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Syrian refugee children (CNS photo/Muhammad Hamed, Reuters)
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The U.S. Navy destroyer USS Cole (DDG 67) is towed away from the port city of Aden, Yemen, into open sea by the Military Sealift Command ocean-going tug USNS Catawba (T-ATF 168), in this file picture taken October 29, 2000. REUTERS/Sgt. Don L./USA Marine corps
U.S. Navy Dispatches Destroyer to Monitor Yemen Waters as Iran Tensions Heighten
The United States has sent a Navy destroyer to patrol off the coast of Yemen to protect waterways from Iran-aligned Houthi militia, as tension escalate between Washington and Tehran, two U.S. officials told Reuters on Friday. The USS Cole arrived in the vicinity of...Caption:
An Iranian flag flutters in front of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) headquarters in Vienna, Austria, January 15, 2016. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger
Iran Faces U.S. Sanctions after Missile Tests
The United States’ new administration slapped fresh sanctions on Iran Friday, punishing Tehran for recent ballistic missile test-firings and its continued support for Yemen’s Houthi insurgents. “Iran’s continued support for terrorism and...Caption:
Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull delivers a speech at the National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation, in Tokyo, Japan, December 18, 2015. REUTERS/Atsushi Tomura/Pool
U.S.-Australia Rift Is Possible after Trump Ends Call with Prime Minister
WASHINGTON — A phone call between President Trump and the Australian prime minister is threatening to develop into a diplomatic rift between two stalwart allies after the two men exchanged harsh words over refugee policy, and Mr. Trump abruptly ended the call. The...Caption:
Lebanon’s President Michel Aoun (R) meets with United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi at the presidental palace in Baabda, Lebanon, February 3, 2017. Dalati Nohra/Handout via Reuters