Politics
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Iran’s Rouhani wants chemical attack in Syria investigated
Apr 9, 2017News Hour: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani called on Saturday for an impartial probe of this week’s suspected chemical weapons attack in Syria and warned that U.S. missile strikes in response risked escalating extremism in the region.... -
U.S. Navy strike group to move toward Korean peninsula
Apr 9, 2017News Hour: A U.S. Navy strike group will be moving toward the western Pacific Ocean near the Korean peninsula as a show of force, a U.S. official told Reuters on Saturday, as concerns grow about North... -
Trump’s U.N. envoy says ouster of al-Assad is a priority of U.S.
Apr 9, 2017News Hour: U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said in an interview that she sees regime change in Syria as one of the Trump administration’s priorities in the country wracked by civil war. Defeating... -
U.S. strikes on Syria came close to clash with Russia
Apr 8, 2017News Hour: U.S. cruise missile strikes on a Syrian air base were one step away from clashing with the Russian military, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev charged on Friday, underscoring the risks in U.S. President Donald... -
Syria’s Assad ‘put on notice’ by U.S. strike, Britain says
Apr 7, 2017News Hour: Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has been “put on notice” by the U.S. air strike over a deadly toxic gas attack, Britain’s U.N. Ambassador Matthew Rycroft said on Friday, describing it as a “proportionate response... -
Teesta pact unlikely to be signed during Bangladesh PM’s visit
Apr 7, 2017News Hour: India and Bangladesh will sign at least 25 pacts covering an array of areas including defense and civil nuclear sector during Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s four-day visit here beginning tomorrow but progress over the... -
Russia warns of ‘negative consequences’ if U.S. targets Syria
Apr 7, 2017News Hour: Russia’s deputy U.N. envoy, Vladimir Safronkov, warned on Thursday of “negative consequences” if the United States carries out military strikes on Syria over a deadly toxic gas attack. “We have to think about negative... -
Venezuelan opposition, security forces clash in anti-Maduro protests
Apr 7, 2017News Hour: Venezuelan opposition protesters and security officers clashed on Thursday as the country’s fragmented opposition gained new impetus against a socialist government it blames for the country’s social and economic collapse. The demonstrations were sparked... -
China fighter plane spotted on South China Sea island
Apr 7, 2017News Hour: A Chinese fighter plane has been spotted on a Chinese-held island in the South China Sea, the first such sighting in a year and the first since U.S. President Trump took office, a U.S.... -
Israeli killed in W Bank car-ramming attack
Apr 6, 2017News Hour: An Israeli has been killed and another wounded in a car-ramming attack in the occupied West Bank, the Israeli military says. The military said the driver was taken into custody after the incident near...