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N Korea: Japan to be first to taste our nukes
North Korea warns Tokyo that if conflict breaks out in the region Japan will be the first country to be smothered in nuclear clouds.

North Korea warns Tokyo that if conflict breaks out in the region Japan will be the first country to be smothered in nuclear clouds.

President Trump will most probably “back off” on moving the US embassy in Israel to Jerusalem al-Quds, an analyst says, warning of a “Palestinian Versailles.”

An Israeli settler runs over a Palestinian child in the West Bank of city of Yatta south of al-Khalil (Hebron.)

Prince Mishaal, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud’s older brother dies.

Iran says remarks made by the Saudi deputy crown prince are proof of the kingdom’s support for terrorism.

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson says the government is “preparing” new sanctions to be imposed against North Korea.

Moscow and Tehran urge diplomacy as the best way to end the Syrian crisis.

The United Nations says a rocket attack on its camp in Mali's Timbuktu killed one person and injured nine peacekeepers.

Donald Trump is trying to use escalating tensions with North Korea as a way to take domestic opponents off his back, says an analyst.

Russia and Turkey both underscore the need to continue the fight against terrorism and step up safe zones in Syria.

The head of Libya's UN-backed unity government and a rival military commander agree to find a resolution to the country’s conflict.

Residents in the Iranian northwestern city of Sanandaj are taken by surprise as hailstorm hits the city.

British PM Theresa May says the European Union is trying to sway British voters by making threats against their country.

Bohuslav Sobotka will present his resignation to President Milos Zeman on Thursday.

“Hopefully something terrific can come out between the Palestinians and Israel,” President Trump said.

Investigators have accused a US military contractor in Iraq of sex trafficking and other mischievous acts.

The Iranian foreign minister underlines the need for more Tehran-Islamabad cooperation to boost border security.

Prawet Prapanukul was detained by soldiers and police at his Bangkok home.