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All Iran borders open: Official
An Iranian Interior Ministry official says all of the country’s borders are open and functional, rejecting reports that said the Iran-Turkey borders had been closed.

An Iranian Interior Ministry official says all of the country’s borders are open and functional, rejecting reports that said the Iran-Turkey borders had been closed.

The United States has launched its first airstrikes into Syria against the terrorist group ISIL from neighboring Turkey, the Pentagon says.

Ansarullah fighters and Yemeni troops have launched a retaliatory missile attack on a Saudi military base.

The US is spending billions on its offensive weapons capability while China is spending on developing its country, an American researcher says.

Switzerland lifts sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program, calling the agreement reached between Tehran and the global powers in July a “turning point”.

UN chief dismisses the head of the mission in the Central African Republic over allegations of sex abuse by peacekeepers.

Hamas announces the successfully capturing of an Israeli drone that is now operational for use by its military wing.

Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush would implement war-like policies around the world, says an analyst.

Iran's first vice president says Tehran is ready to step up humanitarian assistance to the people of Yemen.

A number of explosions in the northern Chinese metropolis of Tianjin have killed 17 people and wounded hundreds of others.

Militants loyal to the regime in Riyadh kill two Yemeni children in Ta'izz Province.

NATO rejects claims that its military exercises are making war in Europe more likely.

At least 14 Iraqi soldiers lose their lives in an Daesh attack in the western province of Anbar.

Russia’s national currency loses value after China devaluates yuan against the US dollar.

Afghanistan accuses some elements within the Pakistani military of being behind a recent wave of blasts in Kabul.

US police have shot dead more than 600 people across the country so far this year.

At least 10 members of Afghanistan’s Shia Hazara community are abducted in the country’s east.

A former member of ISIL terrorist group says that the Takfiri terrorists have already made their way from Syria to the UK to carry out attacks there.