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NATO supports US over killing of Soleimani, warns Iran
Updated : 6 years, 2 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, 2 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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UN chief calls for de-escalation, dialogue amid global tensions
Updated : 6 years, 2 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, 2 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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Huge crowd gathers in Tehran to mourn for Soleimani, daughter warns US of
Updated : 6 years, 2 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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Sensex crashes by 788 points on US-Iran tensions, banks and auto companies
Updated : 6 years, 2 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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Oil, gold prices climb higher as Middle East tensions flare
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Doha [Qatar], Jan 6 (ANI): Oil and gold prices continued surging on Monday as escalating tensions in the Middle East fanned worries about disruption to global oil supplies, sending investors scurrying to safer investments.
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Singapore SMEs to see slower growth in 2020: What about India?
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Singapore, Dec 6 (ANI): Singapore's Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) expect business prospects to be uncertain in the first half of 2020 due to global trade tensions leading to an ambiguous business environment.
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US House to vote on resolution limiting Trump's military action with regar
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Jan 6 (ANI): The US House of Representatives will vote on a resolution this week to limit President Donald Trump's military actions with regards to Iran, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Sunday in the wake of escalated tensions between the countries following an airstr
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US attacks in Iraq significantly escalate regional geopolitical risk: Mood
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New York [USA], Jan 6 (ANI): The recent US drone strikes in Iraq that killed Iranian Maj Gen Qassim Suleimani and Iraqi Popular Mobilisation Forces Deputy Head Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis among other Iranian and Iraqi officials mark a significant escalation of tensions, according to Moody's Inv
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Equities crash on US-Iran tensions, Nifty sinks below 12,100
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Jan 6 (ANI): Equity indices suffered a blow during early hours on Monday on the back of escalating geopolitical tension after a senior Iranian military official was killed by a US airstrike.
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Pak won't let its soil be used against any state, says Qureshi amid rising
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Jan 6 (ANI): Pakistan would neither let its soil be used against any other state nor become part of any regional conflict, country's Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has said amid heightened tensions in the Middle East following the US action against Iran.
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