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Bahrain court denies bail for Rajab

PERSIAN GULF

Bahrain court denies bail for Rajab

A Bahraini court denies bail for Nabeel Rajab as the human rights activist remains behind bars over critical online comments.

Aircraft land at South China Sea airports

CHINA

Aircraft land at South China Sea airports

Two Chinese civilian aircraft have landed at two new airports on reefs controlled by China in the South China Sea a day after a tribunal in The Hague denied Beijing's claims to the energy-rich waters.

Iran ‘will not quit missile program’

NUCLEAR ENERGY

Iran ‘will not quit missile program’

A senior Iranian official says the Islamic Republic’s missile capabilities serve the country’s national interests and will not be done away with.

EU blasts Israeli stifling of NGOs

PALESTINE

EU blasts Israeli stifling of NGOs

The EU has criticized Israel for approving a controversial law enabling the regime to force Israeli NGOs to declare their foreign funding.

Thousands protest US missiles in S Korea

KOREAS

Thousands protest US missiles in S Korea

Thousands of South Koreans have protested against a planned deployment of US-built THAAD missile system in Seongju which is home to 40,000 people.