Death toll from Iran flooding tops 20

Widespread flooding in Iran has claimed more than 20 lives. President Hassan Rouhani inspected a flood-hit area and promised to compensate those affected by the disaster.
Russian troops in Venezuela violates constitution: Guaido
Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guiado charged Tuesday that the deployment of Russian troops in the troubled South American country violates its constitution.
Netanyahu hints at further attacks
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has warned that the country may carry out further attacks against the Palestinian militant group Hamas in Gaza.
Govt. to expand DNA tests for Okinawa war dead
Japan will expand DNA tests for human remains from World War Two in Okinawa Prefecture that have not been identified more than 70 years after the war ended.
New blackout hits swaths of Venezuela including Caracas
A new blackout hit many regions in Venezuela including much of Caracas on Monday, sowing alarm two weeks after a nationwide outage that paralyzed the country.
Pentagon authorizes $1 bn for Trump's border wall
Acting Pentagon chief Patrick Shanahan said Monday he had authorized $1 billion to build part of the wall sought by President Donald Trump along the US-Mexico border.
Israel strikes Gaza in response to rocket attack
The Israeli military has launched air strikes in the Gaza strip, following a rocket attack near Tel Aviv that wounded seven people, including a 6-month-old infant.