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Militants from Ahrar Al-Sham, a hardline Islamist group, are planning to use white phosphorus in an attack on civilians to later blame it on Syrian armed forces, UN envoy Bashar Ja’afari told a UN Security Council emergency meeting on Sunday.
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- ‘Artistic freedom’: Israel calls on Norwegian theater to help remove fake BDS clip (VIDEO)
Tel Aviv has urged the National Theatre of Norway to deny links to and remove a video in which a fake theater official called for a boycott of Israel and its HaBima Theater. The Norwegian theater denied its part but stopped short of criticizing the clip. - 4 injured in gun attack in Swedish city of Malmo, suspect at large
At least four people were injured in a shooting in the Swedish city of Malmo, according to police. Eyewitnesses told local media they heard at least 20 gunshots, while police say the shooting suspect is still on the run. - Canada confirms ‘troubling’ Libya kidnapping of citizen captured with 2 Italians
Ottawa has confirmed that one Canadian citizen has been kidnapped in Libya, and says it is working to obtain more information on the abduction. The citizen was captured along with two Italians last week. - Tokyo scrambles jets as Beijing stages air force exercise near Japanese islands
Japan scrambled fighter jets on Sunday after spotting Chinese warplanes fly through a strait between Japan's Miyako and Okinawa islands for the first time. Beijing said it sent more than 40 aircraft to participate in military drills in the Western Pacific.
- Canada confirms ‘troubling’ Libya kidnapping of citizen captured with 2 ItaliansOttawa has confirmed that one Canadian citizen has been kidnapped in Libya, and says it is working to obtain more information on the abduction. The citizen was captured along with two Italians last week.
- ‘Artistic freedom’: Israel calls on Norwegian theater to help remove fake BDS clip (VIDEO)Tel Aviv has urged the National Theatre of Norway to deny links to and remove a video in which a fake theater official called for a boycott of Israel and its HaBima Theater. The Norwegian theater denied its part but stopped short of criticizing the clip.
- Ahrar Al-Sham plans to launch chemical attack on civilians, blame it on Syria govt – Syrian UN envoyMilitants from Ahrar Al-Sham, a hardline Islamist group, are planning to use white phosphorus in an attack on civilians to later blame it on Syrian armed forces, UN envoy Bashar Ja’afari told a UN Security Council emergency meeting on Sunday.
- ‘Child pornography’: US photographer’s exhibition in Moscow closes after controversy, protests
An exhibition by US photographer Jock Sturges, best known for his works featuring teenage nudity, has been shut down in Moscow after some protesters blocked the venue and accused the artist of shooting child pornography. - 4 injured in gun attack in Swedish city of Malmo, suspect at largeAt least four people were injured in a shooting in the Swedish city of Malmo, according to police. Eyewitnesses told local media they heard at least 20 gunshots, while police say the shooting suspect is still on the run.
- Privacy or security? Swiss voters back new mass surveillance laws
Voters in Switzerland have endorsed new laws extending the authority of the country's spy agencies to monitor internet traffic, tap phones, deploy spy drones and hack foreign computer systems to combat militant attacks. - Budapest explosion: Attempted homicide against police officers, manhunt underway – prosecutor
The explosion that left two officers injured in Budapest late Saturday specifically targeted police forces, Hungary’s national police chief, Karoly Papp, said at a press conference. He added that the man behind the blast is still at large. - ‘Correct, but say Britain and Iraq’: Zakharova on UK slamming Moscow for ‘protracting’ Syria war
The Russian Foreign Ministry’s spokeswoman, Maria Zakharova, lashed out at the British Foreign Minister Boris Johnson after he claimed in an interview with the BBC that Russia is “guilty of protracting” war in Syria and potentially of committing war crimes. - Oman Air apologizes after online rage over 'Persian' vs 'Arabian' Gulf naming
Oman Air found itself in hot water with internet users, after a wave of rage over labeling the Gulf 'Persian' instead of 'Arabian' on its planes. The subject is a serious bone of contention between the peoples on different sides of the Gulf. - US to hold joint drills with Philippines despite Duterte's scandalous outbursts
The Philippines military will hold its first military drills with US forces under President Rodrigo Duterte, who earlier made offensive remarks about Barack Obama and called for American Special Forces to be kicked out from the country. - West still arming Al-Nusra in Syria, peace almost impossible – Russia’s UN envoy
The Al-Nusra Front in Aleppo keeps receiving tanks and heavy weapons shipped by their Western backers as the US turns a blind eye, Russia’s envoy to the UN, Vitaly Churkin, told the Security Council. He added that securing peace "is almost an impossible task now." - Tokyo scrambles jets as Beijing stages air force exercise near Japanese islandsJapan scrambled fighter jets on Sunday after spotting Chinese warplanes fly through a strait between Japan's Miyako and Okinawa islands for the first time. Beijing said it sent more than 40 aircraft to participate in military drills in the Western Pacific.
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