US sanctions China-based company providing services to Iran’s Mahan Air
Mahan Air allegedly operates charter flights to Venezuela carrying Iranian technicians and equipment, with materials sourced from China
Venezuela
India’s oil imports from Iraq surge to record high
Due to higher imports from Iraq and Saudi Arabia, India’s overall imports from the Middle East rose to 16% in August from July
Record 70.8 million people displaced by conflict, persecution in 2018
UN refugee agency chief Filippo Grandi appealed for greater international solidarity to counter the fact that “we have become almost unable to make peace”.
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