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Turkish drone strikes kill over two dozen Syrian soldiers in Idlib: Monitor

Turkish drone strikes have reportedly killed over two dozen Syrian soldiers in northwestern Syria.

Trump says US ‘strongly’ considering closing its Mexico border over corona virus

US president vows likely closure of its southern border in a purported bid to prevent corona virus outbreak.

Trump introduces new travel restrictions for arrivals from Iran amid covid-19

US President Donald Trump has announced new travels restrictions  for arrivals from Iran amid the covid-19 epidemic.

France to push through controversial pension reform without parliamentary vote

The French government says it will push through President Emmanuel Macron’s controversial pension reforms without a parliamentary vote.

U.S.-Taliban Deal

What the US has achieved in Afghanistan

“The war in Afghanistan was planned and set in stone in July of 2001,” writes Kevin Barrett.

Rouhani hopes Iran nuclear deal will remain in place through collective cooperation

Iran’s President Rouhani expresses hope that the JCPOA will remain in place through collective cooperation.

Top Home Office civil servant quits in a fit of emotion

The effective boss of the Home Office has quit in dramatic fashion and in the process made the position of the Home Secretary, Priti Patel, more precarious than ever.

Iran to start producing automatic transmission in September

An Iranian powertrain company is to start producing automatic gearboxes in September.

US-Taliban deal unlikely to restore peace

Trump’s plan to end the costly war in Afghanistan by making a deal with the Taliban is unlikely to succeed in resorting peace in the country. 

Turkey playing refugee card to drag NATO into Syria: Scholar

Kevin Barrett says Turkey seeks to have NATO support its acts of aggression against Syria.

Endless US war of aggression against Afghanistan not over yet

“Chances for the US agreeing to pull out and restore peace and stability to the country are slim at best, highly deceptive at worst,” Stephen Lendman writes.

Ships start evacuating first batch of Iranian nationals from UAE

Iranian nationals stranded in the UAE over coronavirus are being evacuated by ships sent from Iran.

Mexico Open: Nadal crushes Dimitrov to reach final

World number two Rafael Nadal has booked his spot in the ATP Mexico Open final with a dominant straight sets win over Grigor Dimitrov.

Guardian journalist demoted for relatively fair reporting on Iran

In a stunning example of the British media’s deeply-ingrained anti-Iran bias, a journalist has been removed from his post for demonstrating excessive independence of mind.

Trump lashes out at Democrats over coronavirus criticism: ‘This is their new hoax’

US President Trump has lashed out at the American news media and Democrats, saying they are unfairly criticizing his response to the coronavirus.

US & Taliban Peace

Japan’s prime minister calls on nation for cooperation in ‘tough battle’ against coronavirus

Abe says he would spare no effort to expand immigration curbs if needed.

After 19 years of war, US signs deal with Taliban for troop withdrawal from Afghanistan

An agreement between the US and the Taliban in Qatar sets the stage for end of nearly two decades of war in Afghanistan.

Rep. Tulsi Gabbard condemns intelligence agencies for targeting Sanders

US presidential hopeful Democratic Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard has condemned intelligence agencies that had claimed Russia was helping Bernie Sanders.

Sahel crisis

Coronavirus a world problem, requires international cooperation: Rouhani

Iran’s president has said that the coronavirus outbreak requires “all nations” to cooperate.

Shukri Abdi’s mother “disappointed” as death inquest adjourned

The week- long inquest into the drowning of British-Somali schoolgirl which was due to conclude on Friday, is adjourned to a later date.

Greek police fire tear gas on migrants at border with Turkey

Greek police have fired tear gas at migrants who had gathered on its border with Turkey in an attempt to prevent them from entering the country.

New coronavirus cases of unknown origin found on US West Coast

Officials on the US West Coast have reported three unexplained coronavirus cases, raising concerns the virus could be spreading within the country.