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Putin ‘hopes for better ties with US’
Russian President Vladimir Putin expresses hope for the improvement of Moscow-Washington ties in an Independence Day message to Obama.

Russian President Vladimir Putin expresses hope for the improvement of Moscow-Washington ties in an Independence Day message to Obama.

Rights groups in Canadian endorse a charter condemning Islamophobia amid an increase in anti-Muslim violence and hate crimes.

At least 112 people are reportedly dead or missing in the floods that hit areas along China’s Yangtze River basin.

Boris Johnson says Andrea Leadsom is the ideal candidate to replace David Cameron as the next British prime minister.

A camp housing members of the terrorist anti-Iran Mujahedin-e Khalq Organization (MKO) reportedly comes under a mortar attack injuring 40 of the residents.

The NATO chief says the military bloc will approve the use of AWACS surveillance planes in Turkish or international airspace.

Foreign-backed militant groups fighting against the Syrian government have been committing “war crimes,” says Amnesty International.

Israel’s prime minister is the subject of an investigation triggered by allegations that he received illegal funds from foreign businessmen.

Australia’s prime minister defies calls for him to quit over a debacle election which could leave the country in a political c.

Senator John McCain says the US should keep a high number of troops in Afghanistan.

A state-run Chinese daily says Beijing should be ready for potential “military confrontation” in the South China Sea.

Anti-war activists call for the resignation of the German economy minister over the surge in Berlin’s arms deals.

Pessimism among UK businesses has almost doubled following the historic vote to leave the EU, a new survey shows.

Iran’s President Rouhani promises to root out “corruption in the country’s administrative and economic system.”

Argentinean President says the UK’s exit from the EU has not changed his country’s claim to the disputed Malvinas Islands.

Two Muslim teenagers have been attacked outside a mosque in New York City as the US is facing a new wave of hate crimes.

The Turkish foreign minister says his country has “no plans” to allow Russian fighter jets to use the Incirlik airbase, a day after implying otherwise.

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon condemns Israel’s recent decision to expand its settlement activities East al-Quds (Jerusalem).