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Venezuela UN envoy slams Israel crimes
The Venezuelan envoy to the UN blasts Israel over its acts of violence against Palestinians and illegal settlement activities.

The Venezuelan envoy to the UN blasts Israel over its acts of violence against Palestinians and illegal settlement activities.

A raging wildfire is taking a heavy toll on Canada’s energy industry, cutting the country’s daily production of heavy oil nearly in half.

Former mayor of London Ken Livingstone says the “creation” of Israel was a “great catastrophe.”

A senior Iraqi Turkmen leader says Daesh terrorists used chemical weapons in their attack against a town in Iraq’s northern province of Kirkuk.

A group of Belgians bring a criminal case against the interior minister over his anti-Muslim comments.

Russia says the terrorists operating near an Iraqi city have been found in possession of chemical weapons that have been sourced from Turkey.

Mitt Romney, the 2012 Republican nominee, is being courted to launch an independent campaign for the White House.

Police have arrested a US federal law enforcement officer suspected in a two-day shooting rampage in the state of Maryland.

Israeli military aircraft carry out two airstrikes against areas east of Khan Yunis in the besieged Gaza Strip.

More than 8 million people in Britain struggle to buy enough food, a new survey finds.

Over 50 mass graves have been found in various parts of Iraq after retaking the areas from Daesh, a UN envoy says.

Russia says NATO’s upcoming joint drills with Georgia have been set to deliberately destabilize the Caucasus region.

John Kerry’s warning to Syrian president al-Assad shows the US seems “to be emboldened once again” over regime change there, an analyst says.

A senior Iranian official says Syria is currently “stronger than any other time.”

A Turkish court has sentenced two journalists to a total of about 11 years in jail for revealing state secrets, while one of them survives an assassination attempt.

US President Barack Obama says Donald Trump has a "long record that needs to be examined."

Russia’s Defense Ministry says the al-Nusra Front may have carried out a recent attack on a camp for displaced people in Syria.

US forces are in Yemen to help Saudi Arabia and the UAE in their alleged fight against al-Qaeda, the Pentagon says.