SPORTS
Iran grabs 8 world powerlifting gold medals
Iranian powerlifters have managed to collect eight gold medals at world championships in Kursk, Russia.
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SAUDI ARABIA
Saudi Arabia mulls military base in Djibouti
Djibouti, a resource-poor tiny state strategically situated in the Horn of Africa, relies on donations from the Saudi regime.
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Malaysia decries ‘genocide’ of Myanmar Muslims
The Malaysian PM says the world 'cannot sit by and watch' the ethnic cleansing of Rohingya minority under Myanmar’s de factor leader Suu Kyi.
INTERVIEWS
'Sanctions act renewal proof of US unreliablity'
A US Congress vote to extend the Iran Sanctions Act for 10 years showed the world that Washington easily reneges on its commitments, a political analyst says.
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Body parts found at Indonesia possible crash site
The body parts are believed to belong to the occupants of a police plane that has presumably crashed.
EU
Austria voting in presidential election rerun
Austrians are voting in a presidential election rerun, a competition between far-right Norbert Hofer and mainstream Alexander Van der Bellen.
POLITICS
Rouhani vows ‘firm response’ to US anti-Iran bill
The Iranian president says Tehran will not violate its nuclear agreement with the P5+1, but will not stand idle in the face of its infringement.
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Uzbeks voting to pick new president
Voters in Uzbekistan will elect a new president following the death of Islam Karimov, who ruled in that capacity for 27 years.
POLITICS
May orders crackdown on unauthorized leaks
Theresa May has ordered security chiefs to seize mobile phone and email records of anyone suspected of revealing government secrets.
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Cuba bids final farewell to Fidel Castro
Huge crowds and foreign dignitaries gather in the city of Santiago for the memorial service of the late Cuban leader.
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Huge rally opposes same-sex marriage in Taiwan
Some 100,000 protesters took to the streets of Taiwan’s capital, Taipei, in opposition to a bill that would allow same-sex marriage.
SYRIA
Syria urges NE Aleppo residents to return home
At least 10 buses have brought back the first group of residents to liberated areas in eastern Aleppo.
ECONOMY
Turkey offers to trade in local cash with Iran, others
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has proposed to replace local currencies in transactions with the Islamic Republic, Russia and China.
SOCIETY
3,500 US vets ‘to put bodies on the line’
Thousands of US military veterans have gathered in a mass show of support for Native Americans and their allies battling the Dakota Access Pipeline.
YEMEN
Pro-Hadi militias prepare assault on Yemen coast
The planned offensive is aimed at driving the Houthis back from Bab al-Mandab Strait, a key global shipping route.
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Indonesians rally to call for unity
Tens of thousands rallied in the capital, Jakarta, on Sunday to call for national unity.
POLITICS
Jill Stein drops recount bid in Pennsylvania
The former Green Party nominee says regular citizens cannot afford the high costs of the recount attempt.
POLITICS
Israeli donor calls Muslim MP anti-Semite
An Israeli-American billionaire donor accuses a Muslim US lawmaker of being anti-Israel.
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