US Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Minister for Foreign Affairs Sergei Lavrov speak as they arrive prior to a meeting to discuss the Syrian crisis on September 9, 2016, in Geneva. ©AFP
These are some of the headlines we are tracking for you in this edition of Press TV's Top 5:
- Iranians hold nationwide rallies to denounce Saudi Arabia for the deadly stampede during last year’s Hajj rituals and commemorate the victims.
- A senior UN official says only small portions of aid have been delivered to Syrians in the past 2 months, calling for a 48-hour weekly humanitarian pause in the conflict zone.
- Afghan forces retake most parts of the capital of the southern Uruzgan province, a day after Taliban militants stormed the city.
- President Obama says the US will not accept North Korea as a nuclear state in reaction to Pyongyang’s fresh nuclear warhead test. Russia urges all parties to exercise restraint.
- Ukraine says one of its soldiers has been killed in clashes with pro-Russian fighters; the first combat death since a new ceasefire took effect earlier this month.
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