AFGHANISTAN
'NATO may boost troops in Afghanistan'
The 28-nation Western military alliance is expected to make a decision by June on a possible troop increase in Afghanistan.
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Japan to send ship to escort US vessel
Japan is to send a warship to escort a US supply vessel in the Pacific, reports say.
FOREIGN POLICY
‘North Korea poses a grave threat to US’
North Korea “poses a grave threat” to the US and its allies in the region, National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster says.
POLITICS
Rouhani raps 'ignorance of campaigning rules'
The incumbent Iranian president says some people are not familiar with the regulations of campaigning for the election.
CHINA
China-made amphibious aircraft takes maiden flight
The AG600 was designed to extinguish forest fires and carry out rescue missions at sea.
SOCIETY
US judge orders probe on ‘horrifying’ execution
A district judge in Arkansas has ordered post-mortem tests on an inmate who died after a botched execution.
SYRIA
US-led strikes kill 14 in northern Syria
The air raids were carried out on Mansurah and Wahab in Tabqa and Yamama in Raqqah.
POLITICS
3 candidates complain to election monitoring cmte.
The Iranian president lodges a complaint with the election monitoring committee about claims against him by another presidential candidate during a live TV debate.
IRAQ
‘Mosul liberation campaign ends next month’
A senior Iraqi military commander says government forces and their allies will oust Daesh terrorists from Mosul in May.
YEMEN
US drone strike kills five in Yemen's Ma'rib
Local Yemeni sources said the early morning strike targeted a car in central Ma'rib.
NORTH AFRICA
Oil tankers seized off Libya, crew nabbed
Libyan authorities detain suspected oil smugglers off the central coast and seize their tankers.
CHINA
ASEAN gives Beijing pass on S China Sea dispute
An ASEAN statement dropped references to "land reclamation and militarization" included in the text issued at last year's meeting.
ECONOMY
Iran expects first ATR plane delivery soon
National flag carrier Iran Air says it expects to receive the first of a series of planes purchased from ATR in two weeks.
PALESTINE
Palestinian mass hunger strike enters 2nd week
Some of the Palestinians, who are refusing food to draw the world's attention to harsh conditions at Israeli prisons, are experiencing health decline.
SYRIA
US-backed forces advance on town near Raqqah
The so-called Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says fighting is going on in the town of Tabqa near Raqqah, the de facto capital of Daesh.
FOREIGN POLICY
Trump invites Duterte to White House
US President Donald Trump has invited his Philippine counterpart Rodrigo Duterte to the White House.
POLITICS
Leader: Iranian people removed 'shadow of war'
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says Iranian people have removed the shadow of war over the country.
SPORTS
Iran ping pong players bag bronze in Slovenian Open
The Iranian men's national table tennis team earns a bronze medal at the 2017 ITTF Challenge Slovenian Open.
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