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Japan boosts navy with huge helicopter carrier
The second helicopter carrier, which entered service on Wednesday, will give the Japanese military greater ability to deploy beyond its shores.
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POLITICS
Scottish MPs likely to support new referendum
The parliament is expected to support First Minister Nicola Sturgeon's bid for a new independence referendum.
FRANCE
Probe into France’s Fillon extended to ‘fraud’
A judicial source says Fillon’s legal issues have deepened, with prosecutors expanding a probe into allegations of fraud and forgery against the presidential candidate.
POLITICS
Trump will attend NATO summit: White House
The White House has announced US President Donald Trump’s travel plans to Europe for a NATO summit in May.
BRAZIL
Meat scandal an ‘embarrassment’: Brazil’s Temer
The Brazilian president says the alarm caused by the discovery of irregularities in meat industry controls is exaggerated.
FOREIGN POLICY
US will honor Iran nuclear deal: Trump aide
Trump’s nuclear advisor says Washington will honor the 2015 nuclear agreement between Iran and six major world powers, including the US.
KOREAS
'North Korea's new missile launch fails'
South Korea and the US say the North fired a missile from the eastern coastal town of Wonsan, but the test was not successful.
PALESTINE
Israeli artillery fire kills Palestinian teen in Gaza
The Israeli military fires artillery shells at a gathering of Palestinian youths in Rafah City leaving 18-year-old Youssef Abou Azra dead.
PALESTINE
‘East al-Quds settlements non-negotiable’
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says settlement construction in East Jerusalem al-Quds is non-negotiable.
POLITICS
Gorsuch won’t ‘say anything’ on Muslim ban
Donald Trump’s pick for a vacancy in the US Supreme Court Justice, distances himself from the new president and his administration.
PALESTINE
Palestinians protest ESCWA report withdrawal
Palestinians write to the UN chief to protest the withdrawal of a report that had branded Israel an apartheid regime.
IRAQ
Iraqi forces gain more ground in Mosul
Iraqi government forces have made fresh territorial gains against Daesh terrorists in the western part of Mosul.
MILITARY
Dem raps female Marines nude photos hearing
A key Democrat censures the House Armed Services Committee for reducing its public hearing over a nude photo sharing scandal to a subcommittee hearing on social media policies.
POLITICS
Google’s Protect Your Election out in French
US tech giant Google has released a set of tools it says are designed to protect elections globally.
ENERGY
Iran, Iraq to lead Middle East oil growth
Energy analysts say oil field development plans in Iran and Iraq are expected to drive the largest production growth in the Middle East over the next four years.
FOREIGN POLICY
Scotland's future 'should not be imposed'
Nicola Sturgeon says Scotland's future should be decided by the people who live there rather than being "imposed upon us.”
SPORTS
Iranian Paralympian athletes grab 6 medals
Iranian athletes receive six medals at the 9th Fazza IPC Athletics Grand Prix Competition in Dubai, the UAE.
ECONOMY
BoE reluctant to help facilitate Iran-UK trade
Reuters in a report quoted informed sources as saying that the Bank of England is still reluctant to facilitate trade between the two countries even though the government is trying to open Iran-UK trading oppositions.
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