IRAQ
Iraqi forces make more gains in Mosul battle
Nearly 30,000 Iraqi army soldiers, volunteer fighters and Kurdish forces are taking part in the the military operation to retake Mosul from Daesh, according to media reports.
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RUSSIA
Russian warships pass through UK waters
A fleet of Russian nuclear-powered warships and fighter jets is passing through the English Channel in "a show of force".
SAUDI ARABIA
Fire at Saudi Aramco oil plant kills two
Saudi Arabia’s Aramco oil giant says two people succumbed to the injuries they sustained in a fire at one of its facilities.
ECONOMY
Baku wants Iran to develop power plants
Azerbaijan says Iran should take rapid measures to develop joint power plants.
INTERVIEWS
‘UK should be ashamed of backing Saudi’
The UK should be ashamed of its support for Saudi Arabia’s atrocities in Yemen, Syria and Bahrain, says a British scholar.
LEBANON
Riyadh joins US, slaps sanctions on Hezbollah
Sanctions imposed on Hezbollah by US, Saudi regime are aimed at "disrupting Hezbollah's worldwide commercial and financial infrastructure."
RUSSIA
Putin backs armed mission in E Ukraine
The Russian president supports the deployment of an armed monitoring mission to the conflict-torn areas in eastern Ukraine.
MILITARY
US soldier dies from bomb blast in Iraq
The US military says an American soldier has died of wounds from a bomb explosion in northern Iraq.
BUSINESS
ECB keeps interest rates at record lows
The European Central Bank (ECB) has kept its interest rates at record lows.
FOREIGN POLICY
UK calls on EU to unite against Russia
Theresa May has just stepped up London’s anti-Russia stance by calling on EU leaders to unite against Moscow.
INTERVIEWS
‘US elections don’t resemble democracy’
“Americans need to wake up and see that their nation has become a criminal empire rather than a republic,” Kevin Barrett told Press TV on Thursday.
AFGHANISTAN
UN warns of Afghan displacement crisis
The UN warns that fighting could displace even more people across Afghanistan in the remaining time to winter.
PALESTINE
Israeli troops kill Palestinian stone-thrower
Over 250 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces since last October.
FOREIGN POLICY
US repeats hacking claims against Russia
James Clapper is “very confident” that recent hackings of Hillary Clinton’s campaign are done by Russia.
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S Africa police clash with student protesters
Hundreds of South African students gather outside president Zuma's offices in Pretoria to protest rising tuition fees.
IRAQ
Iraqi troops recapture town near Mosul
Many believe that the recapture of Mosul, which fell to Daesh in 2014, would signal the terror outfit’s total defeat in Iraq.
POLITICS
Iran vows full support for terror-hit Iraq
Iran’s Velayati is in Iraq to attend the 9th session of the Supreme Council of the World Assembly of Islamic Awakening.
INDIA
Blast at Indian fireworks factory kills 8
Local Indian officials say the blast injures 15 people, with some of them having critical burn injuries.
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