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UNRWA staff in Gaza protest cuts
UNRWA staff in the Gaza Strip hold a rally against the agency’s decision to cut its services in the territory.

UNRWA staff in the Gaza Strip hold a rally against the agency’s decision to cut its services in the territory.

Israeli army uproots dozens of olive trees in a Palestinian town in the occupied West Bank.

Rains and thunderstorms are expected to spread pollution and complicate rescue operations at China’s Tianjin blasts site.

The government of South Sudan has refused to sign a peace deal with rebels in the country.

A letter of support by 340 American rabbis to US lawmakers shows that a great majority of American Jews support the nuclear accord with Iran, says an analyst.

South Korea’s Hyundai plans to invest in the development of Iran's northern port of Anzali.

North Korea reinstalls loudspeakers of its own to broadcast anti-South Korea messages along the border between the two countries, Seoul says.

Thailand says it has identified a suspect behind a recent deadly bombing attack in Bangkok.

he Judicial Council of Iraq’s Kurdistan extends Masoud Barzani’s term as president for another two years, a report says.

US Marines move tanks and heavy artillery across Europe to quell fears over Russia's actions.

Iran’s media say Azerbaijan has officially proposed to Iran to join a key project to export natural gas to Europe.

Indonesian rescuers find 54 bodies at the remote site where a passenger plane crashed in Papua Province over the weekend.

South and North Korea reach an agreement over a six-month wage row at a jointly-operated industrial zone, Seoul says.

Sri Lanka’s former President Mahinda Rajapaksa concedes defeat in legislative elections.

Indian officials say the country is preparing to clear $6.5 billion of dues it owes to Iran for oil import in tranches.

Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller posted a photo on Facebook that advocated for bombing the ‘Muslim world’ with atomic bombs.

The UN mission in the Central African Republic vows full investigation into allegations of sexual abuse by its peacekeepers.

The US should “send back” Chinese nationals who have escaped to the country over “corruption,” says a former American intelligence linguist.