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Public backs Putin to get through the worst: Global Times

Russian President Vladimir Putin delivered his annual state of the nation address on Thursday. He mostly focused on Russia’s internal affairs with abundant confidence, and talked about international relations in a level-headed and composed manner. He hailed Russia’s relationship with China as a role model for international relations in general. He said Moscow wanted to […]

Fighting displaces over 31,000 people in Syria’s Aleppo: UN agencies

GENEVA, Dec. 2 (Xinhua) — Some 31,500 civilians have been displaced within Aleppo since fighting between warring factions escalated on Nov. 24, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reported Friday. Over half (18,000) of those who have been forced to flee their homes have done so to Jibreen, a government-held district of […]

Nearly 80,000 flee Iraq’s Mosul as fighting rages: IOM

GENEVA, Dec. 2 (Xinhua) — Some 77,826 civilians have fled Mosul and its adjacent districts since Iraq’s military operations to recapture Mosul, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) reported Friday. “We are deeply concerned about both the displaced and host communities’ ability to cope with the winter weather,” IOM Iraq Chief of Mission Thomas Lothar […]

Iran says U.S. extension of sanctions violates nuclear deal

TEHRAN, Dec. 2 (Xinhua) — The Iranian Foreign Ministry said Friday that the U.S. Senate’s vote to extend sanctions against the Islamic republic is a violation of an international deal on Tehran’s nuclear issue clinched in July 2015. “As it was repeatedly announced by senior Iranian officials, the recent decision by the U.S. House of […]

Russian president underscores economic growth in state of union address

MOSCOW, Dec. 2 (Xinhua) — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday stressed the importance of economic growth, saying development is the top priority of the country. While giving his annual state of the union speech to the Federal Assembly, Putin addressed the full scope of domestic and foreign issues, as well as the outlines for […]

Political turmoil in S. Korea adds to concerns over faltering economy

SEOUL, Dec. 2 (Xinhua) — Political turmoil in South Korea, triggered by a scandal involving President Park Geun-hye, adds to concerns over the already faltering economy, heralding a drawn-out slump in the absence of economic control tower. Real gross domestic product (GDP) rose 0.6 percent in the July-September quarter compared with the previous quarter, staying […]

U.S.-led coalition kills 54 civilians in Syria, Iraq in March-October: Pentagon

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 (Xinhua) — The U.S.-led coalition killed 54 civilians between March 31 and Oct. 22 in airstrikes against Islamic State (IS) targets in Syria and Iraq, raising the death toll of civilians to 173 since the start of the campaign in 2014, said the Pentagon on Thursday. The civilian deaths occurred in six […]

10,000 Rohingyas entered Bangladesh in recent weeks: UN

At least 10,000 Rohingyas have entered Bangladesh recently to flee violence in Myanmar, the United Nations said yesterday. “Based on reports by various humanitarian agencies, we estimate that there could be 10,000 new arrivals in recent weeks,” Vivian Tan, a spokeswoman for the UN refugee agency in Bangkok, told AFP. “The situation is fast changing […]

OPEC decides to cut oil production by 1.2 mln bpd

VIENNA, Dec. 1 (NsNewsWire) — The OPEC on Wednesday decided to cut its oil output by 1.2 million barrels per day, setting the ceiling of oil production at 32.5 million barrels per day (bpd). The reduction is effective from Jan. 1, 2017, and is the cartel’s first oil reduction since 2008. The reduction is being […]