
IRAQ
Senior Daesh commander killed in Iraq
Iraqi security forces kill a senior commander of the Takfiri terrorist group near the city of Shirqat.

Iraqi security forces kill a senior commander of the Takfiri terrorist group near the city of Shirqat.

A powerful bomb explosion rips through eastern town of Khalis, near Iran border.

Mexico's notorious drug gangs target mayors in fresh round of violence.

Bernie Sanders reiterates his support for Hillary Clinton despite leaked emails that showed top Democratic officials privately planned to undermine his presidential campaign.

Yemeni forces target Saudi military base in Jizan, reportedly leaving heavy casualties.

A former Democratic US representative has raised questions about Israel’s possible ties to the recent terror attacks in Europe.

Brazil strengthens security measures in Rio metropolis ahead of Olympics.

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif arrives in Nigeria on the first leg of a key four-nation tour of West Africa.

The US-South Korea controversial plan to deploy an advanced missile system on Korean Peninsula has drawn massive condemnation.

A senior Iranian official says acts of terrorism in Afghanistan are meant to divide the people in the Asian country.

Sabotage is suspected as blaze moves closer to military arsenal.

American Muslims have been “terrified” of taking part in protests since the 9/11 attacks, says an American scholar.

One person is killed and 12 others inquired in an explosion at a bar in Germany’s southern city of Ansbach.

A senior policewoman claims that the interior ministry “harassed” her into altering a security report from the deadly terrorist attack in Nice.

German police arrest an Afghan friend of the gunman who killed nine people during a rampage at a shopping center in Munich.

Philip Hammond says Britain is considering a free trade deal with China, further warning that Brexit could cast a “shadow” on the world economy.

China blames South Korea of breaching mutual trust by going ahead with the deployment of an advanced missile system on its soil.

The chairwoman of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) says she will step down after the party’s convention in the run-up to the US 2016 presidential election.