
AFGHANISTAN
Gunfight kills 21 in Afghan wedding
At least 21 people are killed in a gunfight in a wedding event in the northern Afghan Baghlan Province.

At least 21 people are killed in a gunfight in a wedding event in the northern Afghan Baghlan Province.

A Palestinian man dies while struggling to escape Israeli troops trying to arrest him.

French farmers block roads to stop foreign products in protest at falling food prices.

The Iranian president says the Islamic Republic will firmly deal with any acts of aggression.

Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders says racism is a problem parallel to economic inequality in the US.

New figures show the number of Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails in administrative detention has doubled.

The Iranian foreign minister arrives in Iraq on the final leg of his 3-nation regional tour.

A former White House official says the US cannot stand independent countries, such as Russia and Iran, because they are a threat to Washington’s unilateral actions.

Moscow is planning to boost its navy in the Black Sea and seeks presence in the Atlantic, Mediterranean, and Arctic.

The Organization of Islamic Cooperation calls on the UN Security Council to put an end to Israeli attacks on the al-Aqsa Mosque compound.

Iran is planning to build two nuclear power plants in the southern province of Bushehr.

A medical worker has been killed in northwestern Yemen during a Saudi Arabia’s air raid on a medical center.

Gazans stage a protest against UN cuts to services provided to refugees.

NATO and Turkey are to meet for talks over Ankara’s military operations against the ISIL and PKK group.

Police in the US city of Cleveland have reportedly used pepper spray on Black Lives Matter protesters.

Syrian forces along with Kurdish fighters advance against ISIL in the northeastern city of Hasakah.

Lindsey Graham says he believes there is a market in the United States for people like Donald Trump who say "outrageous" things.

Iran says Bahrain is using baseless accusations to escalate tensions in the region.