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The Saudi-organised talks indicate the beginning of de-escalation efforts after the clashes in Yemen’s government-run areas that exposed a rift between Gulf powers Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates

The Chinese Commerce Ministry said in a statement that exports of items, which can serve both civilian and military purposes, to Japanese military users and all other end-users that could help enhance Japanese military power are prohibited

Trump’s agenda is on the line in November’s elections, when all the seats in ⁠the House of Representatives and ​a third of the Senate’s ⁠seats will be contested

As sanctions tightened and Iran struggled after a 12-day war with Israel in June, its rial currency collapsed in December, reaching 1.4 million to $1; protests began soon after, with demonstrators chanting against Iran’s theocracy

Trump also said that India told him it has been waiting for five years for the Apache helicopters

One Thai soldier was hospitalised due to non-life-threatening shrapnel wounds to his right arm, the army said.

“In September last year, an external expert had been asked to carry out a soundproofing analysis and had concluded that the bar complied with anti-noise rules, without making further remarks, Crans-Montana’s municipal government head said.

The alleged shooter, Faisal Karim Masud, was directly involved with the Chhatra League — the student wing of deposed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League party

Jamaat-e-Islami, which was a coalition partner of the BNP during its 2001-2006 tenure in power, has now emerged as its main rival in the upcoming polls

Until now, many of the military pledges made as part of the coalition’s planning process have been quite vague, according to officials and diplomats.