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Here is a brief look at Press TV newsroom's headlines from 18:00 GMT, November 12, 2017 to 08:00 GMT, November 13, 2017.

Iraq-Iran border quake

A major earthquake has struck Iraq' northeast near the Iranian border leaving dozens of people dead in Iran. The US Geological Survey says the temblor was centered 32 kilometers southwest of Halabja in Sulaymaniyah province. It said the quake was a magnitude seven-point-three on the Richter scale. Iraqi officials say the earthquake has killed six people and wounded 150 others. Iranian officials say the quake has claimed 100 lives in the country. Hundreds of other Iranians sustained injuries. Aid groups have been dispatched to the affected areas on Iranian President Hassan Rouhani’s order. The quake has also been felt in Azerbaijan, Turkey and Kuwait.

Saudi blockade on Yemen

The United Nations Children's Fund, UNICEF, says Saudi Arabia’s blockade of Yemen is putting the lives of Yemeni children at risk. The UNICEF deputy representative in Yemen says the country’s stocks of vaccines will run out in a few days if the delivery of humanitarian supplies is not facilitated. Press TV’s Sana’a correspondent Mohammad al-Attab has the details.

Trump under fire

US President Donald Trump has come under strong criticism from the country’s former intelligence officials. Former CIA chief John Brennan said Trump should be ashamed of himself for describing the ex-intelligence chiefs as political hacks. Brennan also said Russian President Vladimir Putin had intimidated Trump. Brennan and former US National Intelligence Director, James Clapper, both stressed that Trump’s stance toward Russia’s meddling in the 2016 presidential election had put Washington at risk. The US president earlier attacked Clapper for asserting that Moscow had meddled in the election in favor of Trump. In their meeting at the APEC summit Trump asked Putin if Russia interfered in the vote. Trump said Putin felt offended by the question and denied any meddling in the election.

EU arms sales to Saudi

Protesters have gathered in front of the EU Parliament building, denouncing the bloc for selling weapons worth billions of euros to Saudi Arabia amid the kingdom’s deadly war on Yemen. The anti-war campaigners called on EU lawmakers to do more to curtail the bloc's arms exports. Jerome Hughes reports from the Belgium capital Brussels.

Israeli war games

The Israeli military has started military maneuvers near the Gaza Strip involving thousands of its soldiers. Tensions continue to rise following Israel’s recent killing of 12 Palestinian resistance fighters in the Gaza Strip. PRESS TV’s correspondent Ashraf Shannon brings us the details in the following report.

Yemeni missiles

An official for Yemen’s Houthi movement has said that the ballistic missile fired toward Riyadh last week was Yemeni-produced. Colonel Aziz Rashed added that due to Saudi blockade, Yemenis had decided to manufacture weapons within the country. He warned that Ansarullah movement could attack ships from enemy countries in retaliation against the closure of Yemeni ports by Saudi Arabia. Rashed also criticized Washington for being complicit in crimes of aggression against Yemen. Earlier in November, the Houthis fired a ballistic missile at Riyadh international airport in response to Saudi war on their country that has claimed the lives of over 13,000 people since March 2015. Riyadh claims the missile was produced by Iran. Iran has strongly denied the allegation.

Manus island refugee standoff

The local government of Papua New Guinea has threatened to forcibly evict hundreds of asylum-seekers from an Australian refugee camp on Manus Island. A statement from the PNG interior ministry noted that steps would be taken to move the remaining refugees based on serious exposure to health risk. Some 450 men still remain in the abandoned Manus detention center without food or running water. The UN and prominent rights groups have criticized Canberra over its immigration policy and warned of a looming humanitarian crisis at the camp. Rights advocates have also held several protests in Australia to denounce the government's treatment of refugees. Manus and Nauru centers are the two offshore camps used by Australia to hold refugees, who try to illegally enter the country.

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