FOREIGN POLICY
Trump’s grasp of NATO doubted after Merkel visit
President Trump’s assertion that Germany owes "vast sums" to NATO shows he does not understand the alliance, says a former US ambassador.
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SPORTS
Iran loses behind-closed-doors friendly to Iraq
Iranian national football team suffers a 0-1 defeat to Iraq in a behind-closed-doors friendly match.
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UN official says Mali security situation worrying
The security situation in Mali “remains worrying” despite recent troop deployments and some progress on the country’s peace accord, a UN official said Saturday.
POLITICS
Iran: Saudis submitted to Hajj conditions
Iran and Saudi Arabia have reached an agreement enabling Hajj pilgrimage for Iranians this year after Riyadh accepted Tehran's conditions, says official.
SPORTS
Petrochimi runner-up in WABA basketball cup
Iranian professional basketball club Petrochimi Bandar Imam finishes runner-up at the 2017 WABA Clubs Championship in Jordan.
TURKEY
Turkey 'does not recognize' Russia Crimea reunion
Turkey voices support for Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.
KOREAS
North Korea ‘tests new high-thrust rocket engine’
State media say Pyongyang has tested a new high-performance rocket engine.
SOCIETY
US wrestling with evolving addiction crisis
More than 33,000 people across the US died in 2015 from opioid overdoses, 10 times the level in 1971 when the "War on Drug" was launched.
PALESTINE
Palestinians to EU: Keep talks out of al-Quds
PLO Secretary Saeb Erekat has made the appeal in a letter addressed to EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini, Israeli paper Ha’aretz reported.
TURKEY
Anti-Erdogan rally draws 30,000 in Germany
Some 30,000 pro-Kurdish demonstrators rallied in the German city of Frankfurt on Saturday calling for “democracy in Turkey.”
MILITARY
US military seeks greater involvement in Syria
The US military is likely to expand its intervention in Syria under the Trump administration.
YEMEN
Yemeni missile hits air base in Riyadh: Report
The Borkan-2 missile accurately struck King Salman Air Base in the Saudi capital Riyadh.
POLITICS
'Bomb threat' at White House checkpoint
A man is in custody after driving to a White House checkpoint claiming to have a bomb inside his vehicle.
MILITARY
Nearly 2,600 UK ex-soldiers jailed in 1 year
Nearly 2,600 veterans of the UK's war in Iraq and Afghanistan have been jailed in the past year for violent crimes and sexual offences.
PALESTINE
UN succumbed to Israeli blackmail: PLO
The Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) condemns UN for revoking an anti-Israel report.
ECONOMY
US backs free trade but also wants change
The US believes in free trade except in the case of some agreements, which need reexamination, says Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin.
TURKEY
Erdogan vows to reinstate death penalty
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says he will immediately reinstate the death penalty after an upcoming constitutional referendum.
SOCIETY
Most US youths see Trump as bogus: Poll
A new poll shows most American young adults, including 75% of blacks and nearly half whites, view Trump as an "illegitimate president."
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