EU
G7 rejects calls for new Russia sanctions
Ministers in the G7 bloc reject calls for imposing new sanctions on Russia over Syria.
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SYRIA
Two Russian soldiers slain in Syria shelling
Two Russian soldiers have been killed and another sustained grave injuries in a militant mortar attack in Syria.
YEMEN
UN warns of starvation in Africa, Yemen
A UN agency has warned about risk of mass starvation in east Africa, Yemen and Nigeria.
MILITARY
US Navy considering more powerful warships
The US Navy is seeking to upgrade its future frigates with defensive measures against air, surface and undersea threats.
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Myanmar closing Rakhine displacement camps
The largest of the three camps includes more than 200 houses full of Rohingya Muslims, an intensely-persecuted minority.
SPORTS
Iran runner-up in IWF Youth World Championships
Junior Iranian weightlifters have finished as the runner-up of the 2017 IWF Youth World Championships in Thailand.
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Suspect admits to ‘terrorist crime’ in Stockholm
Rakhmat Akilov, the main suspect in the deadly lorry attack in Stockholm, admitted to committing “a terrorist crime,” his lawyer says.
TURKEY
Blast hits police compound in southeast Turkey
A powerful explosion hits a police headquarters in the Kurdish-majority city of Diyarbakir.
FRANCE
Protesting prison guards clash with police near Paris
French security forces fire tear gas to disperse hundreds of prison guards protesting working conditions in a notorious prison south of the capital.
HUMAN RIGHTS
Asian man violently dragged off US plane
An Asian man was forcibly removed from an overbooked US flight after he refused to give up his seat.
SPORTS
Persepolis held to 0-0 draw in Asian Champions League
Iranian soccer club Persepolis has been held to a goalless draw by Qatar’s Al Rayyan in the AFC Champions League.
EU
Hundreds protest G7’s Syria policy in Italy
The demonstrators chant slogans against a meeting of Group of Seven foreign ministers underway in Lucca.
INTERVIEWS
'US war on terror encouraging terrorism, radicalism'
Washington’s so-called war on terror is pushing terror outfits around the world to commit more acts of violence, a political analyst says.
POLITICS
Iran lobbying world for Syria ‘gas attack’ probe
The Foreign Ministry has been contacting world authorities to call for an impartial investigation into accusations of a chemical attack in northwestern Syria.
RUSSIA
Russian snub: No Putin meeting for Tillerson
The Kremlin says Washington's 'Assad must leave' mantra will not work, in reaction to reports that the visiting US secretary of state would push Moscow to drop its support for the Syrian president.
POLITICS
Gorsuch sworn in as Trump basks in victory
The appointment of Neil Gorsuch to the US Supreme Court gives a boost to Trump’s challenged government.
POLITICS
Registration of presidential hopefuls starts in Iran
Volunteers from across Iran have started registering to contest the country’s 12th presidential election.
VENEZUELA
Violent protest rallies rock Venezuela for fifth day
Clashes break out between police and protesters in Caracas on the fifth day of violent demonstrations against President Maduro.
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