BUSINESS
13 states, including US ally Canada, join AIIB
The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) says it has approved 13 new applications to join it bringing the total membership of the bank which was initiated by China to 70.
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FOREIGN POLICY
US-Israel talks end without settlement agreement
The two sides said they would continue to engage in dialogue over the expansion of Israeli settlements in Palestine.
PALESTINE
UK universities silence author of UN’s Israel report
Two UK universities cancel planned speeches by the co-author of a UN report which concludes is an apartheid regime.
RUSSIA
Six Russian soldiers killed in Chechnya attack
Russia says six of its soldiers have been killed during an operation to repel an attack by armed men on a military facility in Chechnya.
AFGHANISTAN
Taliban seize deadly battlefield for US, UK troops
Taliban militants take control of the center of a key district in Afghanistan's southern province of Helmand.
BUSINESS
Russia devises own SWIFT system
Russia says it has devised an alternative to SWIFT global interbank money transfer service.
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Hundreds feared dead as boat sinks off Libya
The refugees drowned apparently in the 24 hours prior to them being discovered shortly after dawn on Thursday in waters directly north of the Libyan port of Sabrata.
IRAQ
230 civilians killed after ‘US-led raid’ in Mosul
Over 230 civilians die under collapsed buildings following an explosion reportedly caused by US-led strike.
FOREIGN POLICY
Hardliner Friedman approved as US envoy to Israel
The Senate confirms pro-settlement hardliner David Friedman as America's ambassador to Israel.
SOCIETY
UK Muslim leaders slam ‘cowardly’ London attack
British Muslim leaders condemn “cowardly” London attack, calling for unity and solidarity.
SYRIA
Syrian army besieges last Daesh bastion in Aleppo
According to the Syrian Central Military Media, government troops launched the siege on the Daesh-held town of Deir Hafer after capturing nearby areas from the terrorists.
KOREAS
N Korea sanctions sabotage humanitarian aid: UN
The United Nations says US-led sanctions on North Korea are taking a heavy toll on humanitarian aid activities.
SOCIETY
Protests surge against Trump’s healthcare plan
Protesters take to the streets across the US as millions of people fear they could lose health coverage under the Republicans' health plan.
POLITICS
Trump ‘will be vindicated' on spying claims
Trump is “very confident” that he will be "vindicated" regarding his claim that the Obama administration spied on him during the election campaign, White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer has said.
PALESTINE
Israeli troops shoot dead another Palestinian teen
Israeli military forces have killed a Palestinian teenager and critically injured three others in the occupied West Bank.
POLITICS
US House vote to repeal Obamacare postponed
US Republican leaders in the House of Representatives have postponed a planned vote on legislation to repeal Obamacare.
SYRIA
Saudi, Turkey, Qatar behind Damascus fighting: Syria
The Syrian government holds Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Qatar responsible for the escalated fighting in the Jobar district of Damascus.
FOREIGN POLICY
US senators move to tighten sanctions on Iran
US senators have introduced a bill that would impose tighter sanctions against Iran over its ballistic missile tests.
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