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Total population of half UN countries backing Trump's Jerusalem plan is 191,000 - smaller than Huntsville, Alabama

The total population of four out of the eight countries who backed the US plan to recognise Jerusalem as Israel's capital is 191,000 - smaller than Huntsville, Alabama.

Dec 21, 2017

By Brendan Cole

United Nations Israel

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has five-year prison sentence upheld

Fresh hope for British mum Zaghari-Ratcliffe as Iran courts mark her 'eligible for early release'

British-Iranian Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe who has been held in Iran for more than 18 months is eligible for early release.

Dec 21, 2017

By Roger Baird

Iran

The Kremlin may threaten us but it is not our enemy says ex-UK foreign secretary William Hague

The former foreign secretary William Hague says that Russia is not Britain's enemy, as his successor is set to hold talks in Moscow.

Dec 18, 2017

By Brendan Cole

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Angry Palestinians clash with Israeli troops over Trump's Jerusalem decision [Graphic images]

Israeli police troopers shot a man wearing what looked like a suicide bomb vest after he stabbed an officer near the Palestinian city of Ramallah in the West Bank.

Dec 15, 2017

By David Sim

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World Reacts To Donald Trump's Declaration of Jerusalem as Israel's Capital

Turkey's President Erdogan calls Israel a 'terror state'

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has sharply criticised Israel at the opening of a summit of Islamic nations in Istanbul, calling it a "terror state."

Dec 13, 2017

By Paul Wright

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UK and top four EU economies warn Donald Trump about US tax plans

Tax overhaul could violate international obligations and risks having "a major distortive impact" on trade.

Dec 11, 2017

By Associated Press

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Dramatic Footage Shows the Moment North Korean Defector Escapes to the South

North Korea has a 62-part propaganda film series about how great North Korea is

North Korea's long running film series about how terrible it is everywhere that's not North Korea.

Dec 8, 2017

By James Tennent

North Korea South Korea

10 suggestions if you want to stop Brexit

Eurosceptic politician Daniel Hannan offers some thoughts which would, in 'normal circumstances', be uncontroversial.

Dec 8, 2017

By Daniel Hannan

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Defiant Trump declares Jerusalem as Israel's capital despite international warnings

Trump had promised along the campaign trail to move the US embassy in Israel to Jerusalem, despite international warnings, he's making good on that promise.

Dec 6, 2017

By James Tennent

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Trump's Jerusalem move 'will play into hands of terrorists' warns Erdogan

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warns that Donald Trump's decision to declare Jerusalem Israel's capital will play into the hands of terror groups in Middle East.

Dec 6, 2017

By Isabelle Gerretsen

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Spat with Trump sees Russian parliament bar two US media outlets

Latest tit-for-tat between Russia and the US over government-funded media outlets sees Voice of America ejected.

Dec 6, 2017

By Associated Press

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Pope Francis 'profoundly concerned' by Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as Israeli capital

Pope Francis joins world leaders in criticising US President Donald Trump's expected recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital.

Dec 6, 2017

By Isabelle Gerretsen

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Donald Trump will move US embassy in Israel to Jerusalem, officials confirm

Officials said on Tuesday night that Trump will make the announcement on Wednesday to recognise Jerusalem as the Israeli capital and move the US embassy.

Dec 6, 2017

By James Tennent

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Venezuela to launch oil-backed cryptocurrency to counter Washington\'s \'economic sabotage\'

President Nicolas Maduro says move designed to by-pass financial sanctions slapped on Caracas.

Dec 4, 2017

By Gaurav Sharma

Venezuela

Donald Trump visit will spark 'biggest protest in UK history'

The reported visit of Donald Trump to the UK in February will spark the biggest protest in the country, organisers have said. The US leader is said to be planning a working but not full state visit.

Dec 3, 2017

By Brendan Cole

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Donald Trump edges closer to moving US embassy in Israel to Jerusalem

The US President reportedly spoke on the matter for over an hour with aides as the deadline to waive a 1995 law mandating the move looms.

Nov 30, 2017

By James Tennent

Donald Trump Israel

Divergence in IEA and Opec oil demand growth forecasts 'not concerning', says Qatari minister

Mohammed Saleh Al-Sada tells IBTimes UK that global crude demand remains healthy and the market is rebalancing.

Nov 30, 2017

By Gaurav Sharma

India OPEC

Ivanka Trump Promotes Gender Equality At 2017 Global Entrepreneurship Summit In India

US State Department: 'No better representative of an American woman entrepreneur than Ivanka Trump'

US state department spokesperson Heather Nauert says there is no better representative of a woman entrepreneur in the US than Ivanka Trump, who heads summit in Hyderabad.

Nov 29, 2017

By James Tennent

India

Pope Francis urges Myanmar's ethnic minorities to turn the other cheek

In his first public Mass in Myanmar, Pope Francis urged the country's long-suffering ethnic minorities to resist the temptation to exact revenge for the hurt they have endured.

Nov 29, 2017

By David Sim

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North Korea fires ballistic missile into Japanese waters

North Korea fired a ballistic missile according to South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff in the first launch since September.

Nov 28, 2017

By James Tennent

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