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Ebola death toll in DR Congo rises to 131

Ebola death toll in DR Congo rises to 131

At least 131 deaths have been reported in an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, with more than 513 cases suspected, local officials have said. A spokesman for the DR Congo government said cases were now being reported over a wider area. There are also two confirmed cases and one

US may attack Iran again: Trump

US may attack Iran again: Trump

President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that the US may need to strike Iran again and that he had been an hour away from ordering an attack before postponing it. Trump was speaking to reporters at the White House a day after saying he had paused a planned resumption of hostilities following a new p

US imposes sanctions on Iran exchange house, shadow fleet

US imposes sanctions on Iran exchange house, shadow fleet

The Trump administration on Tuesday imposed sanctions on an Iranian foreign currency exchange house and what it said were front companies overseeing transactions on behalf of Iranian banks as the US maintains pressure on Tehran. The move came after Iran said its latest peace proposal to the United

Iran seeks reparations, US troop pullout in peace proposal

Iran seeks reparations, US troop pullout in peace proposal

Tehran's latest peace proposal to the United States involves ending hostilities on all fronts including Lebanon, the exit of ​US forces from areas close to Iran, and reparations for destruction caused by the US-Israeli war, state media reported on Tuesday. In Tehran's first comments on ‌the p

China ‘covertly’ trained Russian troops

China ‘covertly’ trained Russian troops

China's armed forces secretly trained about 200 Russian military personnel in China late last year and some have since returned to fight in Ukraine, according to three European intelligence agencies and documents seen by Reuters. While China and Russia have held a number of joint military exercise

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