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15:26 22 April 2019 / updated: 16:43 US

'We Are Going to Zero': US Will No Longer Provide Sanctions Waivers for States Importing Iran Oil

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Saudi Arabia Pledges to Stabilise Market as US Ends Iran Oil Waivers - Minister
The development follows the Trump White House’s announcement of the decision not to reissue waivers on Iranian oil once they expire in May in order to bring the Mideast country’s oil exports to zero.
Last update: 16:23 22.04.2019
16:23 22.04.2019
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Trump Sues to Block Democrats' Subpoena for Business and Financial Info
Despite the failure to prove accusations against Trump and his campaign for allegedly colluding with Russia in 2016 following the publication of Mueller report, the Democrats in Congress are continuing in their efforts to find possible misconduct by the US president.
Last update: 16:47 22.04.2019
16:47 22.04.2019
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Meghan Markle Under Fire For ‘Stealing’ Kate Middleton’s Mental Health Campaign
The alleged feud within the “Fab Four” has been a source of considerable speculation in recent months, prompting furious debate among fans of both families. The tensions flared up after the Duke and Duchess of Sussex revealed the fruit of their partnership with Oprah Winfrey - a documentary on mental health.
Last update: 16:26 22.04.2019
16:26 22.04.2019
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WATCH Three Customers Batter McDonald's Security Guard in Shocking Melee
According to the Facebook user who uploaded the video, the video footage was filmed at 4 a.m. in the town of Strood in southeast England.
Last update: 15:18 22.04.2019
15:18 22.04.2019
Middle East
Iran's Revolutionary Guard Navy Threatens to Close Hormuz Strait - Reports
The Strait of Hormuz is a key strategic waterway situated between the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman, with about 20 percent of the world's oil and about a third of all petroleum shipped by sea passing through it.
Last update: 12:23 22.04.2019
12:23 22.04.2019
Asia & Pacific
Five Killed Following Collapse of Building in Philippine Quake - Official
The Philippines is situated in the so-called "Ring of Fire", a seismically-active horseshoe-shaped zone of volcanoes and fault lines circling the edges of the Pacific Ocean.
Last update: 14:24 22.04.2019
14:24 22.04.2019
Asia & Pacific
US Spy Plane Reportedly Scrambled Over Seoul After North Korea's New Weapon Test
The alleged development comes a few days after the KCNA reported that North Korea had test-fired a new type of “tactical guided weapon” – just two months after a summit between US President Donald Trump and DPRK leader Kim Jong-un ended abruptly without a denuclearisation deal.
Last update: 12:21 22.04.2019
12:21 22.04.2019
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Female MMA Fighter Beats Up Alleged Masturbator During Her Sexy Beach Photoshoot
Mixed martial artist from Brazil Joyce Vieira, who has become a real Instagram celebrity thanks to her risqué photoshoots, has just revealed to local media why it's better not to mess with her.

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