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When terrorist advanced on New Zealand mosque, one man ran at him

Abdul Aziz is being hailed as a hero for preventing more deaths at the Linwood mosque in Christchurch after leading the gunman in a cat-and-mouse chase before scaring him into speeding away in his car.

US bars entry to ICC members investigating alleged war crimes

The US announces it will revoke or deny visas to members of the International Criminal Court involved in investigating the actions of US troops in Afghanistan or other countries.

DPRK rebuilds part of missile site as US warns of more sanctions

Earlier on Tuesday, two US think tanks and South Korea's Yonhap News Agency reported that North Korea had restored part of a missile launch site it began to dismantle after pledging to do so in the first summit with Trump last year.

Britain and France say they will leave Syria if the US leaves

The two NATO allies have flatly rejected Washington's proposal to establish an observer force to monitor after US withdrawal from northern Syria.

Retired Indian general urges caution against Pakistan strike

Former Indian army commander, Lt Gen DS Hooda says India may launch "some kind of limited strike [against Pakistan], but calls for settling "issues once for all," after at least 44 Indian paramilitary troops were killed in Kashmir suicide attack.

Massive crowds mark 40th anniversary of Iranian revolution

Hundreds of thousands of Iranians across the country attended events marking the 40th anniversary of the Iranian Revolution, where the rallying cry ranged from "Death to America" to "Death to Israel".

Venezuela's Maduro rallies army as Guaido marches with supporters

President Nicolas Maduro slams Colombia's "oligarchy" for working with deserters to drive a wedge between himself and his loyal military. Meanwhile, self-proclaimed president Juan Guaido appears briefly in anti-Maduro protest.

Donald Trump's foreign policy and its 'magical thinking'

US President Donald Trump's foreign policy does not follow conventional American diplomacy and it could get more erratic as elections appear around the corner.

Why the failed US-Russia INF treaty risks a Cold War and nuclear conflict

The United States is set to withdraw from the INF treaty on February 2, which could lower the threshold for accidental nuclear war, particularly with China in the mix.

Has the Warsaw 'Iran' summit already fizzled out?

US and Poland, sponsors of an Iran-focused conference in Warsaw, have backtracked from their initial agenda as some EU invitees' plan to skip the meeting. Is the summit headed for a two-day fiasco?

Why is everyone competing for their own safe zone in Syria?

Turkey envisions a safe zone without the PKK-linked YPG, the US wants to include what Ankara recognises as a terrorist organisation, while Russia and other regional powers think differently.

Will the Daesh attack in Manbij bring Washington and Ankara Closer?

The knee-jerk reaction to the killing of US military personnel in Syria has been that the US might reverse their planned withdrawal. To the contrary, it might solidify the decision to leave, and also lead to increased Turkey-US cooperation.