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Iraq’s Sadr says US troops are targets
Iraqi cleric Moqtada al-Sadr says US troops who are to be deployed in Iraq will be targeted.

Iraqi cleric Moqtada al-Sadr says US troops who are to be deployed in Iraq will be targeted.

Chinese Vice Premier Liu Yandong says a South China Sea arbitration case ruling is an attempt to deny Beijing’s territorial sovereignty.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan bursts into tears while paying respects to his supporters who were killed in a failed coup attempt.

France cautions Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan not to use a failed coup in the country as a “blank check” to gag his opponents.

US President Barack Obama calls for unity among Americans in the wake of a shooting in Louisiana that left three police officers dead.

Turkey reopens an air base used by American forces to allegedly target Daesh terrorists, the Pentagons says.

Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are unable to improve race relations in the US, says an American journalist.

Saudi Arabia lied to American investigators about terror suspects such as Osama bin Laden.

A top military adviser to Turkish President Erdogan is in detention after the failed coup of July 15.

Clashes erupt in two major locations in Turkey as government goes after coup plotters.

A huge fire sweeps through a Saudi hotel in Mecca.

Iran says a Bahraini court’s decision to dissolve the al-Wefaq bloc is unconstructive.

A police officer is killed and two are injured as gunmen storm a police headquarters in Armenia.

John Kerry says US Congress’ unwillingness to cooperate with Barack Obama hurdles the fight against Daesh.

The 42nd flotilla of the Iranian Navy to set off for high seas.

Two Israeli soldiers are killed in a grenade explosion in the occupied Golan Heights in Palestine.

Iran’s Energy Minister Hamid Chitchian says he expects deals with global engineering giants Siemens and Rolls-Royce over investments in the country’s power sector.

SNP urges Theresa May to delay parliamentary vote on expanding Trident.