Malaysian PM: US sanctions on Iran violate international law
Malaysia and other countries have lost "a big market" because of the sanctions on Iran, Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad tells a conference in Qatar.
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Turkey vexed as US Senate backs resolution recognizing Armenian genocide
"History will note these resolutions as irresponsible and irrational actions by some members of the US Congress against Turkey,” says Fahrettin Altun, Turkey’s communications director.
Tlaib deletes tweet blaming 'white supremacy' for New Jersey attack
US Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) deletes a tweet about the deadly shooting at a New Jersey kosher deli after users pointed out shooters were, in fact, African Americans.
UK Jews breathe easy after Johnson trounces Corbyn
Labour, which under leader Jeremy Corbyn has seen an alarming rise in anti-Semitism in its ranks, made its worst showing since the 1930s in Thursday's election, winning 194 seats. Corbyn announces he will not lead Labour in another election.
Demark: Police arrest 20 over Islamist terror plot
Suspects arrested in counterterrorism raids across the country after they had tried to obtain explosives and firearms, local police say.
Report: Swiss humanitarian channel to Iran to open within months
Food, medicine, and other humanitarian supplies are exempt from sanctions that Washington reimposed on the ayatollah regime last year.
Russia, Turkey pledge to continue military cooperation
Turkey says American legislation to impose sanctions against it will not affect Ankara’s use of the Russian S-400 missile defense system even if it passes the US Congress.
US imposes new sanctions on Iran airline over proliferation
US State Department targeted Shanghai-based ESAIL Shipping Company, saying it "knowingly transports illicit materials from Iran’s Aerospace Industries Organization, which oversees all of Iran’s missile industry."
Iran says it foiled 'very big' foreign cyber attack
Iran's communication and information technology minister Mohammad-Javad Azari Jahromi tells state news "security shield" repelled foreign attack, possibly a reference to a US cyber strike on Iran after the September attacks on Saudi oil facilities.
Corbyn-led Labour named No. 1 anti-Semitic threat worldwide
The list, published by the Simon Wiesenthal Center, is normally released in late December or early January, but was released early this year, perhaps due to Thursday's general election in the UK.