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US athletes may skip Olympics over Zika
US athletes who are concerned about the Zika virus can consider not attending the games, the US Olympic Committee has said.

US athletes who are concerned about the Zika virus can consider not attending the games, the US Olympic Committee has said.

Britain is sending hundreds of troops to Jordan for a major logistics war game in the country.

NATO and Saudi Arabia are reportedly slated to hold talks on a Riyadh proposal to deploy ground forces to Syria.

Ayatollah Khamenei says European countries have no independent will in the face of the US.

The United Nations says tens of thousands of people are dying of starvation in South Sudan.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says Iran and the EU must enhance cooperation to counter terrorism.

The Irish republican militant group the Continuity IRA has claimed responsibility for a deadly shooting in Dublin last week.

US Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders has once again blasted the mass incarceration and vast income inequality in the country.

France's energy giant, Total, starts gas production from two offshore fields in the North Sea.

A Palestinian is killed in a tunnel collapse near Gaza's border with Egypt.

At least 35 refugees drown near Turkey after their boats capsized on the way to Greece.

British Prime Minister David Cameron says thousands of refugees may enter Britain if it leaves the EU.

Iraq deploys thousands of soldiers to retake Mosul from Daesh, an army official says.

Former US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright said “there’s a special place in hell” for women who don’t vote for Hillary Clinton.

Kazakhstan says it sees a "brilliant" future in partnership with Iran to capture the Eurasian market.

Russia security forces detain seven Daesh terrorists who had planned to launch terrorist attacks in several cities across the country.

A top Iranian military commander says the US is helping Saudi Arabia’s malicious policies in West Asia.

The Greek premier says the role of Iran in fighting terrorism in the Middle East region is noteworthy.