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World Service,02 Aug 2019,53 mins

US withdraws from nuclear agreement with Russia

Newsday

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The US is set to formally withdraw from a nuclear treaty with Russia, raising fears of a new arms race. The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF) was signed by US President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev in 1987. Japan says it's removing South Korea from its list of trusted trade partners. It follows Tokyo's tightening of the export of materials crucial for South Korean tech manufacturers. According to a new poll commissioned by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in the UK, nearly half of adults in the country think Islam is 'incompatible' with traditional values. It also found that 68% of those surveyed believe most people in the country have a negative view of Islam.

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