The year 2017 saw significant destruction to Isis, which lost almost all of its self-proclaimed "Caliphate" in Iraq and Syria, but experts warn the group is adapting and continues to be a threat.

Pakistan considering plan to replace US dollar in trade

Tue Dec 19, 2017 10:24:22

Pakistan is considering a proposal to replace the U.S. dollar with the Chinese yuan for bilateral trade between Pakistan and China, the English-language daily newspaper Dawn reported on Tuesday.