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Suspected Russian jets ‘kill at least 20’ near Syrian capital
Reuters, Published on 04/01/2018
» AMMAN: Suspected Russian jets killed at least 20 people and wounded dozens early on Thursday when they dropped bombs on two residential buildings in a besieged rebel enclave east of the Syrian capital, residents and a war monitor said.
2018 is the year to breathe life into Paris Agreement
News, John Light, Published on 05/01/2018
» This will be a big year for the Paris climate agreement. The broad outlines of the deal were figured out in 2015, but the specific rules governing what it requires countries to do will have to be written by the end of 2018.
Thais brace for clash with North Koreans
Sports, Tor Chittinand, Published on 08/01/2018
» Worrawoot Srimaka, assistant coach of Thailand's U23 team, is hoping North Korea will wilt under the burden of expectations when the two sides meet in their opening Group B game of the AFC U23 Championship on Wednesday.
Indonesia struggles with human trafficking networks
Asia focus, Ismira Lutfia Tisnadibrata, Published on 08/01/2018
» Tyas Weningsih Putri left her village in Kendal, Central Java in August 2016 to try her luck for a second time as a migrant worker in Malaysia.
Syria's death toll in Idlib car bomb rises to at least 25
Associated Press, Published on 08/01/2018
» BEIRUT: A Syrian monitoring group and paramedics in the northwestern city of Idlib say the death toll from a massive car bombing there the previous evening has risen to at least 25. Also, nearly 100 people were wounded.
US orders 200,000 'special protection' Salvadorans to leave
Associated Press, Published on 09/01/2018
» WASHINGTON: The Trump administration is ending special protections for Salvadoran immigrants, forcing nearly 200,000 to leave the country or face deportation, officials said Monday.
Russia-Iran alliance cracks open options for Trump
News, Josh Cohen, Published on 11/01/2018
» Iran and Russia have made no secret of their mutual desire to sideline the United States in the Middle East. "Our cooperation can isolate America," Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei told Vladimir Putin during the Russian president's recent visit to Tehran. Mr Putin, for his part, has praised the Moscow-Tehran relationship as "very productive".
US to cut funds for UN's Palestinian relief
Associated Press, Published on 15/01/2018
» WASHINGTON: The Trump administration is preparing to withhold tens of millions of dollars from the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, cutting the year's first contribution by more than half or perhaps entirely, and making additional donations contingent on major changes to the organisation, according to US officials.
Slavery fight gets a boost
News, Editorial, Published on 16/01/2018
» Human trafficking is arguably the worst of the world's scourges. Around the globe and here at home, men, women and children are bought, sold, traded and exploited for the profit and/or pleasure of others.
Will the US betray the Syrian Kurds?
News, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 18/01/2018
» Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is an angry man at the best of times, but on Monday he outdid himself: "This is what we have to say to all our allies: Don't get in between us and terrorist organisations, or we will not be responsible for the unwanted consequences." That was a barely veiled threat that he will use force against American troops if they try to stop him from attacking the Syrian Kurds.