
RUSSIA
Putin OKs destruction of banned foods
Putin approves a plan to destroy illegal products imported from countries on Moscow’s sanctions list.

Putin approves a plan to destroy illegal products imported from countries on Moscow’s sanctions list.

Turkish warplanes launch aerial attacks on ISIL hideouts in Syria and PKK targets in Iraq.

In new operations, the Syrian army has managed to make fresh gains in the country and kill dozens of terrorists.

Zarif dismisses as “incomplete hints” recent remarks made by his US counterpart about talks between Iran and the P5+1.

Yemen’s Ansarullah fighters and allied army forces fire several missiles at Saudi military bases.

Obama is visiting his father’s homeland for the fourth time but for the first time as president.

An explosion in a firework factory in southern Italy has killed seven workers and injured a dozen more.

Turkish police have clashed with anti-ISIL demonstrators in the port city of Istanbul.

John Kerry has warned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about planning to attack Iran’s nuclear facilities.

Israel may attempt to kill the Iran nuclear accord with a false flag operation in the United Stataes, a former US Senate candidate says.

A team of Iranian humanoid robots has defeated rivals in the rescue simulation section to take the first prize.

At least four civilians die in new Saudi airstrikes on Yemen’s southern province of Bayda.

Austria’s President Heinz Fisher is due to make an official visit to Tehran in the coming few months, Austrian media say.

A deal reached between Turkey and the US on Syria also includes the establishment of a no-fly zone over the Arab country, a Turkish newspaper says.

Burundi’s official election results show President Pierre Nkurunziza has won a third term in office.

The US president has once again threatened Iran with a military attack despite the recent conclusion of nuclear talks with Tehran.

An Afghan airstrike kills four senior members of the Taliban militant group in northern Afghanistan.

Iran rejects the existence of “secret annexes” to the text of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) as reported by some foreign media outlets.