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Daesh claims bombing near Libya’s Sirte
Daesh militants in Libya claim responsibility for an attack on a checkpoint that killed six people near the coastal city of Sirte.

Daesh militants in Libya claim responsibility for an attack on a checkpoint that killed six people near the coastal city of Sirte.

Reports says Daesh terrorists attempted to infiltrate into a base used by Turkish forces illegally deployed to northern Iraq.

A rights group says US airstrikes have kill eight women and three children in northeastern Syria.

Saudi aircraft have intensified their airstrikes in Yemen, targeting Sana'a for the second day after dropping cluster bombs on the capital.

Alabama officials file a suit against the US government over refugee settlement.

Turkey says it has summoned Iran’s ambassador to Ankara in protest at alleged criticism of President Erdogan by some Iranian media outlets.

A report says three in four adults in the country are projected to become overweight by 2035.

Israelis reportedly demolish a number of Palestinian homes, while detaining several Palestinians amid ongoing tensions in the occupied territories.

The US president faces tough questions over his case for stricter gun laws in the country.

Saudi Arabia’s defense minister says those who push the idea of a war between his country and Iran over recent tensions are “not in their right minds.”

Armed anti-government protesters refuse to withdraw the federally-owned wildlife refuge in the state of Oregon.

A new report has warned that British children are made to feel depressed by modern pressures.

The UN says the Syrian government has allowed humanitarian assistance to three villages in the throes of a severe food crisis.

A Turkish-owned hotel in Moscow stops taking new reservations as part of the Russian sanctions against Ankara.

The US has arrested a couple of Mideast refugees on terrorism charges

South Korea resumes its propaganda broadcasts into North Korea across the border and Pyongyang increases the number of forward-deployed troops.

A major bushfire leaves three people unaccounted for and destroys about 100 homes in western Australia.

Venezuelan army vows loyalty to President Maduro amid political tensions in the country.