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INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS - May 2017

May 2017

May 10, 2018

Russia Tests its Armed Robot Uran-9

Russia's Deputy Minister of Defence Yuriy Borisov confirmed that his military tested the multifunctional reconnaissance and fire support unit Uran-9 robots in Syria.

The Uran-9 is like a small tank with a 30mm cannon on a turret on top but with no soldier inside to either drive it or fire the weapon. Just like a conventional tank, the Uran-9 too uses tracks.

Iran Sanctions

Administration officials said that fresh sanctions targeting Iran will take up to six months to take full effect, hours after President Donald Trump announced his decision to unilaterally withdraw the U.S. from the multilateral nuclear deal with Tehran.

China's First Private Sector Rocket Launch

OneSpace Technology Co is a Chinese startup that is preparing for its first launch on May 17.

OneSpace's rockets are going to be called the 'OS-X' series. And the first one, scheduled to lift off on May 17, is being called OS-X0.

May 09, 2018

Armenia's New PM

Armenia's Parliament elected opposition leader Nikol Pashinyan as Prime Minister after he spearheaded weeks of mass protests against the ruling party, transforming the country's political landscape.

Lawmakers voted 59 to 42 to approve Mr. Pashinyan for the job.

U.S. Withdraws from Defective Iran Deal

President Donald Trump announced that the United States has pulled out of the Iran nuclear deal, upending a key foreign policy achievement of his predecessor Barack Obama.

Under the 2015 deal, the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), involving five permanent members of the United Nation's Security Council and Germany, Iran had agreed to stop its nuclear programme in exchange of relief from economic sanctions.

Trump has directed his administration to immediately begin the process of re-imposing sanctions against Iran that were lifted by the JCPOA. The re-imposed sanctions will target critical sectors of Iran's economy, such as its energy, petrochemical, and financial sectors.

May 08, 2018

German Authorities to Sell WWII Bridge

German authorities are selling part of the remains of the 'Bridge at Remagen' �" a World War II bridgehead into the country immortalised by a 1969 US film �" in a one-of-a-kind auction. Christened the Ludendorff bridge after a famous World War I field marshal when it was built in 1918, the crossing took on vital strategic importance towards the end of World War II. Allied forces rushed to capture it as a route across the Rhine river and into Germany's industrial heartland, after Adolf Hitler's army failed to demolish it. The 1969 Hollywood movie presents a fictionalised version of the assault. Ten days after the bridge was taken, weakened by shelling and the passage of some 50,000 Allied troops, it fell, taking 28 US soldiers to their deaths

Vladimir Putin Sworn in for Fourth Term as President of Russia

Vladimir Putin was sworn in as Russia's president for a fourth term, extending his almost two-decade rule by another six years at a time of high tension with his Western rivals. The 65-year-old, in power since 1999, is on course to become the longest-serving Russian leader since Joseph Stalin after his victory in March's elections.

May 07, 2018

Pakistani Interior Minister Survives Assassination Bid

Pakistani Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal was injured when he was shot at in an apparent assassination attempt as he was leaving a political rally near his hometown of Narowal.

May 06, 2018

Japan's Dilemma over Korea Talks

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's transformation from 'rocket man' to summit maven has caused global excitement about the prospect of peace on the Korean peninsula. On the heel of consecutive meetings with the Chinese and South Korean Presidents, Mr. Kim is now looking forward to a historic summit with U.S. President Donald Trump, scheduled for late May or early June. But watching this diplomatic frenzy, somewhat churlishly, from the sidelines is Japan.

Tokyo's fear of being left out in the cold as North Korea mends bridges with Seoul and Washington is based on two issues: Japanese abductees and medium-range missiles.

UAE Troops Deployed in Yemeni Island

Yemen's alliance with the UAE may be coming to an end after the latter deployed forces in a Yemeni island, recognized by UNESCO as a world heritage site, without prior consultation with the exiled government.

The UAE is a major pillar in a Saudi-led coalition fighting Houthi rebels in northern Yemen, under the banner of restoring the authority of self-exiled Yemeni President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi.

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