'Rioters must be put in their place,' says Khamenei as death toll reaches 10
TEHRAN, Jan 03 (Agencies): Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Saturday acknowledged the economic demands of protesters in Iran, where demonstrations have spread to more than two dozen cities, even as he warned there would be no quarter for "rioters".The protests began on Sunday as an expression of discontent over...
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World reacts to US strikes on Venezuela
CARACAS, Jan 03 (Reuters): Following are reactions to Saturday's US strikes on Venezuela."This morning, the United States committed an act of armed aggression against Venezuela. This is deeply concerning and condemnable.""The pretexts used to justify such actions are unfounded. Ideological animosity has prevailed over business pragmatism and the willingness to...
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Cambodia demands Thailand withdraw troops
PHNOM PENH, Jan 03 (AFP): Cambodia called on neighbouring Thailand on Saturday to pull out its forces from areas Phnom Penh claims as its own, one week since a truce halted deadly clashes along their disputed border.The decades-old dispute between the Southeast Asian neighbours erupted into military clashes several times...
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UN chief deeply concerned over Israel's suspension of NGOs
WASHINGTON, Jan 03 (Agencies): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is deeply concerned by Israel's announcement of a suspension of the operations of several international non-governmental organizations in occupied Palestinian territory and called for the measure to be reversed, according to a statement on Friday."This announcement comes on top of earlier restrictions...
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