NIGERIA
Car bomb kills 9 in northern Nigeria
The explosives-laden minivan went off at a checkpoint on a road leading to the city of Maiduguri.
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SOCIETY
Transit strike raises fears for Election Day
Public transport workers in the US city of Philadelphia go on strike, shutting services to nearly 900,000 daily riders.
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UN official in Australia to probe refugee abuse
The trip comes more than a year after Francois Crepeau aborted a similar visit to Australia due to alleged lack of full cooperation from Canberra.
FOREIGN POLICY
US extends sanctions against Sudan
The US has extended sanctions against Sudan for one more year, claiming the country’s policies are still a threat to America’s national security.
IRAQ
Troops advance on more urban districts of Mosul
The advance into Iraq's second largest city in over two years marks the start of what could be a grueling and slow operation for troops.
PAKISTAN
Clashes ‘kill 19’ on India-Pakistan border
India and Pakistan together report 19 deaths from recent cross-border firing in the disputed Kashmir region.
INTERVIEWS
'West silence on settlements emboldens Tel Aviv'
The US and the EU silence on Israeli expansionism in the occupied territories has encouraged Tel Aviv to stick to its settlement plans.
POLITICS
Britain doubles cyber security budget
Britain says it has doubled its cyber security spending in the face of growing dangers.
RUSSIA
West failure ‘caused indefinite delay in Syria talks’
The Russian defense minister says the West has failed to exercise influence on the extremist militants in Syria, thus imposing an “indefinite delay” on Syrian peace talks.
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Captain charged in Myanmar ferry disaster
Police say the captain of an overloaded river ferry that sank last month is being charged over the incident that left dozens dead and scores missing.
POLITICS
FBI finds 'no ties between Trump, Russia’
American law enforcement officials say Trump has no clear ties with Moscow, according to a report.
PAKISTAN
Tear gas ‘kills two protesters’ in Pakistan
Opposition members in Pakistan said expired tear gas fired by police killed the two protesters.
ENERGY
Iran says getting paid daily for oil sales
Amir-Hossein Zamaninia, Iran’s deputy petroleum minister for international affairs and trading, says the banking problems that blocked oil-related payments to Iran during and after the sanctions period are gone.
INTERVIEWS
'West playing double game on human rights'
It is extremely outrageous that Saudi Arabia was reelected to the UN Human Rights Council, while on the same day Russia was ousted, an analyst says.
CHINA
China debuts stealth jet amid US tensions
The top-of-the-line secretive jets could be considered as an answer to the US F-22 stealth warplanes.
PALESTINE
Arab lawmakers boycott Netanyahu parl. speech
Lawmakers from the Joint Arab List walked out of the parliament floor as Netanyahu sought to make a speech.
INTERVIEWS
'Hariri's Aoun vote aimed at Lebanon stability'
By throwing his weight behind Michel Aoun, Saad Hariri seeks to bring stability back to the country in a bid to avoid Syria’s spillover effects, a political commentator says.
SAUDI ARABIA
Saudi head of OIC steps down after Sisi jibe
The Saudi head of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), Iyad Madani, resigned on Monday.
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