MILITARY
US okays extra army role in Afghanistan
The US president gives the go-ahead to more American military role in Afghanistan.
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INTERVIEWS
‘US seeking to militarily confront China’
The US is looking for an excuse to militarily confront the Chinese over their claims in the South China Sea, a former US Senate policy adviser says.
SYRIA
US-led strike kills 30 civilians in Syria
At least 30 civilians, including 11 children, have been killed in a US-led airstrike in northern Syria.
PERSIAN GULF
Qatar summons US envoy over flag video
Qatar summons the US ambassador to Doha over a video posted online showing American soldiers disrespecting the Qatari flag.
PALESTINE
Israel withholds bodies of Palestinians
Israel’s newly-appointed minister of military affairs has issued an order to suspend the return of the bodies of all Palestinians killed during suspected attacks.
FOREIGN POLICY
Brexit vote to ‘jeopardize' UK's unity
Former British PMs John Major and Tony Blair have warned a vote to leave the EU will "jeopardize the unity" of the UK.
RUSSIA
Russian pilot killed in SU-27 crash
Russia’s Air Force says it has grounded its fleet of Sukhoi-27s until it is determined what caused one such fighter to fatally crash.
TURKEY
Turkey bans bomb-booster fertilizers
Turkey places a ban on the sale of fertilizers which can be used to make bombs more destructive.
POLITICS
‘Obama not pressuring Sanders to end bid’
US President Barack Obama is not pressuring Bernie Sanders to end his presidential campaign, White House spokesman Josh Earnest says.
PERSIAN GULF
Rights groups rap ordeal in Bahrain jail
Several human rights groups have expressed deep concern over the alarming situation in Bahrain's Dry Dock prison.
POLITICS
Sanders meets Obama at White House
US Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders has met with President Barack Obama.
SOCIETY
Daesh urges followers to kill Britons
The Daesh Takfiri terrorist group has released personal data of thousands of people, calling for their murder.
POLITICS
Obama endorses Clinton for US president
US President Barack Obama says Hillary Clinton has his support in the race for the White House.
SAUDI ARABIA
Ban raps Saudi ‘pressure’ over abuse list
UN chief says Saudi Arabia put ‘undue pressure’ on the world body to secure its removal from the child abuse blacklist.
POLITICS
Syria truce must not bolster terror: Iran
Tehran says it will only approve of a truce deal which would be immune to exploitation by terrorists.
POLITICS
Iran slams Kazakhstan terror attack
Iran condemns a recent deadly terrorist attack in Kazakhstan's Aktobe.
INTERVIEWS
‘Racial gap in US schools a rights abuse’
A new report that shows wide racial disparities remain in US public schools is another example of the “human rights violation,” an analyst says.
TURKEY
Police, protesters clash in Istanbul
Clashes erupt between police and people protesting in support of the opposition CHP leader in Turkey’s Istanbul.
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