Iran-Iraq border earthquake is deadliest of 2017
A huge rescue effort is under way after a powerful earthquake struck Iran's mountainous border with Iraq, killing more than 400 people and injuring more than 7,000.
bbc.com
Saudi King Will Not Relinquish Throne, Senior Official Says
King Salman isn’t planning to abdicate in favor of his son, a senior Saudi official said, dismissing mounting speculation that Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman will soon ascend to the throne.
bloomberg.com
Netanyahu signals Israel will act with free hand in Syria
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday he has put the United States and Russia on notice that Israel will continue to take military action across the frontier in Syria, even as the two powers try to build up a ceasefire there.
reuters.com
France to reassess child sex laws after controversial cases
It comes after charges of rape were dismissed against men who had sex with 11 year olds.
bbc.com
Trump Bonds With Duterte Over Their Dislike of Obama, Avoids Human Rights
U.S. President Donald Trump bonded with Rodrigo Duterte over a common dislike for Barack Obama, whose criticism of the Philippine leader’s deadly war on drugs last year spurred a rift between the allies.
bloomberg.com
JPMorgan Says Family Awarded $8 Billion Deserves Nothing
JPMorgan Chase & Co. urged a judge to throw out a stunning $8 billion jury verdict over a mismanaged inheritance, saying the family deserves nothing.
bloomberg.com
‘Trying hard to be friend!’ Offended Trump says would never call Kim Jong-un ‘short & fat’
Donald Trump seems disappointed that he has so far failed to make friends with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, saying he would never call Kim “short & fat,” in contrast to Pyongyang, which keep calling him names.
rt.com
North Korea soldier shot while defecting at DMZ to South
A North Korean soldier has defected to South Korea at the heavily protected Demilitarised Zone (DMZ), South Korea's military says.
bbc.com
Our Defence Affairs Are Not Negotiable: Iran FM to Macron
Iran swiftly dismissed French President Emmanuel Macron's call for talks relating to Tehran's ballistic missiles program.
telesurtv.net
Venezuela, Russia Agree on Debt Restructure as Bondholders Meet
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro announced this Sunday that the government had reached an agreement to refinance and restructure the Venezuelan debt with Russia.
telesurtv.net
South African church group attacks Johannesburg police
A South African police officer is recovering in hospital after being attacked by members of a church.
bbc.com
Hannity Fans Smash Keurig Brewers Over Pulled Ads
A decision by Keurig to stop advertising on Sean Hannity's Fox News program has supporters of the conservative host destroying the company's coffee makers.
bloomberg.com
YouTube removes dead extremist's videos
YouTube has removed nearly 50,000 videos featuring radical Islamist preacher Anwar al-Awlaki, who was killed in a drone strike in 2011.
bbc.com
First CO2 rise in four years puts pressure on Paris targets
Global emissions of CO2 in 2017 are projected to rise for the first time in four years, dashing hopes that a peak might soon be reached.
bbc.com
Greenland's ice sheet faces danger of rapid melt
Researchers have found that land ice melts at a faster rate than once believed and that it is possible that the whole of Greenland's ice sheet will melt away in about 500 years.
ibtimes.co.uk
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