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US trains fewer than 100 Syria militants
A revamped Pentagon program has trained fewer than 100 additional militants to combat Daesh in Syria, US officials said.

A revamped Pentagon program has trained fewer than 100 additional militants to combat Daesh in Syria, US officials said.

Police say a crowd of nearly 10,000 flooded the Parliament Square to support Jeremy Corbyn.

A senate budget report finds Brazil’s suspended President Dilma Rousseff innocent of wrongdoing.

Iranian President Rouhani calls on the Iranian Judiciary to firmly deal with those involved in raids on Saudi diplomatic perimeters in two Iranian cities back in January.

The 54-member African Group severely criticizes Israel for its grave violations of Palestinian rights.

Egyptian police forces attack student protests against the “failing” educational system.

A senior member of Lebanon’s Hezbollah says Saudi Arabia is to blame for the presidential vacuum in his country.

Turkey's restoration of diplomatic ties with Israel is “an absolute capitulation” by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, a London-based political analyst says.

Palestinians have expressed dismay at Turkey's normalization of ties with Israel, with one Palestinian Authority official calling the deal a political trick.

Credit ratings agencies are ripping into Britain’s creditworthiness following the Brexit vote.

Protesters take to the streets in Macedonian capital, after parliament rejected an impeachment bid against president.

A senior Iranian security official meets with high-ranking Russian authorities to discuss Syria and other issues.

An army helicopter crash in Colombia leaves 17 military personnel dead.

Donald Trump campaign denies reports that the candidate is rolling back his controversial ban on Muslims.

The United States delivers high-level complaints to Moscow about increasing intimidation of American diplomats in Russia and elsewhere.

The US is upset about Brexit as it would put at risk Washington’s goals in Europe, an analyst says.

A senior Russian official says the Turkish president’s apology for downing a Russian military jet is too little and too late.

Spain’s Socialist Party rejects an offer by the conservative Popular Party to form a “grand coalition.”