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$200bn to reconstruct war-torn Syria… the US and its partners should pay

Tue Dec 19, 2017 09:51:50

With Syria’s nearly seven-year war now virtually over, the process of rebuilding the devastated country comes to the fore, with the financial cost of that effort put at $200 billion. Who pays for it?

US declares N. Korea led huge WannaCry cyberattack

Tue Dec 19, 2017 09:18:31

The United States officially accused North Korea late Monday of carrying out the massive WannaCry attack that infected some 300,000 computers in 150 countries earlier this year.

U.S. vetoes U.N. resolution rejecting Trump’s decision on al-Quds

Tue Dec 19, 2017 09:11:15

The United States blocked a Security Council resolution Monday at the United Nations that would have rejected President Trump’s recognition of al-Quds as Israel’s capital.

Slovenia's recognition of Palestine matter of timing: parliament speaker

Tue Dec 19, 2017 08:49:18

Slovenian Parliament Speaker Milan Brglez on Monday told Palestinian ambassador Salah Abdel-Shafi that Slovenia's recognition of the Palestinian state was "not in doubt" but only a matter of the right timing.

Russia, China, N Korea and Iran at the heart of Trump's new 'national security strategy'

Tue Dec 19, 2017 08:22:50

US President Donald Trump delivers his much anticipated national security strategy, vowing to take on US nemeses Russia, China, Iran and North Korea.

Millions of lives still at risk after 1,000 days of war in Yemen, warns aid agency

Tue Dec 19, 2017 07:58:47

Yemen risks sliding into famine and further disease outbreaks unless all the country’s ports are fully reopened, aid agency CARE has warned as the country marks 1,000 days since conflict began.

UN says there are 258 million international migrants today

Tue Dec 19, 2017 07:47:05

An estimated 258 million people have left their birth countries and are now living in other nations - an increase of 49 percent since 2000, says a U.N. report on international migration released Monday.

Pence postpones Middle East visit, White House says as protests continue

Tue Dec 19, 2017 07:28:31

US Vice President Mike Pence has cancelled a visit to al-Quds for now.

Trump in strategy document to cite China, Russia as competitors

Mon Dec 18, 2017 13:59:38

President Donald Trump will declare that China and Russia are competitors seeking to challenge U.S. power and erode its security and prosperity, in a national security strategy he will lay out in a speech on Monday.

IMF sees steady growth for Iran expected to 4 percent

Mon Dec 18, 2017 13:30:45

The International Monterrey Fund is predicting a steady growth in Iran's economy but cautions it still faces a number of challenges, including the need to reduce government debt and red tape.