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Russian couple living with 300lb bear for 23 years
Svetlana and Yuriy Panteleenko adopted the bear named Stepan when he was aged just three months.
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RUSSIA
Meet Russia’s ultimate combat weapons
Meet some of Russia’s ultimate combat weapons in this quick review of the country’s most advanced military hardware.
SYRIA
Syrian Observatory fabricates facts: Russia
Russia accuses the so-called Syrian Observatory for Human Rights and Reuters of spreading lies about Syria.
SOCIETY
3 Minnesota men on trial for aiding ISIL
A US federal court tries three Somali-American men from Minnesota on charges of trying to assist Daesh in Syria.
TURKEY
Miss Turkey convicted of dissing Erdgoan
Former Miss Turkey is sentenced to 14-month jail time for insulting Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
SOCIETY
Chewing away at Islamophobia
Imagine a pill that could cure “blind intolerance, unthinking bigotry,” and even “irrational fear of Muslims.”
BUSINESS
EEU seeking trade deal with China
Russia's First Deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov says the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) is trying to seal a trade deal with China.
PALESTINE
‘Netanyahu wife mistreated ex-employee’
A court finds the wife of Israeli premier guilty of abusively treating an ex-employee.
FRANCE
French minister fined over tax statement
French media say Economy Minister Emmanuel Macron is being fined over false tax statement.
FOREIGN POLICY
US issues travel warning for Europe
The United States has warned Americans of a possible threat of terrorist attacks in Europe this summer.
POLITICS
Iran raps Bahrain cleric jail extension
Iran raps jail term extension of Bahrain’s prominent Shia cleric Sheikh Ali Salman.
ENERGY
Iran to amend its new oil deals
Iran’s First Vice President Ehsaq Jahangiri has ordered Oil Minister Bijan Zangeneh to make amendments to the new format of the country’s oil contracts – known as the IPC.
NORTH AFRICA
Polisario leader dies after illness
The leader of Western Sahara’s independence movement, Mohamed Abdelaziz, dies after a long illness.
INTERVIEWS
‘US exploiting South China Sea dispute’
The US is taking advantage of the South China Sea dispute to expand its military reach in the region, a US intelligence linguist says.
EU
EU monitor blasts Greece on refugee sites
Greek refugee centers do not 'meet international standards,' says the Council of Europe human rights monitor.
DEFENSE
Iran Navy to send flotilla to high seas
The 41st flotilla of the Iranian Navy will set off for high seas on Wednesday.
PERSIAN GULF
Bahrain's Zainab al-Khawaja released
A court in Bahrain orders the release of a prominent female rights campaigner, Zainab al-Khawaja, and her baby boy.
TURKEY
Turkey tags Gulen movement as ‘terrorist’
The Turkish government officially designates a movement led by Turkish cleric Fethullah Gulen as a “terrorist” group.
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