Police, anti-austerity protesters clash in Belgian capital

Belgium's riot police arrest a demonstrator during a national anti-austerity demonstration on May 24, 2016, in Brussels. ©AFP

These are some of the headlines we are tracking for you in this edition of Press TV's Top 5:

  • The Belgian capital, Brussels, becomes the scene of fierce clashes between police and people angry at the government’s austerity policies. Several people are injured.
  • A major operation by Iraqi forces to liberate Fallujah from Daesh terrorists continues with some surrounding areas freed from the Takfiri terrorists.
  • The Palestinian prime minister rejects a proposal by Israel to hold direct peace talks, saying Tel Aviv seeks to buy time.
  • Iran’s Assembly of Experts, a body tasked with choosing and overseeing the leader’s decisions, starts its fifth term.
  • Reports suggest an explosion on board an Egyptian airliner that recently crashed into the Mediterranean Sea.

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