Friday, 23 June, 2017
Iran, Russia and Turkey agreed an accord on May 4 at peace talks in the Kazakh capital Astana
Morocco busts 'IS-linked cell plotting tourist attacks'
Morocco in an statement claims the group also intended to "broaden the scope of its terrorist operations to other cities of the kingdom"
At least 29 dead as car bomb hits bank in southern Afghanistan
Washington is soon expected to announce an increase in the US military deployment to bolster Afghan forces as they struggle to contain the insurgency
Myanmar forces kill 3 in raid on 'terrorist training camps': state media
Myanmar denies the claims and says troops were conducting valid clearance operations to crush a Rohingya insurgency
Germany spied on White House: report
According to the reports of the magazine Spiegel weekly, Germany's foreign intelligence service long spied on numerous official and business targets
North Korea calls US President Donald Trump a 'psychopath'
"South Korea must realise that following psychopath Trump...will only lead to disaster," an editorial carried by the Rodong Sinmun says
Iraq PM says Mosul mosque destruction means IS admitting defeat
The destruction of a Mosul mosque where Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi gave his first sermon as leader of the…
3 militants killed in Jammu and Kashmir
An Army Major has been also injured during the fierce exchange of gunfire
Saudi Arabia's next king is a young, ambitious risk taker
A little more than two years ago, Mohammed bin Salman was a little-known figure in Saudi Arabia
UN says IS targets children to hold Mosul civilians hostage
Iraqi troops are slowly clearing the last pockets of IS fighters from Mosul's old city in an operation launched earlier this week
Thailand King Vajiralongkorn shot at with air pistol
The boys - aged 13 and 14 - shot at him from the window of a house in the town of Erding on 10 June
IS 'blows up' Mosul’s al-Nuri mosque
The UN says IS may be holding more than 100,000 people there as human shields
Russia 'hacked' 21 US states in election
US intelligence agencies believe Moscow interfered to help Donald Trump win
Poland refuses 'poor quality' Russian gas
Poland currently relies on Russia for about 40 percent of its gas
Russian diplomat to become new UN counterterror chief
Voronkov is Russia's representative to international organizations in Vienna
Five killed in Boko Haram mine blast, ambush
The Konduga district has been a hotbed of Boko Haram activity in recent months