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The High Seas Treaty will govern about two-thirds of the planet’s oceans including vast areas beyond any country’s borders. Source link

CENTCOM says it conducted a strike in north-west Syria that resulted in the death of an Al Qaeda operative linked to the ISIS gunman responsible for killing two US soldiers and a US civilian in Syria on December 13.  Source link

The committee announced by the White House includes no Israeli officials but has an Israeli businessperson, billionaire Yakir Gabay.   Source link

Authorities fear the death toll from a fire in Karachi could grow, with the cause of the fire not immediately known.  Source link

Protesters are urging US President Donald Trump to help dismantle Iran’s theocracy. If he answers the call, it won’t be the first time the US has toppled an Iranian government.  Source link

Camps offering intensive weight loss programs are on the rise in China as the country faces skyrocketing obesity rates. Source link

Donald Trump announces the escalating tariffs for Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and Finland as a row over Greenland continues. Source link

Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, has labelled Donald Trump a criminal, blaming him for the deaths of thousands of demonstrators and security forces.  Source link

Search and rescue crews have been deployed to the mountainous area of Maros Regency to look for the plane.   Source link

As protests rage in Iran, Chinese netizens are openly debating freedom, repression and global power politics, even as Beijing keeps its criticism focused on Washington. Source link