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A suspected member of the terrorist cell which carried out attacks in Catalonia said the group planned a bigger attack with explosives, Spanish media report. The testimony comes as four alleged group members appear at the high court in Madrid.
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- New US penalties on Chinese, Russian firms over N. Korea
- UN: Iraq must do more for ISIS sex abuse victims
- Top US commander calls for diplomacy in N. Korea tensions
- Palestinians seek answers from US envoy Kushner
- Barcelona plot suspect tells court that group planned ‘bigger attack with explosives’
- Iraq forces take 2 Tal Afar districts from ISIS – military
- N. Korea will ‘never step back an inch’ from nuclear arms development – diplomat to UN
A North Korean envoy to a UN disarmament forum has refused to negotiate its nuclear program, accusing the US and South Korea of using joint military drills to carry out “an aggressive war scenario” and “a secret operation” against the North’s leadership. - Deal to supply Russian S-400 missile systems to Turkey in final stages – exporter
A contract to supply S-400 anti-aircraft missile systems to Turkey is in the final stages, but has not yet been signed or entered into force, the head of Russian defense giant Rosoboronexport said, retracting his previous statement reported by RIA Novosti. - Raqqa civilians caught in ‘horrific crossfire’ as US-led coalition squeezes ISIS
International NGOs are becoming increasingly alarmed by the situation in Raqqa, a stronghold of Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) in Syria, as more civilians suffer from both the terrorists and the US-led operation to free the city. - Iran ‘needs just 5 days’ to return to uranium enrichment if US backs out of nuclear deal
Tehran needs only five days to increase uranium enrichment to a level sufficient to make a nuclear weapon, Iran’s atomic chief has warned. The warning comes as US President Donald Trump seeks to renegotiate the 2015 nuclear deal.
- Books to bullets: Poland to enlist 10,000 students into volunteer 'Academic Legion'
Poland’s Ministry of Defense has said it will start a new program to give university students military training as part of a volunteer-based “Academic Legion,” which upon completion will see the students enlisted into the country’s reserve forces. - Boko Haram has used 83 children as suicide bombers in 2017 – UNICEF
Boko Haram has dramatically increased the use of children in suicide bomb attacks on civilians in Nigeria, UNICEF reported Tuesday. - UN ‘deeply concerned’ about US-led Raqqa airstrikes that reportedly killed dozens of civilians
The UN has expressed “deep concerns” over the mounting number of civilian casualties in Raqqa inflicted by US-led coalition airstrikes, condemning “any attack directed against civilians or civilian infrastructure.” - German FM accuses Erdogan supporters of harassing his wife as rift deepens
As tensions between Berlin and Ankara continue to rise, German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel has said that personal verbal attacks against him by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan have prompted threats to his wife. - Barcelona attack suspect reveals bigger attack with explosives was plannedA suspected member of the terrorist cell which carried out attacks in Catalonia said the group planned a bigger attack with explosives, Spanish media report. The testimony comes as four alleged group members appear at the high court in Madrid.
- Deal to supply Russian S-400 missile systems to Turkey in final stages – exporterA contract to supply S-400 anti-aircraft missile systems to Turkey is in the final stages, but has not yet been signed or entered into force, the head of Russian defense giant Rosoboronexport said, retracting his previous statement reported by RIA Novosti.
- Revered Russian director detained, charged in $1.15mn embezzlement case
One of Russia’s most renowned theater directors, Kirill Serebrennikov, has been detained by authorities and charged with large-scale fraud, the Russian Investigative Committee said on Tuesday. - N. Korea will ‘never step back an inch’ from nuclear arms development – diplomat to UNA North Korean envoy to a UN disarmament forum has refused to negotiate its nuclear program, accusing the US and South Korea of using joint military drills to carry out “an aggressive war scenario” and “a secret operation” against the North’s leadership.
- Iran ‘needs just 5 days’ to return to uranium enrichment if US backs out of nuclear dealTehran needs only five days to increase uranium enrichment to a level sufficient to make a nuclear weapon, Iran’s atomic chief has warned. The warning comes as US President Donald Trump seeks to renegotiate the 2015 nuclear deal.
- 1,000s of Muslims march against terrorism in Barcelona after van attack (PHOTOS)
Some 2,500 Muslim demonstrators marched in Barcelona to condemn terrorism. The rally kicked off at the Plaza de Catalunya, close to where a suspected Islamist rammed a van into pedestrians on Las Ramblas, killing 14 and injuring 100 people. - Raqqa civilians caught in ‘horrific crossfire’ as US-led coalition squeezes ISISInternational NGOs are becoming increasingly alarmed by the situation in Raqqa, a stronghold of Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) in Syria, as more civilians suffer from both the terrorists and the US-led operation to free the city.
- Aussie university professor forced to apologize for ‘inaccurate’ China-India border map
The lingering Sino-Indian border spat spilled over into Sydney University campus, where outraged Chinese students made an IT lecturer apologize over the use of an outdated map listing a contested border area as part of India’s territory.
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