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US spy aircraft defies China warnings
The US military rebuffed multiple warnings by China’s navy and flew a spy aircraft over disputed islands in the South China Sea.

The US military rebuffed multiple warnings by China’s navy and flew a spy aircraft over disputed islands in the South China Sea.

The Iraqi premier urges Moscow to further help the Arab country in the battle against Takfiri ISIL terrorist group.

Iran has launched a glass fabrication plant described as the country’s largest, with President Hassan Rouhani calling on local producers to raise their competitiveness.

North Korea says it is capable of counteracting the US administration.

Afghan police forces kill seven Taliban militants and injure six others in Badakhshan.

An Iranian official says Iran’s first cargo plane carrying relief aid to crisis-hit Yemen is set to touch down in Djibouti.

An analyst says the Saudi army is incapable of engaging in fighting on its own.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel says Russia’s return to the Group of Seven (G7) is out of the question unless it commits to international law.

Representatives from Iran and the P5+1 group of world powers open the second day of a new round of nuclear talks in Austria's Vienna.

The Ukrainian parliament terminates five military cooperation agreements with Russia.

Influential Iraqi cleric Muqtada al-Sadr warns the ISIL Takfiri group against any attacks on Iraq’s Shia-majority cities.

India deploys hundreds of troops in Indian-controlled Kashmir's main city to stop a pro-independence rally.

Saudi fighter jets launch new airstrikes against various areas across war-torn Yemen.

China’s prime minister has wound up his three-day visit to Brazil after signing 53 trade and investment deals.

Bahrainis take to the streets to demand the release of senior opposition leader Sheikh Ali Salman.

Kazakhstan says Syrian opposition groups are set to meet in Astana next week.

The German railway operator Deutsche Bahn says train drivers in the country have agreed to end their strike.

President Rouhani says Iran will never seal a nuclear deal that gives access to its scientific and military secrets.