Former Lower House President Eduardo Cunha delivers a speech during session of the Chamber of Deputies that decides the revocation of his term, in Brasilia on September 12, 2016. (AFP)
These are some of the headlines we are tracking for you in this edition of Press TV's Top 5:
- The Syrian army says it has shot down an Israeli warplane and a drone following Tel Aviv’s attacks on Syria’s Golan Heights. Israel denies the report.
- The Qatari military announces the death of three of its soldiers during fighting in Yemen, hours after six Saudi troops were killed in retaliatory strikes by Yemeni fighters.
- The former speaker of Brazil’s lower house, who spearheaded an impeachment drive against ousted president Dilma Rousseff, is fired from Congress for corruption.
- Two American aircraft, capable of carrying nuclear bombs, fly over South Korea following the recent nuclear test by Pyongyang.
- The Philippine president says US troops, stationed in the country’s south, could complicate Manila’s anti-terror drive, urging their immediate withdrawal.
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