Oil, gold and stocks whipsawed as Iran strikes spark Mideast war fears
SHANGHAI, Jan 8, 2020, Reuters. Asian shares tumbled on Wednesday (Jan 8), while oil and…
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“If you hit, you get hit back”: Iran’s Supreme Leader after strikes on US targets in Iraq
TEHRAN, Jan 8, 2020, CNN. Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said “this region does…
Ukrainian Boeing 737 crashes in Iran, killing all 176 passengers on aboard
TEHRAN, Jan 8, 2020, SCMP. A Ukrainian airliner burst into flames shortly after take-off from…
PM Modi calls US President Donald Trump to discuss situation in Iran
NEW DELHI, Jan 8, 2020, The Asian Age. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and United States…
Samsung ‘Neon’ artificial human announced at CES 2020
SEOUL, Jan 7, 2020, CNBC. Samsung’s Neon, a venture from Star Labs, introduced the new…
[Analytics] Can Trump live with Iran’s threat of ‘revenge’?
The assassination of Iranian general Qasem Soleimani on January 3 has set in motion a…
US slams Russia, China at UN for failure to condemn embassy attack
UN, Jan 7, 2020, AFP. The United States on Monday slammed Russia and China for…
Moon urges inter-Korean efforts to realize Kim Jong-un visit to S. Korea
SEOUL, Jan 7, 2020, Yonhap. President Moon Jae-in proposed Tuesday that the two Koreas make…
Lima Group countries do not recognize Venezuelan Parliament election result
LIMA, Jan 7, 2020, ANDINA. The Lima Group countries have condemned the use of force…
Thai PM orders security upgrade amid US-Iran tensions
BANGKOK, Jan 7, 2020, The Nation. Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Jan. 6 ordered the…
Muslim nations must unite: Malaysian PM after Soleimani assassination
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 7, 2020, Reuters. Muslim countries should unite to protect themselves against external…
Japan faces hard choices in Mideast as Iran-US tensions spike after Soleimani killing
TOKYO, Jan 7, 2020, The Mainichi. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was scheduled to visit…