ECONOMY
Trans-Asia link to Iran, Turkey gets on track
The two-day even brings together officials from Afghanistan, Iran, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Kazakhstan, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Russia, and India.
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IRAQ
Iraq retakes Mosul’s ‘Iron Bridge’ from Daesh
Government forces liberate a third bridge crossing over Tigris River from Daesh and are now advancing towards the city's Grand Mosque.
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Malaysia verifies Kim’s identity using child’s DNA
Malaysia says it used a DNA sample from one of Kim Jong-nam’s children to confirm the identity of the assassinated half-brother of North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-un.
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Chile police, protesters clash in anti-TPP rally
Protesters in Chile clash with police while rallying against the failed Transpacific Partnership.
POLITICS
Iran Jewish MP raps Bibi’s ‘nonsensical’ rant
An Iranian Jewish lawmaker calls Israeli PM Netanyahu a ‘tyrant’ who would ‘manipulate religious values to pave the way for carnage and occupation.’
EU
Prosecutors still investigating Assange 'rape' case
Swedish prosecutors say they are not yet ready to decide on rape allegations against WikiLeaks founder.
TURKEY
‘Turkey to review migrant deal with EU’
Ankara threatens to reevaluate its migration deal with the bloc, as Turkish and European officials engage in back-and-forth rhetoric.
POLITICS
Mattis breaks with Trump on climate change
US Defense Secretary James Mattis says global warming is a national security threat, in a break with President Trump who denies climate change.
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Duterte's VP slams 'summary executions' in drug war
Philippine Vice President Leni Robredo says the nation’s drug war has left Filipinos feeling “hopeless and helpless.”
INTERVIEWS
'Turkey seeks to gain upper hand in Syria talks’
An analyst says Ankara is seeking to get a better position vis-à-vis Kurds in Syria and to gain the upper hand by pressuring militant groups to boycott Astana talks.
KOREAS
South Korea’s ex-president faces prosecution
Capitalizing on ousted president Park Geun-hye’s loss of impunity, prosecutors summon her as a criminal suspect in a scandal.
ENERGY
‘Iran can have 100% renewable grid by 2030’
Iran would need to develop about 49 gigawatts of solar power, 77 gigawatts of wind energy and 21 gigawatts of hydropower to achieve a zero-emissions grid.
EU
Dutch vote in key general elections
The polls are particularly important given the potentiality that another far-right party may rise to power in Europe.
PALESTINE
Israeli forces shoot dead Palestinian girl
Israeli regime forces have shot and killed a Palestinian girl near the Israeli settlement of Gush Etzion south of Jerusalem al-Quds.
SYRIA
Aid convoys reach four Syria villages: ICRC
The aid supplies will be distributed among 60,000 residents in Foua and Kafarya villages of Idlib Province as well as Madaya and Zabadani near Damascus.
SYRIA
Syria peace talks in Astana ‘constructive’
Iran, Russia, and Turkey are mediating a third round of consultations in Astana aimed at finding a political solution to Syria’s conflict.
CHINA
Taiwan starts to brandish ‘the China threat’
A Taiwanese defense paper says China’s military modernization efforts and its recent drills around Taiwan pose a threat to the self-ruled island.
POLITICS
White House defends Trump's tax avoidance
Trump was committed "to his company, his family and his employees” to pay the least possible amount of tax to the US government, the White House said.
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