The US removed China from the list of currency manipulation
The US Treasury Department removed the Chinese name from the currency manipulation list it imposed last year to reduce tensions before signing the deal.
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Australia today dispatched its Anzac HMAS Toowoomba-class destroyer to the Strait of Hormuz to carry out a six-month mission.
continue readingPhilippines 'breathless' waiting for volcano eruption
Tens of thousands of Filipinos have been evacuated from the danger of the Taal volcano erupting, a small number of others are still waiting to follow the situation.
continue readingPope Francis supports the law of celibacy
Pope Francis insists he still supports the law of celibacy despite considering easing it in remote and isolated areas.
continue readingHe summoned the Iranian ambassador
He summoned the Iranian ambassador to protest Iran's seizure of the ambassador on January 11.
continue readingIran said it did not conceal evidence of the plane crash
Iran dismissed after it was said that its officials concealed or forged evidence related to the Ukrainian plane crash.
continue readingNorth Korea criticized South Korea's Defense Minister
North Korean propaganda news site Meari criticized South Korean Defense Minister Jeong Kyeong-doo for joint military exercises between the country and the US.
continue readingThe three countries called on Iran to keep the nuclear deal
Leaders of Britain, France and Germany issued a joint statement urging Iran to strictly abide by the 2015 nuclear agreement and curb violence.
continue readingPutin, Assad taunts Trump
President Putin and his Assad counterpart joked that Trump should go to the Syrian capital to "return to normal", as St. Paul restored his eyesight to Damascus.
continue readingChina has not changed its stance with Taiwan
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China announced that it would not change its view of "One China" after Thai Anh Van was re-elected to lead Taiwan.
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