Washington insisted it was not involved in the bombing and claimed there is no indication that Israel played a role The US State Department has insisted that Washington played no role in the terrorist bombings that killed nearly 100 people in Iran on Wednesday or in the drone strike that took out a Hamas leader…

Beijing wants to gauge the impact of Russia-style Western pressure on its economy The Chinese government has ordered a comprehensive “stress test” to see how the country would handle sanctions like the ones imposed by the West on Russia, the UK’s Guardian newspaper reported Wednesday, citing sources.

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