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Germany urges tighter Europe borders
The German foreign minister calls for better control of EU borders.

The German foreign minister calls for better control of EU borders.

The evacuation of some 2,000 militants out of the southern areas of the Syrian capital, Damascus, is put on hold.

The US-sponsored 1953 coup d'état against the Mossadegh government led to the 1979 US embassy takeover by students in Tehran, a political analyst says.

Syrian government forces inflict fresh losses on Takfiri militants during separate clean-up operations across the country.

Japan says an armed Chinese ship entered its waters near disputed islands in the East China Sea.

Russia says an international probe of a 2013 chemical attack in Syria should take into account remarks by a Turkish lawmaker over Ankara’s alleged role in the assault.

More than 12,000 hopefuls register to contest Iran’s parliamentary elections.

Hazardous air pollution disrupts over 220 flights in the Chinese capital, Beijing.

Russia arrests six people during an anti-terrorism operation in its restive Northern Caucasus region.

A former Israeli spymaster says an “underground” entity of Israeli extremists “aims to destroy” Israel.

Daesh-aligned rebels in the Philippines kill nine civilians in a series of attacks in the south of the country.

Japan confirms that three of its nationals are being held in China.

Israeli forces shoot dead another Palestinian youth in the occupied East al-Quds.

India returns to Russia after a six-year hiatus for new oil deals, potentially worth $2-3 billion:

Yemeni army soldiers backed by Popular Committees fighters kill eight Saudi soldiers in an attack on the kingdom’s eastern province of al-Ahsa.

US foreign arms sales soared by almost $10 billion last year, reaching a total of $36.2 billion, says a congressional report.

Government troops seize chemical attack equipment from terrorists in the western Syrian city of Latakia.

Russia’s planned $2.3-billion credit line for two development projects in Iran has been finalized.