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Trump’s cut to US troops in Afghanistan is a landmine for Biden
- Asia-Pacific
- January 17, 2021, 14:28
The partial withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan, which was completed on Friday, is a landmine the outgoing Trump administration has left for its (...)

Pompeo accuses Iran of providing main sanctuary for al-Qaeda leaders
- Middle East
- January 14, 2021, 18:33
US secretary of state Mike Pompeo’s accusation that Iran has become al-Qaeda’s home base, which he made in a speech on Tuesday, is intended to undermi(...)

Iran’s $7bn battle: Tanker seizure ‘slap in the face’ to South Korea
- Middle East
- January 10, 2021, 17:28
Iran’s capture of a South Korean-flagged tanker at sea last week has been described by the United States as extortion. But Tehran says it is Seoul tha(...)

Iran under pressure a year after downing Ukrainian airliner
- Middle East
- January 8, 2021, 16:37
A year after Iran shot down a Ukrainian passenger jet near Tehran airport it is under growing international pressure to try those responsible and comp(...)

‘Like a dictatorship’: Arab citizens pour scorn on US over Washington riots
- Middle East
- January 8, 2021, 15:49
Arab governments have remained diplomatically silent as their citizens have poured scorn on Wednesday’s storming of the US Capitol by supporters of pr(...)

Julian Assange cannot be extradited from UK to US, judge rules
- UK
- January 4, 2021
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange cannot be extradited to the United States to face espionage charges because of the risk of suicide, a British judge h(...)

Iraqis chanting anti-US slogans mark year since killing of Soleimani
- Middle East
- January 3, 2021, 15:07
Tens of thousands of supporters of Iranian-backed Iraqi paramilitary groups chanted anti-American slogans in central Baghdad on Sunday to mark the ann(...)

WikiLeaks issues appeal ahead of Assange extradition decision
- US
- January 3, 2021, 10:47
WikiLeaks has called for the United States to drop charges against Julian Assange ahead of a judge’s decision on whether he will be extradited from th(...)

World leaders urged to make Covid vaccine available to millions of refugees
- World
- January 1, 2021, 16:30
Global humanitarian figures and NGOs have urged world leaders to urgently make Covid-19 vaccinations available to millions of refugees and others dis(...)

Trump’s pardoning of Blackwater killers breeds resentment in Iraq
- Middle East
- December 28, 2020, 16:45
US president Donald Trump’s pardoning of four Blackwater mercenaries for the killing of 14 Iraqis at a crowded traffic intersection in Baghdad in 2007(...)