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          Relationships continue to deteriorate between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and US President Donald Trump. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson

          Trump boasts of 'bigger' nuclear button in retort to Kim Jong-un

          The AmericasJanuary 03, 2018
          Andrew Peek, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Iraq and Iran, said the US is "actively working to deter violence on behalf of the [Iranian] regime against the peaceful protesters". REUTERS

          Exclusive: Senior official says US seeks change in Iran’s behaviour, not regime change

          The AmericasJanuary 03, 2018
          US President Donald Trump spoke about Iran and the Iran nuclear deal at White House on October 13, 2017 and said he was not inclined to certify that Iran had complied with it. By January 15, 2018, he must decide whether to sign the waiver freezing US sanction on Iran. Kevin Lamarque / Reuters

          Trump considers fresh Iran sanctions in response to protests

          The AmericasJanuary 03, 2018
          'The Sea is Mohammed Al-Khatib's' by Adania Shibli is set in West Hebron. EPA

          Trump threatens to cut off US aid to Palestinians

          The AmericasJanuary 03, 2018
          A previously unknown network of North Korean hackers has targeteding companies worldwide, including one in the Middle East, in retaliation for a failed business deal. Korean Central News Agency / Korea News Service via AP

          Crisis Group chief’s 10 conflicts to monitor in 2018

          WorldJanuary 02, 2018
          Donald Trump seems to believe that, having dangled too many carrots before Pakistan, it’s time for the US to wield the stick. Kevin Lamarque / Reuters

          Trump's ramped-up rhetoric will strain an already difficult relationship

          EditorialJanuary 02, 2018
          A Palestinian flees an Israeli tear gas assault during clashes in Al Fawwar refugee camp in December last year. Clashes erupted as demonstrators took to the streets to protest against Donald Trump's announcement that the US will recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. EPA

          Israel bill tightens hold on occupied Jerusalem sectors

          January 02, 2018
          Difa-e-Pakistan Council activists at an anti-US protest in Karachi on Tuesday. Pakistan summoned the US ambassador in a rare public rebuke after Donald Trump lashed out at Islamabad with threats to cut aid. AFP

          Pakistan summons US envoy over Trump tweet

          AsiaJanuary 02, 2018
          Hafiz Saeed is showered with flower petals before a Pakistani court ordered his release from house arrest in Lahore, Pakistan, in Novembee. REUTERS/Mohsin Raza/File Photo

          Pakistan set to seize assets linked to ‘mastermind’ of 2008 Mumbai attacks

          AsiaJanuary 02, 2018
          South Koreans watch North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's New Year's address. Lee Jin-man / AP

          Kim vows North Korea will mass-produce nuclear warheads and missiles

          AsiaJanuary 01, 2018
          The introduction of goods and services tax (GST) in July – considered one of the biggest-ever tax reforms in the country – which replaced a variety of taxes levied across different states with a single system – has had a huge impact. Rupak De Chowdhuri /Reuters

          Indian businesses hopeful for an economic uptick in 2018

          EconomyDecember 30, 2017
          Russia's deputy permanent representative to the UN Vladimir Safronkov (R) attends the UN Security Council session on imposing new sanctions on North Korea, in New York, on December 22, 2017. Amr Alfiky / Reuters

          Russian tankers fuelled North Korea via transfers at sea

          AsiaDecember 30, 2017
          US President Donald Trump's administration has broken with the more cautious approach of his predecessor Barack Obama, who kept silent during the early days of the upheaval in Tehran in 2009. AP / Manuel Balce Ceneta

          Trump administration declares support for Iran’s protesters against the 'rogue state'

          WorldDecember 30, 2017
          Former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher

          Former British PM warned off visit by Richard Nixon

          WorldDecember 29, 2017
          The United States Embassy in Ankara, Turkey. Tumay Berkin/ EPA

          US and Turkey put an end to visa spat

          WorldDecember 28, 2017
          Abdel-Fattah El Sisi. AP

          Why Britain needs to strengthen its ties with Egypt

          OpinionDecember 28, 2017
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