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News Hour: Russian warplanes on Tuesday flew a bombing run from an Iranian airstrip against jihadist groups in war-torn Syria, the defence ministry said — the first time Moscow has reported using an Iranian air base,...

News Hour: Twenty-five Palestinians were wounded in clashes with Israeli soldiers conducting searches in a refugee camp in the southern West Bank on Tuesday, Red Crescent medics said. Some of the wounded had been hit by...

News Hour: During his first visit since his appointment, Minister Wharton, who oversees development aid in Africa, saw how the UK is helping some of the poorest and most vulnerable people in Northern Kenya cope with...

News Hour: The UK and India are deepening their strategic partnership in areas such as financial services, investment and skills-sharing to benefit both economies, International Development Secretary Priti Patel said today at the end of a...

News Hour: A Russian performance artist on Monday gave his Vaclav Havel Prize to a businessman who promised to fund a Russian group whose members have been convicted of killing policemen. Peter Pavlensky was awarded the...

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News Hour: Myanmar State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi will pay an official visit to China from August 17 to 21 at the invitation of Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lu Kang announced on...

News Hour: Four Turkish police officers and two civilians were killed on Monday in a car bombing outside the southeastern city of Diyarbakir blamed on Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) rebels, the government said, reports BSS. The...

News Hour: A moderate 5.2 magnitude earthquake in Peru killed at least nine people and left 40 injured, crushing villagers under rubble and blocking roads, officials said on Monday. The quake knocked down about 50 homes...

News Hour: A magnitude 5.6 undersea earthquake struck Japan on Monday off the coast of Fukushima prefecture, though there were no immediate reports of damages, reports BSS. The quake struck at about 4:00 pm (0700 GMT)...