COLOMBIA
Colombia’s FARC warns truce boycotters
Colombia’s FARC rebel group warns to cast out members opposing a new truce with Bogota.
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SYRIA
Italy delegation due in Syria to revive ties
An Italian delegation is set to visit Damascus to pave the way for the restoration of diplomatic times between Rome and Damascus.
INDIA
Curfew imposed across Indian Kashmir
Authorities impose a curfew in most parts of Indian-controlled Kashmir after a militant commander was killed in the region.
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Canada to deploy battle group near Russia
Canada says it will lead a battle group in Eastern Europe as part of NATO's increasing military build up against Russia.
ECONOMY
Iran steel industry hits hostile EU terrain
Iran’s steel industry is reportedly the latest target of a rising tide of protectionism in the EU, highlighting the bloc’s determination to further regionalize the market.
SYRIA
Russia denies Daesh claim on copter
Daesh claims it has downed a Russian helicopter in the ancient city of Palmyra in central Syria, with Moscow denying the allegation.
MILITARY
Obama to deploy more troops in Europe
Barack Obama announces fresh troops deployments to Europe, aimed at deterring Russia.
CHINA
China holds naval drills in disputed sea
The Chinese navy holds fresh exercises in the disputed South China Sea.
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UN ‘alarmed’ by fresh S Sudan violence
The UN chief says he is ‘deeply alarmed’ by renewed violence in South Sudan.
INTERVIEWS
‘US blacks oppressed like Palestinians’
The police killings of two black men in the United States in the past week underscores that African Americans continue to be oppressed, an American researcher says.
PERSIAN GULF
Bahrain bars 3 activists from going abroad
Authorities in Bahrain prevent three human rights activists from leaving the country.
MILITARY
UK to train 4,000 Ukrainian soldiers: FM
British forces will be training 4,000 Ukrainian military troops until next March, the UK’s foreign secretary says.
ENERGY
Iran fire-hit petchem plant to resume work
Iranian minister of petroleum say Bu Ali Sina Petrochemical Complex will return to its normal condition within the next few weeks.
POLITICS
Iran offers anti-Daesh coop. with PG states
Iran’s ambassador to Kuwait says the country is ready to cooperate with the Arab countries of the Persian Gulf in fighting the Takfiri terrorist group of Daesh.
EU
‘96k lone kids sought EU asylum in 2015’
An EU aid agency says almost 96,000 unaccompanied children sought refuge in the 28-nation bloc in 2015.
SOCIETY
US gunmen target police amid black killings
Several police officers in the US states of Tennessee, Missouri and Georgia have been shot and wounded in a string of separate attacks.
SAUDI ARABIA
‘Riyadh may be behind S Arabia bombings’
A prominent Arab journalist says the Saudi government itself may be behind the recent triple bombings in Saudi Arabia to portray itself as a “victim” of Daesh terrorism.
KOREAS
N Korea ‘tests missile’ after THAAD deal
South Korea’s military says the neighboring North has test-fired another short-range ballistic missile
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