
MILITARY
Russia mocks UK intercept of submarine
Russia says the Royal Navy’s need for NATO’s assistance in intercepting slow-speed submarines is surprising.

Russia says the Royal Navy’s need for NATO’s assistance in intercepting slow-speed submarines is surprising.

A UN official says up to 90,000 civilians are believed to have been trapped in the besieged Iraqi city of Fallujah.

Iraq's prime minister urges the military commanders to intensify the liberation operation for the city of Fallujah in Anbar province.

French rail workers threaten to continue their strike over labor reforms throughout the Euro 2016 soccer tournament.

Afghanistan’s Interior Ministry bans the use of camera drones by media companies.

Donald Trump says Hillary Clinton and her husband will only create more problems for the US in case she becomes president.

The Turkish government blames the Kurdistan Workers’ Party for a recent deadly bombing in Istanbul.

A senior PLO member likens Israel’s nomination for the chairmanship of a UN committee to ‘asking the wolf to guard the sheep’.

Chad sends some 2,000 troops to neighboring Niger to help fight Boko Haram.

US Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has won the California primary, becoming the party’s presumptive presidential nominee.

Two US F-16 warplanes have gone down after colliding mid-air over Georgia.

Daesh blows up ancient monuments in Iraq and threatens to destroy the Pyramids in Egypt.

Iraqi security forces liberate more areas near the city of Fallujah from Daesh, tightening noose around the terrorists in the city.

Qatari sports club Al Arabi parts company with Iranian professional footballers Ashkan Dejagah and Javad Nekounam.

The UN calls for action against Eritrea's government over its "crimes against humanity."

The EU foreign policy chief says the prospect of resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is getting out of reach.

Iran's football team trounces Kyrgyzstan 6-0 in a friendly match.

A UK warship intercepts a Russian submarine near the English Channel.