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Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte says he would insist on a ruling of an international arbitration that invalidated Beijing's claims to most of the South China Sea if China starts to siphon minerals from the area.

Russian officials say search teams have completed the bulk of efforts to recover bodies and debris from a Russian military plane crash that has killed all 92 people on board.

Serbian police say two Afghan migrants have been killed and 10 have been injured in a car crash on a highway in central Serbia.

Turkey says Lebanon's militant Hezbollah group should withdraw from Syria and a nationwide cease-fire should come into effect before the end of the year.

Qatar Airways says it has purchased a 10-percent stake in Chile's LATAM Airlines Group for $608 million.

Israel's Justice Ministry and police say they will issue an update "in due time" about an ongoing probe into suspicions surrounding Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

The Russian military is condemning cartoons about the Russian military plane crash published by French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo.

Iraqi troops have pushed deeper into Mosul after a two-week lull in the operation to retake the Islamic State-held city.

Three knife-wielding assailants attacked staff at a Communist Party office in China's far western region of Xinjiang and set off an explosive device, killing two and injuring three others, an official news agency reported Thursday.

 Thailand's military-appointed parliament has granted the king absolute power in naming a supreme patriarch, the top ecclesiastical position of Thai Buddhism.

An Argentine social activist whose arrest was criticized by a United Nations panel has been convicted on charges of "inciting criminal acts" during a violent protest in Jujuy province seven years ago.

French children will soon be able to frolic in the grass without risk of intoxication.

Philippine police say gunmen have shot dead seven people including three teens and a pregnant woman in what they suspect is a feud involving illegal drugs.

Iraqi troops have pushed deeper into Mosul after a two-week lull in the operation to retake the Islamic State-held city.

Thick seasonal fog again has engulfed parts of the United Arab Emirates, delaying flights.

The slaying stunned the small island of Bahrain: A young mother gunned down in the street as her 6-year-old son watched from inside their car.

The Chinese government is planning to expand the country's high-speed rail network to 30,000 kilometers (18,600 miles) by 2020, part of public infrastructure spending aimed at shoring up economic growth.

The mud was three inches deep in parts of the Madrag Camp for displaced Iraqis after the heavy overnight downpour.

South Korean investigators have summoned the country's ambassador to France as an inquiry into a corruption scandal involving impeached President Park Geun-hye spread to allegations that her administration blacklisted thousands of artists for their political beliefs.

Japanese Defense Minister Tomomi Inada visited a Tokyo shrine that honors convicted war criminals among the nation's war dead on Thursday, drawing a rapid rebuke from neighboring South Korea.