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Here is a brief look at Press TV newsroom's headlines from 1800 GMT, September 18, 2018 to 0800 GMT, September 19, 2018.

War on Yemen

New evidence from Yemen traces US complicity in Saudi war crimes far beyond last month’s deadly airstrike on a school bus. CNN cited evidence collected by Yemen-based human rights group Mwatana, which shows fragments of US-made bombs used against civilians by Saudi Arabia. Some of the incidents date back to 2015, when Saudi Arabia started its offensive against Yemen. Among the weaponry used are cluster and laser-guided bombs, some weighing up to over 300 kilograms. Among the incidents are an October 2015 airstrike on a school in Hudaydah and an early 2018 Strike on a wedding in Hajja province, which killed 21 people, including children. Mwatana insists that the US bears a legal and moral responsibility for selling weapons to the Saudis.

OPEC 'to continue working with Iran'

The head of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries says the organization will continue working with Iran. The US has imposed sanctions on Iran which target the country’s crude exports and will begin in early November. President Donald Trump has called on OPEC members to raise their production to make up for market shortages. Iran has criticized OPEC members, Saudi Arabia and the UAE for turning into a tool for the US.

ICC's Myanmar probe

The International Criminal Court has launched an investigation into the Myanmarese government’s crackdown on Rohingya Muslims. A United Nations rights panel has also said evidence in Mynamar’s Rakhine state shows crimes against humanity took place when the army killed Rohingya Muslims and burned their villages.

US's Poland base plans

The US president says Washington is seriously considering the possibility of building a permanent military base in Poland. Donald Trump made the statement during a joint press conference with the visiting Polish president, Andrzej Duda. The US president said the fellow NATO country’s fear of Russian aggression is justified. He said Duda has indicated that Warsaw is willing to pay billions for American military presence. Speaking at the presser, Duda said permanent US presence in Poland would be the only guarantee of security against Russia. Moscow insists it would not tolerate NATO expansion on its borders.

The plight of Yemeni children

A London-based NGO says more than five million children are at risk of famine due to soaring food and fuel prices in war-torn Yemen. In its report, Save the Children said Yemen faces starvation on an unprecedented scale due to Saudi-led attacks on strategic Red Sea port of Hudaydah. The organization warned that any closure at the port city would threaten the lives of hundreds of thousands of children and cause famine for millions more. The group says the Saudi-led war on Yemen risks killing an entire generation of children who face relentless airstrikes and a cholera epidemic among other things. The United Nations has warned that any major fighting in Hudayda could halt vital food aid to eight million Yemenis.

Inter-Korean summit

Leaders of South and North Korea are holding the second day of their negotiations in the North’s capital Pyongyang. The summit, which is the third between Kim Jong-un and Moon Jae-in, is aimed at concrete steps toward resuming nuclear talks and improving bilateral ties. Earlier this year, Kim told the South Korean and US presidents that he would work toward full denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula. However, little progress has been made since then. Pyongyang has complained about Washington’s demands for unilateral disarmament.

Mourning in Muharram

Millions of Muslims are commemorating the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein in Karbala which hosts the third Shia Imam’s holy shrine. Imam Hussein and 72 of his companions were martyred in 680 AD.

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