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Here is a brief look at Press TV newsroom's headlines from 18:00 GMT, September 5, 2017 to 08:00 GMT, September 6, 2017.

Dayr al-Zawr celebrations

Residents of Syria’s Dayr al-Zawr have taken to the streets, celebrating the breaking of the Daesh three-year siege of the city. Syrian troops entered the Dayr al-Zawr’s western edge and reached the Brigade 137 base. Advancing forces have met those defending the city. The major achievement came after weeks of heavy fighting. Some 100,000 civilians and military forces have been under Daesh’s siege since 2014 in a city divided between the terrorists and the government. People have been facing food and medical shortages. The Syrian army has called the victory a turning point in the fight against terrorism.

Iran nuclear deal flawed: US envoy

The US ambassador to the UN has harshly criticized the 2015 nuclear deal signed by Iran and the P5+1, calling it flawed. Nikki Haley says Iran wants to use the agreement to hold the world hostage to what she calls its bad behavior. She accused Tehran of multiple violations of the deal. The US ambassador to the UN said she doesn’t know what decision Donald Trump will make on the accord. Haley noted that if Trump does declare Iran in violation, that doesn't necessarily mean the US will withdraw from the agreement. Since taking office in January, the new US administration has taken a hostile stance against the agreement. Iran and the EU have already warned Washington against violating the accord. On Thursday, the IAEA in its latest report verified Tehran’s full compliance with the nuclear agreement.

DACA scrapped

US President Donald Trump has ended an amnesty which protected nearly one million young undocumented immigrants from deportation. Sessions says the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals denied jobs to hundreds of thousands of Americans by “allowing those same illegal aliens to take those jobs”. US attorney general added that Congress would have six months to decide on an alternative. Following the announcement, Republican Senator John Mccain called the decision a wrong approach to immigration policy. Senate democratic leader Chuck Schumer also vowed his party would work to block the “terribly wrong” order from becoming reality. Meanwhile, demonstrators have staged a rally outside the White House to protest the decision.

UN on North Korea

The United Nations Secretary-General has criticized Washington’s harsh stance against North Korea. Antonio Guterres said using confrontational rhetoric over Pyongyang’s nuclear program may lead to unintended consequences. He added that the potential consequences of military action against North Korea were too horrific. Guterres also said the solution to the ongoing conflict on the Korean Peninsula must be political. The UN chief’s comments come after US officials threatened to use military force against the East Asian country.

The war on Yemen

The United Nations says the airstrikes conducted by the Saudi-led coalition are the leading cause of child casualties and overall civilian deaths in Yemen. The UN rights office says more than two-thirds of Yemen’s 27.4 million population are in need of humanitarian assistance while over 10 million need acute help. According to the UN official, at least 5,144 civilians have been documented as killed and more than 8,700 injured since March 2015. He added that children account for nearly 1,200 of those killed. The bulk of the casualties is the result of bombardments by the Saudi-led coalition. The UN has repeated its call for an international, impartial probe into Saudi Arabia’s war on Yemen.

Ukraine conflict

Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned that any US decision to supply weapons to Kiev would fuel the conflict in eastern Ukraine. Putin says arming Ukraine will possibly prompt pro-Russia forces to expand their campaign. The Russian president stressed that the decision will not change the situation and will only add to the number of casualties. Vladimir Putin warned that the self-declared republics in eastern Ukraine have enough weapons to manage any possible war with Ukraine. On a visit to Kiev last month, US Defense Secretary James Mattis said he was actively reviewing sending lethal weapons to Ukraine to help it defend itself. More than 10,000 people have been killed in the conflict between Ukraine and eastern pro-Russian republics in the past three years.

Appeal for aid for Rohingya

The International Organization for Migration has raised the alarm about the catastrophic humanitarian situation in Myanmar’s strife-torn Rakhine state. The remarks came as new revelations by the United Nations refugee agency suggest that the Rohingya Muslims were burned, shot or slashed to death as they were fleeing Myanmar to Bangladesh. The escalating wave of crackdown and violence against the minority group also drew strong condemnations from the United Nations, with the world body’s secretary-general calling for an end to the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Myanmar.

Myanmar crackdown

Myanmar has been reportedly laying landmines across a section of its border with Bangladesh to prevent Rohingya Muslims from leaving. According to government sources, soldiers have been putting landmines in the area over the past three days. Bangladesh says it will formally lodge a protest against the laying of land mines so close to its border. Nearly 125,000 Rohingya have fled Myanmar and some 400 have been killed by the army and extremist Buddhists since a new wave of violence erupted on August 25. Protest rallies have been held in several countries in solidarity with the Rohingya population. Iran has also condemned the crackdown and called on the international community to pressure Myanmar to stop the violence against the minority group.

Russia-US tensions

The Russian Foreign Minister says Moscow has initiated legal proceedings over the “seizure” of its diplomatic properties on US soil. Sergei Lavrov made the comment in a phone conversation with his American counterpart, Rex Tillerson. The Russian top diplomat said Washington’s move was a flagrant violation of international norms. On August 31st, US authorities gave Russia 72 hours to clear out its consulate in San Francisco, and its diplomatic missions in Washington DC and New York. The FBI began searching the compounds shortly afterwards. Russian President Vladimir Putin condemned the move as an obvious violation of Russia’s property rights. The US State Department, however, said the White House is “confident” in the legality of its decision to shutter Russian diplomatic facilities.

Ethiopia food crisis

Senior UN officials have expressed serious concern over the critical food and nutrition security situation in Ethiopia. In a visit to the drought-hit East African country, the heads of the three UN food agencies warned that more than 8.5 million people were in desperate need of food assistance. In the worst-affected parts of the country, rains have failed for the third consecutive year, causing an acute nutritional disaster. Ethiopia’s worst-affected areas are located near the border with Somalia, which is one of the four countries singled out by the UN in an aid appeal to avert famine.

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