00:05Iran and the United States have traded attacks for the first time since July.
00:09U.S. forces struck rocket launches on Iran's Larak Island,
00:13saying they threatened shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.
00:15Iran retaliated hours later, saying it targeted U.S. military bases in the Middle East.
00:22Russia says NATO's growing military presence in the Arctic is a direct threat to its security.
00:27Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says NATO exercises in the region are aggressive
00:32and could increase the risk of an armed confrontation.
00:36And U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Besson is urging G20 countries to take a tougher look at the trade with
00:43China.
00:43He says the world cannot sustain China's US$1.2 trillion trade surplus,
00:48accusing Beijing of trying to export its way out of a growth slowdown.
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