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No decision on leaving Iraq: US quashes report of troops withdrawal
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], Jan 07 (ANI): The United States has made no decision about withdrawing troops from Iraq, Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on Monday, amid reports that troops pull out is underway.
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NATO supports US over killing of Soleimani, warns Iran
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Brussels, [Belgium], Jan 07 (ANI): The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) on Monday said that it supports the United States' policies in the middle east and condemned Iran's support of a variety of different terrorist groups.
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China urges all parties to 'exercise maximum restraint' amid tensions afte
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New York [US], Jan 7 (ANI): Calling out the United States to avoid further "abuse of force", China on Monday urged all parties to exercise maximum restraint in the Middle East amid escalating tensions following the killing of Iranian commander Qassem Soleimani.
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Jaishankar talks with his Jordan, Qatar counterparts, discusses regional s
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 07 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday held talks with his Qatar and Jordan counterparts, Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani and Ayman Safadi respectively, and held discussions on the ongoing the regional situation.
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UN chief calls for de-escalation, dialogue amid global tensions
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New York [USA], Jan 6 (Sputnik/ANI): United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday called on world leaders to de-escalate, demonstrate restraint, return to dialogue and renew international cooperation amid the rise in tensions across the globe.
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Trump made right decision to stop Soleimani from terror campaign, says Pom
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 6 (ANI): Amid soaring tensions over Iranian general Qasem Soleimani's killing, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday again backed President Donald Trump's action to order the airstrike near Baghdad International Airport that killed the senior general, who was
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After Iran ditches nuke deal, Trump says Tehran 'will never have weapons'
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 6 (ANI): A day after Iran ditched its last obligation under the 2015 nuclear deal which targetted to limit its number of centrifuges, US President Donald Trump on Monday continued his attack on Iran, asserting that Tehran "will never" obtain nuclear weapons.
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Huge crowd gathers in Tehran to mourn for Soleimani, daughter warns US of
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], Jan 6 (ANI): A huge crowd of mourners poured onto the streets of Tehran on Monday to pay their respects to Qassem Soleimani, the country's most powerful military commander who was killed in a US air attack in Iraq last week.
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Third umpire to call front foot no balls during series between West Indies
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Dubai [UAE], Jan 6 (ANI): The front foot no balls in the forthcoming limited-overs series between West Indies and Ireland will be monitored by the third umpire.
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Darren Lehmann's Twitter account hacked
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 6 (ANI): Former Australian batsman Darren Lehmann's Twitter account has been hacked with the hacker posting derogatory anti-Iran tweets and changing the profile name and picture.
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Sensex crashes by 788 points on US-Iran tensions, banks and auto companies
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Jan 6 (ANI): Equity benchmark indices crashed by nearly 2 per cent on Monday as geopolitical tensions shot up crude oil and gold prices.
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I believe Trump referred to 2012 car bomb attack when asserting Tehran's l
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 6 (ANI): Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Tuesday said that he believes US President Donald Trump referred to the 2012 attack on an Israeli diplomat's wife in his assertion that slain Iranian military commander Major General Qassem Soleimani was responsible for
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