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 ‘UK banks closing accounts of Iranians’

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‘UK banks closing accounts of Iranians’

A UK law firm handling complaints by Iranian nationals who have had their bank accounts in Britain closed because of their nationality says closures continue.

Violence displaces 1 million in Congo's Kasai: UN

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Violence displaces 1 million in Congo's Kasai: UN

Deadly violence between government forces and tribal militias in DR Congo's central Kasai region has forced more than a million people from their homes over the past eight months, according to the UN.

US spycraft monitoring North Korea nuke test

MILITARY

US spycraft monitoring North Korea nuke test

The US has deployed a special nuclear "sniffer" aircraft, surveillance drones, and U-2 spy planes to monitor a possible nuclear test by North Korea, a report says.