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Iran nuclear deal: Five effects of lifting sanctions
Economic sanctions on Iran have been lifted after it agreed to roll back the scope of its nuclear activities. What does this mean for Iran and the rest of the world? A major crisis has been resolved, for the time being Iran says the crisis was unnecessary, insisting it never wanted a nuclear bomb. But the P5+1 group of powers...
A Map On Where The World’s Nuclear Weapons Are Located
In this new homage to the 1980s film, the only winning move is not to play. Shall we play a game? In the 1983 geek-classic WarGames, a high-school hacker dials his way to the government supercomputer in charge of American nukes. When the talking machine suggests they play checkers, chess, and a little thermonuclear war, the...
‘We are not afraid’: Jakarta residents stage anti-ISIS rally as attack death toll rises to 8
People in Jakarta have staged a rally in defiance of Islamic State at the site of the deadly attack for which the extremist group claimed responsibility. The death toll from the attack has grown to eight. Crowds gathered on Sunday at the site of the attack, carrying banners that read: “I am Muslim and I am against jihad...
British and US military ‘in command room’ for Saudi strikes on Yemen
Saudi Arabian foreign minister also reveals UK and American officials have access to lists of targets, but do not choose them. British and American military officials are in the command and control centre for Saudi airstrikes on Yemen, and have access to lists of targets, although they do not play any role in choosing them, the...
Turkey detains 12 academics for criticizing military campaign against Kurds
Turkey has arrested 12 academics for signing a declaration denouncing Ankara’s military operations against Kurdish militants. The move comes after more than 1,200 scholars were being investigated for criticizing the Turkish State. The Anadolu Agency, as cited by AP, says the 12 who were detained by police are lecturers at...
‘Why take children to closed piste?’ French teacher faces manslaughter charge after deadly avalanche
A Lyon teacher who brought a group of schoolchildren to a closed Alps ski slope in France has been charged with involuntary manslaughter as authorities say the group likely triggered a 20-meter avalanche that killed two of the teens and another man. The teacher, whose name has not been disclosed, was charged by French...
Dozens reported killed as al-Qaeda-linked jihadists attack African Union base in Somalia
Al-Qaeda-linked Al-Shabaab militants are claiming to have killed dozens of African Union peacekeepers in a dawn raid Friday on their base in southwestern Somalia. Fighting is continuing inside the base, a Somalian military official says. Heavily armed militants from the Al-Shabaab extremist Islamist group launched an attack on...
More aid reaches trapped Syrians; doubts cast on peace talks
A second batch of aid reached a besieged Syrian town and two trapped villages on Thursday and the United Nations accused rival factions of committing war crimes by causing civilians to starve to death. The British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, which monitors the war, said aid trucks had entered the town of Madaya...
Deadly blast devastates Turkish police HQ in Kurdish region, string of attacks reported
Photos showing the aftermath of a massive blast that destroyed the entire face of a multi-story police HQ in Turkey’s Diyarbakir province has appeared online. Reports describe multiple casualties in Cinar, blaming the Kurdish PKK militant group for the attack. At least five people, including an infant, were killed as a...
Multiple explosions, gunfire in central Jakarta, Indonesia near café & UN agency office
At least six blasts went off in the city center of the Indonesian capital of Jakarta in an apparent terrorist attack involving suicide bombers. Witnesses describe casualties, chaotic scenes, and exchanges of gunfire with police. At least four people have so far been confirmed killed in the attack. The official Twitter account...
All 3 Russians detained in Turkey belonged to foreign terror groups
The three Russian citizens detained by the Turkish police over ties with Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) were indeed linked with international terrorism, a source in one of Russia’s security agencies said. “There’s information about the three Russian citizens who were detained in Turkey, that they had...
Deadly bomb near Pakistan polio centre
At least 14 people have been killed in a bombing outside a polio vaccination centre in the south-western Pakistani city of Quetta, officials say. Many of the casualties are thought to have been police guarding the clinic. Armed guards are routine for polio workers in Pakistan, who have been the target of many deadly attacks by...