
POLITICS
France: No peace in Mideast without Iran
French Parliament Speaker Claude Bartolone says the Middle East will see no lasting peace without Iran’s participation.

French Parliament Speaker Claude Bartolone says the Middle East will see no lasting peace without Iran’s participation.

Imprisoned Saudi human rights activist and lawyer Waleed Abulkhair goes on a hunger strike to protest his ill-treatment.

The Tel Aviv mayor calls on Israek to end the occupation of Palestinian lands, which he said was the root cause of the deadly shooting in the city.

The US calls on Israel not to punish innocent Palestinians over the recent violence in the occupied territories.

Iran, Russia and Syria hold three-way talks on the expansion of anti-terrorism cooperation.

Pedro Pablo Kuczynski wins the presidential election in Peru by a narrow margin.

The US president gives the go-ahead to more American military role in Afghanistan.

The US is looking for an excuse to militarily confront the Chinese over their claims in the South China Sea, a former US Senate policy adviser says.

At least 30 civilians, including 11 children, have been killed in a US-led airstrike in northern Syria.

Qatar summons the US ambassador to Doha over a video posted online showing American soldiers disrespecting the Qatari flag.

Israel’s newly-appointed minister of military affairs has issued an order to suspend the return of the bodies of all Palestinians killed during suspected attacks.

Former British PMs John Major and Tony Blair have warned a vote to leave the EU will "jeopardize the unity" of the UK.

Russia’s Air Force says it has grounded its fleet of Sukhoi-27s until it is determined what caused one such fighter to fatally crash.

Turkey places a ban on the sale of fertilizers which can be used to make bombs more destructive.

US President Barack Obama is not pressuring Bernie Sanders to end his presidential campaign, White House spokesman Josh Earnest says.

Several human rights groups have expressed deep concern over the alarming situation in Bahrain's Dry Dock prison.

US Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders has met with President Barack Obama.

The Daesh Takfiri terrorist group has released personal data of thousands of people, calling for their murder.