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World top polluters China, US sign Paris climate deal

A record 175 countries, including the world's top polluters China and the US, sign the Paris climate deal, in a major boost to efforts to combat global warming.

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These are some of the headlines we are tracking for you in this edition of Press TV's Top 5:

  • A record 175 countries, including the world's top polluters China and the US, sign the Paris climate deal, in a major boost to efforts to combat global warming.
  • The US says it is not opposed to foreign banks doing business with Iran in line with the terms of a historic nuclear deal between Tehran and world powers.
  • The US president says Washington supports Britain's EU membership, adding that the outcome of the referendum on London’s exit from the bloc is of deep interest to the US.
  • Amnesty International accuses Nigeria's military of deliberately shooting dead hundreds of Muslims and burying them in mass graves to destroy evidence of the crime.
  • Israeli forces press ahead with their violent crackdown on Palestinians in the occupied territories amid heightened security measures for the Jewish holiday of Passover.