
TURKEY
Erdogan pens 1st letter to Putin since Nov.
The Turkish president sends a letter to his Russian counterpart on the occasion of Russia’s National Day in the first such contact since bilateral ties hit a low in November last year.

The Turkish president sends a letter to his Russian counterpart on the occasion of Russia’s National Day in the first such contact since bilateral ties hit a low in November last year.

Russian hackers attack the US DNC’s computer network and gain access to research on Donald Trump, American officials say while Moscow denies such a measure.

Moscow vows countermeasures against NATO’s plans to deploy four battalions close to Russian borders.

President Obama has strongly pushed back against criticism that he does not use the term “radical Islam.”

Iran’s Oil Minister Bijan Zangeneh says the country’s oil production has surpassed 3.8 million barrels per day (bpd).

The IOM says over 430,000 people have been displaced since the beginning of the operation to liberate Iraq’s Fallujah from Daesh.

Venezuela's foreign minister says her country is the victim of 'international bullying.'

Iran’s Academy of Medical Sciences condemns the UN bowing to pressure by Saudi Arabia over the blacklisting.

Even the deadliest mass shooting in US history is not likely to convince Congress to change the nation’s gun laws, says a peace activist.

Britain’s leading daily newspapers are urging their readers to vote to leave the EU in the June 23 referendum, academics have found.

Ayatollah Khamenei warns of enemy plots to hinder Iran’s progress.

Doctors Without Borders says thousands of Iraqi civilians fleeing Fallujah lack access to adequate water.

The UN warns of the high number of unaccompanied refugee kids reaching Europe and the dangers they face.

NATO says it will send units to Romania as part of plans to expand its presence in Eastern Europe.

Hillary Clinton’s lead over Donald Trump has broadened to 7 points nationally among registered voters.

Iraqi forces liberate Fallujah’s main water facility from Daesh.

Muslim clerics in Bangladesh issue a fatwa against killings of secular intellectuals and members of minorities.

Iran’s Minister of Roads and Urban Development Abbas Akhoundi says a deal to purchase planes from Boeing has been finalized but its details will be announced later.