IRAQ
Iraqi troops launch new Mosul push, retake town
Iraqi forces have recaptured more areas from Daesh as they are pushing to liberate the strategic city of Mosul from the terrorists.
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CHINA
Duterte in China, declares separation from US
President Duterte of the Philippines met his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, in Beijing on Thursday.
INTERVIEWS
'US, allies damaging children's lives in Syria'
A commentator says children are being exploited by Western-backed militants in Syria.
KOREAS
‘Another N Korean missile fails to launch’
The missile, believed to be an intermediate-range Musudan, exploded soon after launch from the western city of Kusong, according to the US and South Korea.
YEMEN
Yemen truce begins amid pressure on Saudis
The ceasefire, which was brokered by the UN, followed days of fierce clashes between Saudi-led invasion forces and Yemeni troops.
POLITICS
Trump says won’t accept ‘rigged’ election
Donald Trump has declared that he might not accept the results of the November 8 presidential election if there is evidence it was rigged.
SYRIA
Russia prepared to extend Aleppo ceasefire
A round of talks between Russia, Ukraine, France and Germany focused on the crises in Syria and Ukraine has wrapped up in Berlin.
POLITICS
Trump, Clinton spar in bitter final debate
Republican and Democratic nominees, Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, face off in the last one-on-one debate in the run-up to the US 2016 election.
YEMEN
Yemen funeral attack ‘deliberate error’
The British minister for the Middle East says the early October attack by Saudi forces on a funeral in Yemen was a “deliberate error.”
PERSIAN GULF
‘No place for Zionists in Bahrain’
Al-Wefaq's deputy secretary general says the people of Bahrain will never abandon Palestine.
IRAQ
US: ISIL leaders, wives escaping Mosul
Top Takfiri leaders of the Daesh terror group are escaping Mosul along with their wives amid an offensive by the government troops to liberate Iraq’s second largest city.
PALESTINE
Palestine calls for anti-Israel UN resolution
Palestine calls on the UNSC to adopt a resolution against Israel’s illegal settlement activities.
SAUDI ARABIA
Blaze hits Saudi oil facility, casualties reported
A fire at a Saudi oil facility near the capital injures some 17 workers.
MILITARY
Seoul to have THAAD asap: US
The United States is set to deploy a Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) battery to South Korea "as soon as possible."
INTERVIEWS
Why US military should stay out of Mosul
American troops in Iraq should avoid direct involvement in the battle to retake Mosul, a former Pentagon official says.
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Manila police van rams into anti-US rally
"Even as the president vowes an independent foreign policy, Philippine police forces still act as running dogs of the US," says a protest leader.
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Uzbekistan military chopper crash kills nine
A military chopper has crashed in eastern Uzbekistan, leaving nine people, including six soldiers, dead.
BUSINESS
Saudi Arabia launches $17.5bn bond sale
Saudi Arabia has launched the sale of $17.5 billion of debt in what would be the largest emerging-market bond issue.
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