QWorld: US Probes 3 Weekend Attacks; Pro-Putin Party Wins Polls

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A blast rocked 23rd Street, a major east-west thoroughfare in New York’s fashionable neighborhood of Chelsea, on Saturday night. (Photo: AP)

1. US Investigators Look for Links Between Three Weekend Attacks

Federal investigators are looking to determine if there are links between the three attacks across the United States, involving bombings in New York City and New Jersey and a stabbing rampage at a Minnesota shopping mall.

2. Moscow Says Strikes on Syrian Army Threaten US-Russia Ceasefire Plan

Moscow stepped up its war of words with Washington, saying that the air strikes by a US-led coalition on the Syrian army threatened the implementation of a US-Russian ceasefire plan for Syria and bordered on connivance with Islamic State.

3. Pro-Putin Party Wins Russian Parliamentary Election

Allies of Russian President Vladimir Putin comfortably won a parliamentary election, early results showed, but low turnout suggested a softening of enthusiasm for the ruling elite 18 months before the next presidential election.

4. Philippines’ Duterte Needs Six More Months for His War on Drugs

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said he needed six more months for his war on drugs. He also stated that he only realised how bad the country’s narcotics problem was after taking office over two months ago.

5. Iran Urges US to Unblock Aircraft Deals, Seeks Investors

Iran urged the United States to remove remaining obstacles to buying passenger planes following the lifting of international sanctions, spreading out the red capret to foreign investors as it sought to boost its aviation sector.

6. Clinton, Trump to Both Meet Egyptian President at UN

An adviser to US Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s campaign said that Trump will meet Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi during the United Nations General Assembly, even as Hillary Clinton, the Democratic presidential nominee, is also scheduled to do.

7. Eastern Libyan forces take back oil port from rival faction

Eastern Libyan forces said they have re-established control over two oil ports where an ousted faction launched a counter-attack, briefly seizing one of the terminals.

8. Venezuela Prez Slammed By Critics Over ‘Failed’ NAM Summit

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro reveled in support from leftist allies during the NAM summit, but critics pilloried him for hosting unpopular leaders such as Zimbabwe’s Robert Mugabe and for failing to draw many world leaders.