US targets Chinese oil terminal in new Iran sanctions

WASHINGTON, May 02 (Agencies): The United States (US) imposed sanctions on Friday on a Chinese oil terminal as part of a slew of new measures on Iran, as it warned of repercussions for ships paying "tolls" demanded by Tehran.The new measures come amid a standstill in diplomacy after Trump halted...

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Japan PM vows more effort to keep Asia 'free and open'

HANOI (Vietnam), May 02 (AFP): Japan's prime minister vowed Saturday to do more to ensure a "free and open Indo-Pacific", using a speech in communist Vietnam to tout a regional strategy that has long rankled neighbouring China."I am renewing my determination to fulfil Japan's responsibilities and... to play an even...

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Iran executes two men convicted of spying for Israel

TEHRAN, May 02 (AFP): Iran hanged two men on Saturday convicted of spying for Israel, the judiciary said, the latest in a string of executions in recent weeks."Yaghoub Karimpour and Nasser Bekrzadeh were hanged for the crime of intelligence cooperation and espionage in favour of the Zionist regime," the judiciary's...

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