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Trump moves to strangle Iran economy as nuclear deal withers

Article Shaun Tandon & Amir Havasi - 9 May 2019

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday tightened the screws further on Iran with sanctions on its mining industry

Trump’s one-time aide who turned on him goes to jail

Article Catherine Triomphe - 6 May 2019

Michael Cohen who once said he was ready to "take a bullet" for Trump is awaited at the federal prison in Otisville, New York

Ebola: Obama orders US military to West Africa

Article bogdan TagDiv - 17 Sep 2014

President Barack Obama has called the Ebola crisis a threat to world security and has sent up to 3 000 US military personnel to the region.

Blunders and stubborness hobble Syria talks

Article Ian Black - 23 Jan 2014

Syria: The long road to finding peace after years of war.

India transfers diplomat to UN amid US tensions

Article Sanjeev Miglani - 21 Dec 2013

India said it transferred a diplomat to its UN delegation in an attempt to protect her from prosecution for visa fraud and underpaying a maid.

Gamers spook world of spycraft

Article bogdan TagDiv - 12 Dec 2013

US and UK intelligence agents have been posing as Orcs and Elves to snare terror suspects online.

The lessons of our past cast a long shadow over Syria

Analysis Peter Beaumont - 1 Sep 2013

Public opinion, like old generals, is always preparing to fight the last war.

Opinion: To regulate or not regulate, that is the internet question

Article bogdan TagDiv - 25 Feb 2013

Hacking could be used as an excuse to police the internet more but we need online openness to expose wrongdoing, writes Alistair Fairweather.

US says willing to meet with Iran on nukes but no talks set

Article bogdan TagDiv - 21 Oct 2012

The New York Times has reported that the United States and Iran have agreed in principle to hold one-on-one negotiations on Iran's nuclear.

Love affair with Rwanda’s Kagame goes sour

Africa bogdan TagDiv - 27 Jul 2012

Alarm bells have been ringing in Washington and London over Rwanda's clampdown on internal freedoms, writes David Smith.

Aurora shooting: Poignant details of young film fans killed in massacre

Article bogdan TagDiv - 22 Jul 2012

As the US came to terms with another gun massacre on Saturday, new details emerged of the victims of the cinema shooting in Aurora, Colorado.

Taliban seeks negotiated settlement in Afghanistan

Article Julian Borger - 12 Jul 2012

A senior commander of the Taliban has offered a pragmatic view on the futility of the war and the future of Afghanistan. Julian Borger reports.

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