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Iraqi forces kill 130 Daesh Takfiris
Iraqi army soldiers and allied forces kill 130 Daesh terrorists during separate operations in Anbar and Kirkuk provinces.

Iraqi army soldiers and allied forces kill 130 Daesh terrorists during separate operations in Anbar and Kirkuk provinces.

An official has admitted Iranian aviation companies’ interest in Russia’s Superjet passenger planes amid Tehran’s quest for new aircraft to build up the country’s aging fleet, the Fars news agency says.

A senior Iranian diplomat stresses that the Saudi aggression against the Yemeni people must stop immediately.

The gun violence epidemic in the United States stems from a “very sick society” and confused leadership.

The president of Burundi calls for groups that he said threaten security in the African country to be “destroyed.”

The United Nations (UN) envoy for Libya says the political dialog in the country is drawing to a close.

A sheriff has said two people, including a police officer, are dead in Louisiana after a domestic dispute.

Beijing accuses 11 officials of “dereliction of duty” over a recent deadly blast in the northeastern Chinese city of Tianjin.

Obama says he is confident that the nuclear agreement between Iran and the world powers will go forward.

Palestinian rivals at Lebanon’s Ain al-Hilweh refugee camp agree to stop fighting following a ceasefire agreement.

US President Barack Obama says the number of gun deaths in the United States dwarfs those related to terrorism.

Israeli fighter jets attack an area located in the central Gaza Strip.

Egyptian security forces have clashed with hundreds of anti-government protesters in the country’s north, wounding several people.

Greece’s outgoing Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras rules out forming a national unity government with main opposition parties.

The White House has criticized lack of tougher gun control laws in the United States, calling on Congress to adopt proper measures in this regard.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has urged his country to vote for "stability" in November repeat elections.

South Sudan President Salva Kiir has finally signed a peace deal with rebels to end months of deadly civil war in the youngest African country.

Tehran has called for the release of 19 Iranian nationals languishing in the US jails on charges of bypassing anti-Iran sanctions.