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‘Iran aid plane to land in Djibouti’
An Iranian official says Iran’s first cargo plane carrying relief aid to crisis-hit Yemen is set to touch down in Djibouti.

An Iranian official says Iran’s first cargo plane carrying relief aid to crisis-hit Yemen is set to touch down in Djibouti.

An analyst says the Saudi army is incapable of engaging in fighting on its own.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel says Russia’s return to the Group of Seven (G7) is out of the question unless it commits to international law.

Representatives from Iran and the P5+1 group of world powers open the second day of a new round of nuclear talks in Austria's Vienna.

The Ukrainian parliament terminates five military cooperation agreements with Russia.

Influential Iraqi cleric Muqtada al-Sadr warns the ISIL Takfiri group against any attacks on Iraq’s Shia-majority cities.

India deploys hundreds of troops in Indian-controlled Kashmir's main city to stop a pro-independence rally.

Saudi fighter jets launch new airstrikes against various areas across war-torn Yemen.

China’s prime minister has wound up his three-day visit to Brazil after signing 53 trade and investment deals.

Bahrainis take to the streets to demand the release of senior opposition leader Sheikh Ali Salman.

Kazakhstan says Syrian opposition groups are set to meet in Astana next week.

The German railway operator Deutsche Bahn says train drivers in the country have agreed to end their strike.

President Rouhani says Iran will never seal a nuclear deal that gives access to its scientific and military secrets.

A senior Iranian military official says Iranian forces are monitoring the activities of US vessels and planes in the Persian Gulf region.

The Chinese navy has warned a US surveillance plane flying over disputed islands in the South China Sea.

An analyst says the prospects of the UN-sponsored talks on Yemen succeeding are dim.

Thousands of fast-food workers call for a pay raise during a protest outside McDonald's headquarters in Chicago.

The Australian prime minister rules out allowing Rohingya Muslims to be resettled in his country.