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US Re-Imposes Sanctions on Iran
It follows President Trump's unilateral decision to withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal
Washington has re-imposed sanctions on Iran. The move follows President Trump's unilateral decision in May to withdraw from the deal governing Iran's nuclear programme.
About 20,000 people have lost their homes and many moved to unaffected areas of the Indonesian island of Lombok after a powerful 6.9 magnitude earthquake left nearly 100 people dead.
Human rights groups have responded to the news coalition forces admitting they killed dozens of civilians when bombing ISIS bases inside the Syrian town of Raqqa. The coalition said 79 civilians, including women and children, died in its strikes.
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