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Russia intercepts US plane: Pentagon
The Pentagon says a US Air Force reconnaissance plane has been intercepted by a Sukhoi Su-27 fighter jet flying in international airspace over the Baltic Sea.

The Pentagon says a US Air Force reconnaissance plane has been intercepted by a Sukhoi Su-27 fighter jet flying in international airspace over the Baltic Sea.

The Muslim world’s worst enemies are “terrorism and Zionism”, says Iran's President Rouhani.

US military sends nine Yemeni captives in Guantanamo prison to Saudi Arabia ahead of Obama's visit.

A new poll shows US Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump is up to beat his rivals in Tuesday’s New York GOP primary.

The French president visits Lebanon first in his tour of the Middle East, pledging a $113 million in mostly military aid to Beirut.

The Israeli regime is to hold a cabinet meeting in the occupied Golan Heights in an intransigent move to defy international law.

French and German foreign ministers make surprise Libya visit amid intense battles east of the country.

UN warns that infighting between Takfiri factions in a Palestinian refugee camp in Syria is deeply affecting residents.

Saudi Arabia has threatened to sell off about $750 billion in US assets if Congress passes a bill making Riyadh liable for 9/11-related lawsuits.

US House Speaker Paul Ryan has denounced President Barack Obama’s refugee program.

Ethiopia says gunmen have killed at least 140 civilians in a raid on an area near border with South Sudan.

Pentagon is considering a set of 'new' strategies to intensify its war against Daesh in Iraq and Syria.

The United Nations peacekeeping mission in the DRC says it has new complaints of sexual abuse by peacekeepers.

President Rousseff says Brazil faces the threat of a coup d’état.

NATO says it is ready to help boost security in Libya if requested by the new UN-backed government.

Saudi Arabia played the supporting role in the 9/11 attacks, with Israel as the key player, says an analyst.

Iran says the EU must take an effective measure to deal with the US mischief on implementing the JCPOA.

A new report says the majority of US Marine Corps jet fighters are not airworthy.