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Here is a brief look at Press TV newsroom's headlines from 1800 GMT, July 12, 2018 to 0800 GMT, July 13, 2018.

US wans UK on Brexit fallout

The US president has warned that British Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit plan would kill the prospects for a free trade deal with the United States. Donald Trump said May's proposal for a business-friendly Brexit plan would leave it too close to the European Union, and that would put a new trans-Atlantic trade deal in doubt. May's plan requires Britain to share some EU rules after it leaves the bloc next March. Trump, who began a visit to Britain, praised former Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson who quit the UK government in pretest at May's Brexit proposal. Trump said Johnson would make a great prime minister. Brexit supporters within May's Conservative Party are concerned that she is making too many concessions to the EU.

Dara’a liberation

The Syrian army has recaptured the southern city of Dara’a from foreign-backed militants following weeks of heavy battles. The army pushed their way into areas that were under the control of the militants and hoisted the national flag there. The final push into the city happened after militants agreed to put down their arms through a deal facilitated by a Russian military delegation. The government troops on Tuesday also liberated the town of Tafas in Dera’a province.

Gaza power cuts

Palestinians in the Gaza Strip are grappling with frequent power cuts amid rising summer temperatures. Gaza residents receive electricity only 4 hours a day, causing vital services to shut down. 

US-led airstrikes kill Syrian civilians

Syrian media say airstrikes, carried out by US-led coalition, have killed dozens of people in eastern Syria. According to the media, the air raids targeted a residential area on the outskirt of the town of Albu Kamal in Dayr al-Zawr province. Over 30 people were killed and many others were injured in the overnight airstrikes. Medical sources indicated that the death toll may rise due to a number of critical injuries. The coalition has on a number of occasions targeted Syrian civilians killing many people, mostly women and children.

Israeli arson attacker freed

Israel has freed a settler behind the 2015 arson attack, which killed three members of a Palestinian family including a toddler. The settler was arrested and placed under administrative detention in the wake of the attack. A group of Israeli assailants hurled firebombs into the Dawabsheh family home in the West Bank village of Duma in the pre-dawn of July 31, 2015. Ali Dawabsheh, who was only 18-months-old, and his parents burned to death in the attack. Tensions have intensified in the West Bank in the past years due to settler violence against the Palestinians.

China-US trade ties

China’s monthly trade surplus with the United States hit a record high in June, amid a bitter trade dispute between the world’s two largest economies. Figures show China’s monthly trade surplus with the US was nearly $29 billions. This is the highest surplus in any month since 1999. China also said both its imports and exports with the US rose in the first half of 2018. The politically-sensitive data comes as sides have imposed 25 percent tariffs on $34 billions of the others’ imports. Washington has warned that it may ultimately impose tariffs on more than $500 billions worth of Chinese goods. The dispute has jolted global financial markets.

Yemeni ‘civilians killed’

A Yemeni military official says the Saudi-led coalition has killed at least 16 Yemeni civilians over the past two days. The official says 13 other civilians have also been injured in the coalition’s air and ground attacks in different provinces of Yemen. According to the military source, in the deadliest attack, five civilians were killed and eight others were injured after coalition jets targeted two cars in Hudaydah province. The Saudi-led military alliance has come under criticism for indiscriminate bombings of civilian targets in Yemen.

Egypt death sentences

Two local courts in Egypt have sentenced more than 30 people to death. Egyptian media say the criminal court in the town of Zagazig sentenced 18 people to death over the killings of a policeman and a guard. In a separate case, local media in the city of Ismailiyah reported that the criminal court sentenced another 13 people. The court said the convicts had escaped from a prison in October 2016. The officials said some of the convicted men were Takfiri terrorists.

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