WATCH PRESS TV NEWS HEADLINES

Here is a brief look at Press TV newsroom's headlines from 1800 GMT, June 28, 2018 to 0800 GMT, June 29, 2018.

Protesting Trump policy

In the US, activists have rallied in the capital protesting President Donald Trump's zero-tolerance stance on immigration. The protesters occupied a Senate office building. The demonstrators, mostly women dressed in white, sat on the Hart Senate Office Building's marbled floors. They wrapped themselves in metallic silver blankets in a reference to those given to child migrants in detention centers. A number of Democratic senators, who have been critical of Trump's immigration policies, also joined the protest. Larger protests are being planned for Saturday in Washington DC and cities around the country under the banner of #Families-Belong-Together.

EU migration challenge

European Union leaders were left red-faced after Italy blocked an agreement on how the bloc should deal with an ongoing refugee crisis. Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte wants fellow EU leaders to meet his demands over the issue.  

Paris protest

French demonstrators have taken to the streets of Paris to protest President Emmanuel Macron’s economic policies. The demonstrators demanded the repeal of labor and tax reforms enacted by the government. The protesters who included representatives of labor unions said resistance against the policies of the president would not be relaxed despite summer holidays. They said the government policies were serving the interests of the well-to-do citizens and not the ordinary people’s interests.

Russia-US Syria row

The Russian Foreign Ministry says the US has not fulfilled its obligations in implementing the agreements on cessation of hostilities in southwestern Syria. Zakharova pointed to the increasing presence of Nusra Front terrorists in the de-escalation zone in southern Syria. She was referring to the terrorists' shelling of Dara’a and Sweida provinces. Meanwhile, the spokesperson said Russia considers as illegitimate the expansion of the powers of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW). She condemned the move as a result of political manipulations by Britain and other states.  

Iran slams US nuke policy

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says the US foreign policy has caused suffering for the American people. In a statement, Zarif slammed Washington for its adventurism in Iraq and Afghanistan as well as its support for Israel. He stressed that Washington's "wasteful" expansion of its nuclear arsenal will only exacerbate the suffering of the American people. Zarif also slammed Washington's zero-tolerance policy of separating migrant children from their parents at the border with Mexico. He further condemned the White House for suppression and imprisonment of protesters.  

Iraq executions

Iraq has executed 12 Daesh terrorists. The executions were carried out hours after Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi called for the speedy implementation of the final verdicts given to the terrorists. Abadi issued the order a day after remnants of the Takfiri terrorist group killed eight captives near capital Baghdad. Iraq has reportedly arrested more than 300 people, including around 100 foreign women, and handed down life terms to hundreds of others for Daesh membership.