MILITARY
Russian jet flying past US warship: Video
The US military has released a new video about a “routine encounter” of a Russian warplane and a US destroyer in the Black Sea.
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EGYPT
Merkel urged to press Cairo over abuses
Prominent rights groups call on the German chancellor to highlight Cairo’s human rights violations during her meeting with Egypt’s President Sisi.
INTERVIEWS
US concerned about China’s rising power
The United States is concerned that China is taking over its influence in the Asia-Pacific region, says an analyst.
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Lion mauls tourist to death in S. Africa
A female American tourist has been mauled to death by a lion during a safari outside the South African city of Johannesburg.
SYRIA
6,657 killed in Syria in May: Report
The month of May was the deadliest month of the year so far in Syria with over 6,600 people killed in the war-ravaged country, a report says.
FOREIGN POLICY
No military option against Iran: Obama
US President Barack Obama admits a military reaction to Iran’s nuclear program would not “fix” the issue.
RUSSIA
Russia to hold 40 ‘large-scale’ wargames
Russia announces 40 large-scale war games to be held in its eastern regions this summer.
EU
Merkel, Hollande meet amid Greek crisis
The German chancellor and French president meet in Berlin amid ongoing talks over the Greek debt crisis in a bid to consider steps to forge a single digital market in Europe.
SOCIETY
Cats make kids dumb: Research
Scientists link a cat parasite to diminished memory and reading aptitude in children.
KOREAS
MERS kills two in South Korea
South Korea announced the death of two people diagnosed with the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS).
SOCIETY
TSA fails 95% of covert security tests
The US Transportation Security Administration failed 95 percent of undercover tests carried out in airports across the country recently, a report reveals.
POLITICS
Death sought for Saudis abusing Iran teens
A Saudi court seeks the death penalty for the two Saudi officers who sexually abused two teenage Iranian pilgrims, a senior Iranian official says.
CHINA
China boat with 450 passengers sinks
A passenger ship carrying over 450 people sinks in the Yangtze River in southern China.
PALESTINE
Germany calls for Gaza blockade removal
Germany calls for the removal of Israel’s eight-year-long blockade on the Gaza Strip.
INTERVIEWS
Brennan reveals US ‘true position’ on ISIL
CIA Director John Brennan is “taking the lead” rather than President Barack Obama in “representing the actual view” of the administration on the US fight against ISIL.
PAKISTAN
US drone strike kills 4 in Pakistan
A fresh US drone strike kills four people in Pakistan’s northwestern restive tribal region.
AFGHANISTAN
Infighting kills 20 militants in Afghanistan
At least 20 militants are killed in fresh clashes between the ISIL terrorist group and Taliban militants in the troubled western Afghanistan.
ECONOMY
Chinese trade delegation in Iran
A group of Chinese economic officials are in Iran to review investment opportunities.
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