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North Korea refuses to bow down to sanctions, to give 'telling blow'
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Pyongyang [North Korea], Apr 11 (ANI): North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has refused to bow down to sanctions, saying those imposing sanctions should be dealt a "telling blow" and Pyongyang cannot be brought to its knees, reported Yonhap News Agency.
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Japan extends sanctions on N Korea for 2 years
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], Apr 10 (ANI): Japan on Tuesday (local time) decided to extend its sanctions on North Korea for two more years, in a bid to pressurise Pyongyang to dismantle its nuclear weapons programme and to resolve the long-standing issue of abduction of Japanese nationals.
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South Korea to extend economic cooperation with North Korea
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], Apr 9 (ANI): South Korea on Monday vowed to extend economic cooperation with North Korea aiming to break the impasse in the denuclearisation process of the Korean peninsula.
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After IRGC's terror designation, Iran FM suggests listing US forces too
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], Apr 8 (ANI): In response to the United States designating Iran's elite Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a "foreign terrorist organisation," Iran's Foreign Minister on Monday suggested the listing of the US Central Command (CENTCOM) in its terror list.
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Venezuela's health system collapsing due to 'corrupt' Maduro's 'disastrous
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Apr 7 (ANI): US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo on Saturday (local time) hit out at Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, saying that the country's health system is collapsing due to the "disastrous" policies under his "corrupt" regime.
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Iran threatens to blacklist US Army as 'terror group'
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], Apr 7 (ANI): After the US announced its move of labelling Iran's Revolutionary Guards as a terror group, Iran on Saturday (local time) threatened to retaliate by blacklisting the US Army "alongside the dreaded Islamic State" if Washington went ahead with its decision.
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Confident that Trump, Kim will hold 3rd summit: Pompeo
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Apr 6 (ANI): The US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo on Friday (local time) said that he is confident that a third USA-North Korea summit will be held to reach an agreement on Pyongyang's denuclearisation process.
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Mike Pence says Venezuelan President 'must go'
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Apr 6 (ANI): Vice President of the United States Mike Pence on Friday said Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro "must go", owing to the "suffering he has brought" to the people of that country.
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Tough sanctions won't convince N Korea to give up nukes: S Korea's negotia
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], Apr 5 (ANI): South Korea's chief nuclear negotiator Lee Do-hoon on Thursday asserted that strong and tough sanctions imposed on North Korea will not cajole the communist nation to give up its nuclear weapons and to believe in the same would be an "illusion".
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Hanoi summit ended abruptly as N.Korea wasn't 'ready for deal', says Trump
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Apr 4 (ANI): United States President Donald Trump said that the last meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un ended abruptly without reaching an agreement as Pyongyang was not "ready for a deal."
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US likely to renew waivers to countries importing Iranian oil, including I
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Apr 4 (ANI): The Donald Trump Administration is likely to let a small group of countries, including India continue buying Iranian oil after a US deadline on sanctions waivers expires in Ma
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US welcomes India's efforts to cut oil imports from Venezuela
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Apr 1 (ANI): The United States on Sunday appreciated India's efforts adding to Washington's sanctions to restrict exports of Venezuelan oil in the global energy market.
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