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Suicide bombing kills at least 27 Revolutionary Guard personnel in Iran

Jaish al Adl militant group claimed responsibility for the roadside bomb attack against Iran's revolutionary guards in which several others were also wounded.

Night market bombing in Philippines kills 2, injures 37

The homemade explosive device went off at a street festival in a crowded town in southern Philippines, the latest unrest in a region prone to militancy. The army suspects a Daesh-linked group of being behind the attack.

Air strikes on Afghan border area kill at least six gunmen – officials

Tajik or Russian warplanes bombed the border area in Takhar province killing at least eight Taliban, a police spokesman said. But, a spokesman for the provincial governor said the six killed in a clash with Tajik forces were drug smugglers.

Explosion kills eight Afghans gathered in Logar province to call for peace

There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the blast in Logar province south of the capital Kabul, but officials said the bomb was detonated as a crowd of war-weary locals had gathered in the district of Charkh to demand peace.

Renewed Syrian regime bombing kills 18 in Eastern Ghouta

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says regime airstrikes in the region have intensified over the past few weeks, causing civilian casualties.

Regime army resumes air strikes in Syrian city of Daraa

The air strikes started right after a two-day ceasefire expired. At least six raids took place in Gharz in east Daraa and in the old quarter of the city.

UK security alert reduced from "critical" to "severe"

Prime Minister Theresa May said the threat level was lowered following "significant" amount of police action over the last 24 hours as part of the investigation into the Manchester bombing that killed 22 people.

US takes full responsibility for leaks after Manchester attack

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said the special relationship will withstand the "unfortunate event" of the leaks.

Bomb blast kills scores in southern Baghdad district

At least 51 people died in the attack claimed by Daesh which comes a day after another blast killed and injured dozens in the Sadr City district of Baghdad.

Bomb attacks, clashes kill dozens in Syria despite truce

Dozens died in a car bombing in the rebel-held city of Azaz, while clashes between pro-regime forces and rebels left at least nine people dead in Wadi Barada.

Bombings in Egypt kill six policemen, civilian

At least seven people, including six policemen, were killed and six others wounded in two separate bomb attacks targetting security forces in Egypt.

Aleppo bombings kill dozens more as food and medicine run low

The fresh wave of air strikes by the Russia-backed Syrian regime has claimed 94 lives in two days, further aggravating the humanitarian crisis in besieged parts of opposition-held Aleppo.