India's moon mission lifts off, hopes to probe lunar south pole
If successful, the $146 million mission will allow Indian scientists to carry out studies on the presence of water at the moon’s south pole, unexplored by any other nation before.
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6 Iranians killed in Syrian airstrikes attributed to Israel
Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reports that strikes that strikes on facilities belonging to Iran and pro-Iran militias killed Iranians fighting for the Syrian regime.
US secretary of state says he would go to Iran 'if that's the call'
Asked by Bloomberg TV whether he'd be willing to go to Tehran for talks if necessary, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says, "I would welcome the chance to speak directly to the Iranian people," he says.
PA to halt all agreements with Israel, including security coordination
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has made similar threats in the past, but not implemented them. Declaration comes a day after the US reportedly blocked a proposal in the United Nations Security Council seeking condemnation of housing demolitions carried out near east Jerusalem.
Tunisia's Essebsi, leading figure in shift to democracy, dies at 92
Parliament speaker takes over as interim president, election to take place later this year. Essebsi's death while still in office could lead to new power struggles in the only country to emerge from the 2011 Arab Spring uprisings with a functioning democracy and relative stability.