News of Sunday 31 December 2017

• FIBA names Iran’s Haddadi as top defender in Asia
• Iran 2017 foreign trade records: imports still exceeding exports
• Republican senators skip Russia trip after Kremlin snubs Shaheen
• Israeli warplanes once again launch attacks on Gaza Strip
• Two security guards shot dead in Las Vegas, suspect injured
• Iran slams 'duplicitous, opportunist' US support for protests
• A black hawk-eagle takes a shower in Misiones
• Oil prices closed at their highest level in two and a half years on the final trading day of 2017
• New Year's Eve around the world