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Here is a brief look at Press TV newsroom's headlines from 18:00 GMT, November 14, 2017 to 08:00 GMT, November 15, 2017.

Trump's nuclear authority

The US Senate Committee on Foreign Relations has held a hearing on the president's authority to declare war and launch a nuclear strike. Senator Edward Markey added that many Americans were worried that President Donald Trump’s bombastic words could turn into nuclear reality. Senator Bob Corker stressed that both Republicans and Democrats had questioned Trump’s authority to wage war and order the use of nuclear weapons. Corker clarified, however, that the hearing was not exclusively about Trump. Senator Chris Murphy said Trump was too unstable and quixotic to be in charge of waging war. The Congress hearing, which comes amid nuclear tensions with North Korea, is the first of its kind in more than four decades.

Saudi war on Yemen

Saudi fighter jets have bombed the international airport in the Yemeni capital Sana’a only to worsen the humanitarian situation in the country. The United Nations said the airport remained intact and was in good condition. Yemeni officials, however, said the airport's runway and a ground navigation tower were damaged. This comes as Saudi Arabia still refuses to lift its crippling blockade on Yemeni ports.

Iran slams Saudi atrocities in Yemen

Iran’s deputy ambassador to the United Nations has slammed human rights organizations for ignoring Saudi crimes in Yemen. Es’haq Al-e Habib says Saudi Arabia has killed more children in Yemen than al-Qaeda, Daesh and Nusra Front put together. He says Saudi Arabia and Daesh share the same ideology and dismiss followers of other ideologies as infidels. The Iranian diplomat says including Riyadh in any anti-terror campaign is a bitter mockery of humanity, human rights, justice and peace. He says it is necessary to put an end to the Saudi government’s ridicule of the international community. Saudi Arabia launched a deadly war against Yemen in 2015 to reinstate its ally Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi.

Iran quake relief

Relief efforts are underway in western Iran, which was hit by a powerful earthquake on Sunday. Efforts are in full swing to send survivors food, water, and other basic supplies as fast as possible. Tents, blankets, and warm clothes are the most necessary items, because of cold weather. Rescue teams are still busy collecting debris in search of more possible victims. 432 people are confirmed dead, with more than 7,800 others injured. The 7.3 magnitude earthquake has caused damage to seven towns and nearly 2,000 villages. It has completely destroyed 12,000 residential units, while damaging more than 15,000 others. President Hassan Rouhani visited quake-hit areas on Tuesday to express solidarity with the survivors, and to assess the situation.

Zimbawe’s ‘bloodless transition’

Zimbabwe’s ruling party says President Robert Mugabe has been detained in “a bloodless transition of power”. The military has announced, in a televised message, that the president and his family are safe and sound. The army denies having plans of carrying out a coup, insisting that they plan to uproot criminals associated with the east African country’s government. Reports say soldiers and armored vehicles have blocked access to government offices and the parliament building in the capital Harare. Tensions broke out in the east African country following explosions in the city. Zimbabwe has been on the edge since the last week’s dismissal of the country’s vice president. The move was seen as an attempt to pave the way for Mugabe’s wife to take office.

Child labor in world

The director-general of the International Labor Organization says more than 150 million children around the world suffer dire child labor conditions. Guy Ryder was speaking at an international United Nations conference on the Sustained Eradication of Child Labor in the Argentine capital of Buenos Aires. He called on the international community to come together to eradicate child labor by the year 2025. A recent ILO report has revealed that more than half of the affected children work in jobs that put their lives in grave danger. The report also blamed armed conflicts for the disaster, saying the incidence of child labor in countries affected by war is 77 percent higher than the global average.

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