SOMALIA
Somali pirates free 26 hostages
The hostages will be flown to the Kenyan capital Nairobi, a Somali government official said.
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ECONOMY
Iran exports $4.3bn of petrochemicals
Iran exports some 4.3 billion dollars worth of an array of petrochemicals since March 20.
RUSSIA
Russian embassy in London ‘shrinking’
Moscow is critical of extended delays by British authorities in issuing visas to diplomats.
DEFENSE
Iran unveils radars, navigation systems
Iran unveils domestically-built aerial navigation and tracking systems, including two military surveillance radars.
EGYPT
Gunmen kill senior Egyptian army officer
Gunmen kill a senior Egyptian military official in a suburb of the capital, Cairo.
PAKISTAN
Afghan Taliban delegation in Pakistan
The Taliban political bureau based in Qatar confirmed the delegation’s visit to Pakistan.
POLITICS
Joe Biden: 'I wish' I could fight Trump
Joe Biden says he wishes he could take Trump "behind the gym" over his vulgar remarks about women.
TURKEY
Iraq, Turkey lock horns over troop presence
Squabbles between Turkey and Iraq continue to escalate over Turkish troop deployment outside Mosul.
NORTH AFRICA
Libya forces free 13 foreigners in Sirte
The foreigners also include a Turkish national and an Egyptian.
PAKISTAN
Karachi demo urges protection of Shias
The protesters called on the government to protect the Shia community against targeted killings.
EGYPT
Egypt court upholds Morsi’s 20-year jail term
An appeals court in Egypt upholds a 20-year prison sentence against former president Mohamed Morsi.
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Greece rejects UN criticism about 10 Syrians
The Greek Ministry of Citizen Protection said the UNHCR’s criticism of the deportation of the Syrians to Turkey was “unfounded.”
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Filipino protesters urge US troops withdrawal
Protesters burn a US flag and urge Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte to terminate military agreements with Washington.
SPORTS
Iran basketballers post 2 FISU event wins
Iran’s Payame Noor University team has notched up two consecutive wins in the 3x3 FISU World University League 2016 in China.
PERSIAN GULF
Bahrain to auction Shia bloc’s assets
Bahrain is set to auction off the assets of the country’s al-Wefaq opposition group, which has been dissolved.
MILITARY
Carter visits Iraq to discuss Mosul battle
US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter has arrived in Iraq from Turkey to assess the military campaign in Mosul.
CHINA
Typhoon hits China after ravaging Philippines
China evacuates nearly 50,000 people in southern provinces as Typhoon Haima moves inland.
RUSSIA
Russia says trying to prevent Syria breakup
The Kremlin says that Moscow is purging Syria of terrorists.
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