SOCIETY
US drones will triple by 2020
The US aviation authority predicts the number of US drones to treble by 2020.
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EU
France foils 'advanced stage' terror plot
France’s police foil an “advanced stage” terror plot at a Parisian suburb.
PALESTINE
UN approves 'blacklist' of Israeli firms
The UNHRC adopts a resolution that urges setting up a database of businesses involved in activities in Israeli settlements.
BRAZIL
Brazilians rally for embattled Rousseff
Thousands of Brazilians hold a demonstration to back President Dilma Rousseff, amid impeachment calls from opponents.
POLITICS
Trump, Cruz get nasty over wives
US Republican presidential frontrunners come to blows after stirring controversies over each others’ wives.
NIGERIA
Boko Haram abducts 16 Nigeria women
Boko Haram militants abduct 16 women in northeast Nigeria.
POLITICS
Iran raps UN rapporteur mandate renewal
Iran slams a decision by some Western countries and their allies to renew the mandate of the UN special rapporteur on human rights situation in the Islamic Republic.
MILITARY
US claims credit in Iraq battle for Mosul
The US military is reportedly ‘boosting’ its role in the north Iraq fight against ISIL.
FOREIGN POLICY
Obama not apologetic for Argentine coup
US President Barack Obama on Thursday stopped short of apologizing for Washington’s support for Argentina’s 976-1983 military dictatorship.
EU
Belgian police arrest 6 in anti-terror ops
Police in the Belgian capital, Brussels, detain six people over the bombings in the city.
KOREAS
N Korea simulates strike on South leader
North Korea stages a live-fire military drill involving a simulated strike on the residence of the South Korean president.
INTERVIEWS
‘US to attempt color revolution in Cuba’
The US is not honest in normalizing relations with Cuba, but it is laying the groundwork for a “color revolution” in the island nation, an American writer says.
TURKEY
PKK blast kills 2 Turkish gendarmes
Two Turkish gendarmes are killed in a bomb blast staged by the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK).
SYRIA
UNESCO chief hails Palmyra liberation
The UNESCO chief hails Syrian forces’ recent push to liberate the ancient city of Palmyra.
SYRIA
How ruinous can other Syria-style wars be?
What would be the scale of human catastrophe as a result of a war by Daesh on other countries?
PALESTINE
Israeli soldier executes Palestinian: Video
An Israeli soldier is caught on video shooting a wounded Palestinian in the head in the occupied West Bank.
AFGHANISTAN
7 policemen killed in South Afghanistan
At least seven Afghan policemen are killed by their comrades in the southern province of Kandahar.
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Bulgaria rejects US threat warning
Bulgaria angrily dismisses a warning by the US embassy to Americans advising them to avoid a busy transport center in the capital Sofia.
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