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Iran’s Guard holds ballistic missile drill amid tensions

Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard forces on Friday held a military exercise involving ballistic missiles and drones in the country's central desert, state TV repo

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Malaysia's opposition leader to seek king's assent to end state of emergency

Malaysia's opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim said on Thursday he would submit an appeal to the king to end a state of emergency imposed to fight the coronavirus, which he

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Iran urges Trump to avoid Israel 'trap' to provoke war

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif urged U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday not to be "trapped" by an alleged Israeli plan to provoke a war through atta

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Iran plans 20% uranium enrichment 'as soon as possible'

Iran said Saturday it plans to enrich uranium up to 20% at its underground Fordo nuclear facility “as soon as possible,” pushing its program a technical step away from

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Iran nuclear crisis: Tehran to enrich uranium up to 20%, IAEA says

The photo, released November 5, 2019, by the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, shows centrifuge machines in the Natanz uranium enrichment facility in central Iran. /AP Iran has informed the

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Iran Accuses UK Security Firm of Leaking Info for US Drone Strike That Killed Soleimani

Earlier, Iran’s top judge Ebrahim Raisi said that the US President was the “chief criminal” in the assassination case of Iranian anti-terror commander General Qasem Sol

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Badminton: Thailand pledges 'world's safest' event as China withdraws

Top health measures will be applied to the upcoming three badminton world tour events staged in Bangkok as Thailand's badminton chief pledged on Wednesday after heavyweights China withdrew due to

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EarlyBird’s new app lets families and friends ‘gift’ investments to children

A new fintech startup called EarlyBird wants to help families invest in their children’s financial futures. Through the EarlyBird mobile app, parents in just a few minutes can create a custodia

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How will Biden's win change the U.S. approach to China?

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How will Biden's win change the U.S. approach to China?

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China's opening-up continues

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The great competition between China and the U.S.

A sign at Huawei's campus in Shenzhen in southern China's Guangdong Province, December 5, 2019. /AP Editor's note: Dr. John Gong is a professor at the University of International Business and

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President Putin's strong messages to the U.S.

Questions are raised during Russian President Vladimir Putin's annual press conference held online in Moscow, Russia, December 17, 2020. /Getty Editor's note: Andrew Korybko is a Moscow-based

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Iran may see hope under Biden, but old problems remain

Getty Editor's Note: Dr. Wang Jin is a research fellow at Charhar Institute in China and an associate professor at Northwest University in China. The article reflects the author's opinion, and

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Saudi-led coalition redeploys warring Yemeni forces in southern region

A newly-recruited soldier is seen at the main port of Aden, Yemen, on November 16, 2019. /Xinhua For the third consecutive day, military officials of the Saudi Arabia-led coalition continued o

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Global Political Calendar: U.S. Electoral College to vote

The U.S. Electoral College electors are set to vote on Monday, the Joint Commission of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) will meet in Vienna on Wednesday, and Russia's President Vladimir

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Western Sahara becomes intl hotspot as Israel, Morocco normalize ties

VCG Editor's note: Lan Shunzheng is a research fellow at Charhar Institute and a member of the Chinese Institute of Command and Control. The article reflects the author's opinions, and not nec