North Korea condemns US strikes on Iran

SEOUL: North Korea condemned on Monday US strikes on Iran, calling it a violation of the United Nations charter and blaming the tension in the Middle East on the “reckless valor of Israel”. It marks nuclear-armed North Korea’s first commentary on the US strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities over the weekend. “The Democratic People’s Republic…

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Suicide attack on Damascus church kills at least 22

DAMASCUS: A shooting and suicide bombing at a Damascus church during a packed service on Sunday killed at least 22 people, authorities said, blaming a member of the Islamic State group for the unprecedented attack. The international community condemned the attack, the first of its kind in the Syrian capital since Islamist-led forces toppled longtime…

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Australia backs US strikes on Iran nuclear sites

SYDNEY: Australia backs the United States’ air strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities but wants to avert a spiral into “full-scale war” in the Middle East, the government said Monday. “Iran cannot be allowed to develop a nuclear weapon. We support action to prevent that from occurring, and this is what this is,“ Foreign Minister Penny…

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UN chief warns of cycle of retaliation after US bombs Iran

UNITED NATIONS: United Nations chief Antonio Guterres warned Sunday against yet “another cycle of destruction” and retaliation following the US strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities, which he said marked a “perilous turn” in the region. “I have repeatedly condemned any military escalation in the Middle East,“ the secretary-general told an emergency meeting of the UN…

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