HUMAN RIGHTS
St. Louis defends fatal police shooting
St. Louis police chief has unapologetically defended the fatal shooting of an African American man on Wednesday.
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FRANCE
Jean-Marie Le Pen expelled from his party
France’s far-right party, National Front, expels Jean-Marie Le Pen, its founder and honorary president.
IRAQ
Iraq’s top Shia cleric urges real reform
Iraq’s top Shia cleric, Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani, urges real reform to avoid dire consequences in the country, including possible partition.
EU
Slovakia to take in Christian Syria migrants
Slovakia says it will only accept 200 migrant Christians from Syria into the country.
MILITARY
US: Turkey should do more in ISIL war
US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter says Turkey should "do more" in fight against Daesh militants.
PAKISTAN
Army kills 53 militants in NW Pakistan
At least 53 militants are killed in clashes with the Pakistani army in the country’s northwestern tribal region.
INTERVIEWS
‘US has schizophrenic foreign policy’
The US has “a schizophrenic foreign policy” which only benefits the government and military industrial complex, says an analyst.
ENERGY
Russia to deliver new fuel to Bushehr plant
TVEL, a subsidiary of Russia’s state-run nuclear energy company Rosatom, says it will deliver fresh nuclear fuel to Iran’s Bushehr power plant by the end of this month.
SOMALIA
Somali MPs set to impeach president
Somali MPs say they plan to stage a no-confidence vote to unseat the president.
INTERVIEWS
‘US policies could trigger nuclear war’
Washington’s rhetoric toward Russia and China could trigger a major conflict, says an analyst.
PALESTINE
Israelis abduct 18 Palestinians in W Bank
Israeli regime forces raid West Bank homes, abducting 18 Palestinians.
PALESTINE
‘Israel warplanes bomb Syria’s Quneitra’
Israeli media say the regime's warplanes have bombarded Syria's southwestern province of Quneitra.
AFGHANISTAN
Afghan army kills 118 Taliban militants
Security forces kill nearly 120 Taliban militants during clean-up operations across Afghanistan over the past two days.
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Nkurunziza sworn in as Burundi president
The Burundian president is sworn into office for a controversial third term in a surprise inauguration ceremony.
NEWS
Yemenis fire ballistic missile at Saudi base
The Yemeni army, backed by popular committees, targets a Saudi naval base in Jizan with a Tochka ballistic missile.
FOREIGN POLICY
'Kissinger tried to curb Israeli nukes'
Documents declassified by the US State Department show that Washington had sought to curb Israel’s nuclear ambitions.
ECONOMY
‘Iran asks India to pay debt in two months’
Iran has asked India to clear $6.5 billion in an outstanding debt within two months, a top Indian official said on Thursday, quoted by the country’s media.
NUCLEAR ENERGY
Iran-IAEA deal technically sound: Amano
The head of the IAEA hails an agreement between the nuclear agency and Iran as robust and technically sound.
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