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1000s rap THAAD deployment in S Korea
Thousands of people rally in the South Korean capital against the recent decision by the government to allow the deployment of an advanced US missile system in South Korea.

Thousands of people rally in the South Korean capital against the recent decision by the government to allow the deployment of an advanced US missile system in South Korea.

US secretary of state says Washington would review backing militants in Syria after they beheaded a child.

Muslim leaders in the US have begun to register a million voters to help combat Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s rhetoric against Muslims.

A recent video footage shows a young Syrian asylum seeker being beaten by a bus driver in the southwestern Swedish city of Borgholm.

China urges the US Republican Party not to continue leveling “groundless accusations” against Beijing.

Security forces in Bangladesh arrest four members of a banned group suspected of involvement in an attack on a cafe in the capital earlier this month.

Theresa May says the UK will not begin official talks on leaving the EU in 2016.

Venezuela says it has arrested an American national and his Venezuelan wife on charges of fomenting unrest against embattled President Nicolas Maduro.

UK MPs will debate a motion to find Tony Blair in contempt of House of Commons over Iraq war.

A speechwriter working for Donald Trump's company identified herself as the person responsible for plagiarism in Melania Trump's convention speech.

Thousands of pro-government supporters have rallied in Istanbul to show support for Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan following last Friday's failed coup attempt.

Libya’s unity government condemns the presence of French military forces in the country following the revelation that such forces are operating on the ground in Libya.

Israeli military forces demolish several Palestinian houses around al-Quds (Jerusalem).

Clashes break out between Armenian police and protests gathered outside a police station seized by armed men.

The United States and Cuba are making “steady progress” one year after the normalization of ties between the long-time foes.

US police forces arrest at least 17 people in a protest outside the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Ohio.

The UN has called on world powers to make sure that the JCPOA is beneficial to the people of Iran.

The US-led coalition will investigate civilian casualties caused by an air strike near Manbij, in northern Syria, says Defense Secretary Ash Carter.