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I don’t forgive him: Mateen’s father
The father of Omar Mateen, the Orlando nightclub shooter, says he is sorry for his son’s actions and will not forgive him.

The father of Omar Mateen, the Orlando nightclub shooter, says he is sorry for his son’s actions and will not forgive him.

Leaving the EU would not only hurt Britain but also undermine “the collective security of the West," says UK defense minister.

China has censured the US Congress for passing a resolution that supports the outlawed Falun Gong sect and alleges Beijing is engaged in illegal organ harvesting from prisoners.

Saudi Arabia wants the UN to hand over the information of those who helped with blacklisting the monarchy as a child rights violator.

US Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson says responsible homeland security entails passing meaningful gun control reforms.

US presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders calls for the replacement of the DNC's leadership, arguing she has worked in favor of his rival, Hillary Clinton.

The Turkish president sends a letter to his Russian counterpart on the occasion of Russia’s National Day in the first such contact since bilateral ties hit a low in November last year.

Russian hackers attack the US DNC’s computer network and gain access to research on Donald Trump, American officials say while Moscow denies such a measure.

Moscow vows countermeasures against NATO’s plans to deploy four battalions close to Russian borders.

President Obama has strongly pushed back against criticism that he does not use the term “radical Islam.”

Iran’s Oil Minister Bijan Zangeneh says the country’s oil production has surpassed 3.8 million barrels per day (bpd).

The IOM says over 430,000 people have been displaced since the beginning of the operation to liberate Iraq’s Fallujah from Daesh.

Venezuela's foreign minister says her country is the victim of 'international bullying.'

Iran’s Academy of Medical Sciences condemns the UN bowing to pressure by Saudi Arabia over the blacklisting.

Even the deadliest mass shooting in US history is not likely to convince Congress to change the nation’s gun laws, says a peace activist.

Britain’s leading daily newspapers are urging their readers to vote to leave the EU in the June 23 referendum, academics have found.

Ayatollah Khamenei warns of enemy plots to hinder Iran’s progress.

Doctors Without Borders says thousands of Iraqi civilians fleeing Fallujah lack access to adequate water.