TEHRAN, (APP/AFP) – Iran said its armed forces had fired two more ballistic missiles on Wednesday as it continued tests in defiance of US warnings. “Long-range Qadr-H and Qadr-F precision missiles were fired today… which destroyed targets” some 1,400 kilometres (870 miles) away, official media quoted the deputy head of the Revolutionary Guards, General Hossein […]
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Iran fires ballistic missiles in new test: state media
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Japan court orders two nuclear reactors to shut down over safety fears: media
TOKYO, (APP/AFP) – A Japanese court on Wednesday ordered two regional nuclear reactors to shut down over safety concerns, public broadcaster NHK reported, just days before the fifth anniversary of the Fukushima nuclear disaster. The order would bring the number of operating reactors in Japan down to two. Dozens were shut down in the wake […]
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Two more shooting attacks in Jerusalem as Biden visits
JERUSALEM, (APP/AFP) – Two Palestinians opened fire at two different locations in Jerusalem on Wednesday, leaving one person seriously wounded, Israeli police said. Both attackers were shot by police, with at least one killed. Police provided conflicting information on whether the second attacker had been killed or wounded. The shootings were the latest in a […]
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UN ‘concerned’ about proposed EU deal to send migrants back to Turkey
UNITED NATIONS, (APP): The United Nations refugee agency has expressed a concern about any European response to the migrant crisis that involves the blanket return of all individuals from one country to another without sufficiently spelling out refugee protection safeguards under international law. According to media reports, the European Union and Turkey on Tuesday agreed […]
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New Zealand warns dairy faces ‘tough’ outlook
WELLINGTON, (APP/AFP): New Zealand’s finance minister said Wednesday the country’s multi-billion-dollar dairy industry faced a “serious or extreme” scenario as prices tumble, but downplayed the impact on the broader economy and refused help for farmers. The South Pacific nation is the world’s largest dairy exporter but falling prices have hit the sector as rivals, particularly […]
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US in talks to base long-range bombers in Australia
SYDNEY, (APP/AFP): Washington is in talks to station its strike bombers in Australia, according to a US general, amid concern about China’s military expansion in the South China Sea. General Lori Robinson, commander of US Pacific Air Forces, said negotiations were under way to have American B-1 bombers and aerial tankers temporarily stationed in northern […]