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Ohio governor to launch presidential bid
Ohio Governor John Kasich will announce his candidacy for president next month.

Ohio Governor John Kasich will announce his candidacy for president next month.

A volcano erupts in Indonesia’s East Java Province, releasing smoke and ash.

South Korea cautiously reports no new cases of, or deaths from MERS for the first time in nine days.

Senator Bernie Sanders says the American people are “sick and tired” of the economic situation in the US.

Polling stations officially open in Burundi's parliamentary elections.

Saudis hold a rally to express solidarity with the people of Kuwait over a recent terrorist attack in the country.

A top ISIL commander in Iraq is killed in the city of Mosul along with 10 other Takfiri militants, says a senior Iraqi commander.

The EU says all the negotiating sides have shown the political will to clinch a final nuclear deal.

The International Islamic Trade Finance Corp (ITFC) has approved raising Iran’s stake in the financial entity, making the country the third largest shareholder, its annual report says.

Palestinian detainee Adnan ends his 55-day long hunger strike after Israel agreed to release him, his lawyer says.

A criticism by a former CIA chief over Iran nuclear talks is doing “disservice” to the Obama administration, says an analyst.

A senior Iranian diplomat says a final nuclear agreement will not be against the region.

Libya’s warring factions hold their first face-to-face meeting during peace talks in Morocco.

A Jewish institute has proposed “outing” of anti-Israel professors from universities in the United States.

Iran calls for the prosecution of those who provided the former Iraqi regime with chemical against Iranian soldiers during the Iraq–Iran War.

The Israeli navy troops have reportedly captured a Swedish ship from the Freedom Flotilla III en route to Gaza.

The African Union says it will not monitor the upcoming elections in Burundi.

A small plane with three people aboard has crashed into a home on a blind street in Plainfield, Massachusetts.