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Venezuela starts drills to counter ‘threats’
Venezuela launches two-day military drills aimed at staving off what the government says are acts of foreign aggression against the country.

Venezuela launches two-day military drills aimed at staving off what the government says are acts of foreign aggression against the country.

Japanese police arrest an American national in Okinawa on suspicion of murdering a Japanese woman.

Leading US presidential hopefuls once again trade insults, calling each other unqualified for the top post.

China warns Taiwan's new leader against seeking independence, saying peace would be "impossible" if she attempts to move away from the mainland.

More than 300 groups in Europe have urged the EU to hold Israel accountable for its human rights violations and join a global campaign for boycott of Israeli products.

The Egyptian army says it has found wreckage of a missing plane which crashed while carrying 66 passengers and crew from Paris to Cairo.

Striking workers of the Verizon telecoms company march in Washington DC over working conditions.

Iraq asks Jordan to extradite Saddam Hussein’s daughters and a number of Ba’athi veterans.

Moshe Ya’alon has officially resigned as Israel's minister of military affairs, citing "lack of trust" in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Egypt approves a $25-billion loan from Russia for the construction of its first nuclear power plant.

San Francisco’s police chief has stepped down after high-profile killings.

A northern region in Spain bans the killing of bulls in traditional festivals.

NATO says it may deploy sophisticated AWACS surveillance aircraft to Iraq and Syria to fight Daesh

Washington has put Daesh branches in Saudi Arabia, Yemen and Libya on its terror watch list.

France’s internal intelligence agency chief says Daesh is planning bombing attacks in France during an upcoming soccer event in the country.

Police and protesters clash during an anti-labor reforms demonstrations in the French city of Nantes.

Palestinians slam the appointment of Avigdor Lieberman as the new Israeli minister of military affairs.

Direly-needed changes in weather favor the Canadian firefighters battling a ravenous wildfire in northern Alberta.