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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.
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- Qatar criticizes Saudi ‘political manipulation’ of hajj
- Germany welcomes US ‘readiness’ on Afghanistan
- Vatican Secretary of State Parolin to meet with Putin
- Iraqi forces breach ISIS stronghold Tal Afar – military
- Putin, Netanyahu to discuss fight against terrorism on August 23 – Kremlin
- 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. - 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. - 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over into Sydney University campus, where outraged Chinese students made an IT lecturer apologize over the use of an outdated map listing a contested border area as part of India’s territory.
- Revered Russian director detained in $1.15mn embezzlement case
One of Russia’s most renowned theater directors, Kirill Serebrennikov, has been detained by authorities over fraud charges, 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 mapThe 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.
- Syrian family names daughter in honor of Angela Merkel
A Syrian family in Germany have named their newborn baby Angela Merkel Mohammed to honor the country's Chancellor and her open-door policy toward refugees from the war-torn country. - Lebanese Army seizes large weapons cache from ISIS (PHOTOS)
After searching areas recently liberated from ISIS along the Syria-Lebanon border, the Lebanese army has uncovered a large amount of weapons, ranging from factory-made missiles to crude homemade devices, the army said, releasing photos of the spoils. - 1 dead as 3.6 earthquake shatters buildings near Naples, Italy (PHOTOS, VIDEO)
An earthquake with a reported magnitude of 3.6 struck a popular tourist spot near the Ischia volcano in Italy on Monday evening. Images from the area show people being helped out of badly damaged buildings. - Clashes in Quebec as protesters block far right anti-immigrant demo (PHOTOS, VIDEOS)
Anti-fascist protesters against an anti-illegal immigration rally by far right group La Meute (The Wolf Pack) in Quebec City pelted police, who were attempting to keep the two groups from fighting with fireworks, beer bottles and smoke bombs Sunday. - Tehran demands US pay $245mn to Iraq-Iran war chemical weapons victims
An Iranian court has issued a ruling demanding that the US pay $245 million to more than a dozen victims of chemical attacks carried out by Saddam Hussein's forces during the Iran-Iraqi war of 1980-1988. - Turku attack suspect lived in Germany, was denied asylum in Finland
Further details have emerged about an 18-year-old Moroccan accused of killing two people and injuring eight others in the Finnish city of Turku last week. The suspect temporarily lived in Germany before heading to Finland, where he was denied asylum.
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