Iraq: Pro-Iran protesters leave US embassy in Baghdad

BAGHDAD, Jan 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Pro-Iran demonstrators left the besieged US embassy in Baghdad after the Hashed al-Shaabi paramilitary force ordered them to withdraw a day after their dramatic incursion. Thousands of Iraqi supporters of the largely Iranian-trained Hashed had encircled and vandalised the embassy compound Tuesday, outraged by US…

North Korea ends test moratoriums, threatens ‘new’ weapon

SEOUL, Jan 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has declared an end to moratoriums on nuclear and intercontinental ballistic missile tests and threatened a demonstration of a “new strategic weapon” soon. Analysts said the announcement, reported by state media, amounted to Kim putting a missile “to Donald…

Pompeo Postpones Ukraine Trip As Situation In Iraq Worsens

BAGHDAD, Jan 2 (NNN-NINA) – U.S. Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, postpones his trip to Ukraine and four other countries, as the situation in Iraq becomes tense after demonstrators stormed the U.S. embassy in Baghdad. The U.S. embassy announced the suspension of all public consular operations, although the protesters and…

Syrian Army Deployment On Border With Turkey To Bring Security, Peace To Syria

DAMASCUS, Jan 1 (NNN-SANA) – A visiting Iranian official, said that, the deployment of Syrian army on the border with Turkey, will bring security, peace and stability to Syria. Speaking to reporters, following his meetings with Syrian officials, Ali Asghar Khaji, an official in the Iranian Foreign Ministry, condemned the…

U.S. To Deploy 750 U.S. Troops To Middle East After Embassy Attack In Baghdad

WASHINGTON, Jan 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) – U.S. Secretary of Defence, Mark Esper, said on Tuesday that, the United States will deploy about 750 troops immediately, to the Middle East, a move taken hours after demonstrators stormed the U.S. Embassy in Iraq. “Approximately 750 Soldiers will be deployed to the region immediately,…

Iraqi protesters storm US Embassy in Baghdad

BAGHDAD: Foreign nationals allegedly planned terror attacks on behalf of Daesh terrorist group during New Year’s celebrations, says a report from Anadolu Agency. Photo courtesy of ANADOLU. BAGHDAD, Jan 1 (NNN-ANADOLU) — Outraged Iraqi protesters on Tuesday stormed the U.S. Embassy compound in Baghdad, protesting Washington’s attacks on armed battallions…

Pompeo says he hopes N. Korea chooses peace over war

By  Lee Haye-ah WASHINGTON, Dec 31 (NNN-YONHAP) — U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Tuesday he hopes North Korea will choose peace over war after the regime threatened to reveal a “new strategic weapon.” Pompeo made the comment to Fox News shortly after North Korean leader Kim Jong-un delivered…

Syrians In Hasaka Suffer Continued Criminal Acts By Turkish Occupation, Its Mercenaries

DAMASCUS, Dec 31 (NNN-SANA) – Turkish occupation forces and its mercenaries of terrorist organisations, continued their criminal attacks and practices against the locals in Hasaka and imposed a siege on Ras al-Ayn City, in addition to burning houses, in several areas in the countryside of the city, parallel with bringing…

Cuban president tours refurbished Havana facilities

HAVANA, Dec 31 (NNN-Prensa Latina) — Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel toured newly inaugurated works in the capital, where the construction and rehabilitation program continues after celebrating the 500th anniversary of its foundation. President Diaz-Canel begins a tour of works in the capital at the Marcelo Salado Recreational Complex, nestled in…

Brazil: Rio expects 3 million people to attend New Year celebration

RIO DE JANEIRO, Dec 31 (NNN-Xinhua) — Rio de Janeiro expects 3 million people to attend a grand celebration including a fireworks show and music concerts on New Year’s Eve, local media reported. The New Year celebration on Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro is among the most famous ones…
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