MILITARY
Pentagon to offer Trump tougher war options
The Pentagon is drawing up proposals to offer to Donald Trump to intensify the military campaign in Iraq and Syria, officials say.
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EU
Greece to approve fresh cuts for 2017
The parliament is expected to ratify a budget bill that is expected to save some $6.5 billion for the country in 2017.
INTERVIEWS
US covered up Israel nuclear test: Journalist
A political expert censures the US administrations’ cover-up of Israel's nuclear proliferation activities.
BUSINESS
OPEC, non-OPEC producers set for deal
The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) is expected to clinch a deal with non-OPEC producers to reduce oil output.
SOCIETY
UK football abuse claims extend to 98 clubs
There are now 83 potential suspects and 98 clubs involved in the UK inquiry into child abuse in English football, police chiefs have said.
FRANCE
France 'plans emergency state extension'
Initially imposed in November last year, the state of emergency has already been extended four times in France.
POLITICS
US judge rejects bid to stop vote recount
A US judge has rejected a request to stop a recount of presidential election votes in Wisconsin.
IRAQ
Iraq sends reinforcements to east of Mosul
An Iraqi commander said on Saturday that the military was reinforcing troops based in eastern Mosul.
SYRIA
Syria scrambles troops to check Daesh in Palmyra
The Syrian army says it has deployed reinforcements to the ancient city of Palmyra to stop Daesh from advancing further toward the city.
INTERVIEWS
Syria owes victory to Hezbollah: Expert
An activist says the Lebanese resistance movement has been instrumental in fighting and defeating Takfiri terrorists in Syria.
KOREAS
South Koreans rally to celebrate Park ouster
Hundreds of thousands take part in a rally in the South Korean capital to celebrate Park's impeachment.
CHINA
Beijing asserts right over South China Sea
Newly released satellite images showed Vietnamese vessels at work on the disputed Ladd Reef in the South China Sea.
SPORTS
French player claims Iran squash games title
French squash player Auguste Dussourd has been named the champion of the first edition of the International Navy Martyrs Memorial Squash Tournament in Tehran.
INTERVIEWS
‘Petraeus not qualified to run State Department’
US President-elect Donald Trump’s appointment of former CIA director David Petraeus as secretary of state would be “outrageous,” a former US diplomat says.
ECONOMY
Iran among 2017 must-visits
Iran has been recommended as a top travel destination for 2017 as the country takes steps to ease visa rules for foreign tourists.
SPORTS
Iranian club aces world wrestling cup
Iranian wrestling club Sina Sanat Izeh has ranked first at the third edition of the Greco-Roman Club World Cup in Hungary.
GERMANY
German military aid to Riyadh angers opposition
The German Left Party and the Greens have slammed plans by Berlin to offer military training to Saudi Arabian forces amid the brutal war on Yemen.
SYRIA
US rushes troops as Aleppo liberation nears
The deployment of 200 new troops will add to 300 American special forces already operating in Syria.
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