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Here is a brief look at Press TV newsroom's headlines from 1800 GMT, September 15, 2018 to 0800 GMT, September 16, 2018.

Iran warns EU

A marathon to salvage the 2015 Iran nuclear deal; the European Union wants Iran to stay in the agreement after the US pullout. Tehran demands guarantees and warns that it might increase uranium enrichment if the bloc continues to act passively.

Syria confronts Israel

Syria says it has intercepted and shot down Israeli missiles fired at Damascus International Airport. There have been no immediate reports of possible casualties. Tel Aviv has recently stepped up its airstrikes in the war-ravaged country. The Syrian government has repeatedly condemned the Israeli aggression and warned about its dangerous repercussions. Damascus has also accused Tel Aviv of providing weapons and medical treatment to terrorists in Syria.

Storm Florence lashes Carolina

At least eleven people have lost their lives as tropical storm, Florence, hits the US states of North and South Carolina. The storm has knocked out electricity in some 900,000 homes and businesses. Florence is expected to drop more than 100 centimeters of rain. Rescue operations are underway to help stranded people. Meanwhile, North Carolina’s governor has warned that all roads are at risk of floods.

US anti-racism protest

New Yorkers have marched through the streets of Brooklyn in protest at what they call growing racism and police brutality in the US. The demonstrators also vent their anger at renovating projects in some impoverished neighborhoods of Brooklyn. Supporters of the Black Lives Matter movement were among the protesters. The number of white supremacist groups has witnessed a surge since Donald Trump took charge of the White House in January 2017.

Catholic Church abuse

A new report says more than half of the Netherlands’ senior clerics were involved in covering up sexual assault of children over the course of 65 years. According to the Dutch newspaper NRC, 20 out of 39 cardinals, bishops and their auxiliaries in the country turned a blind eye to the abuse that took place between 1945 and 2010. A Church spokeswoman in the Netherlands said she could confirm a part of the report. The official said most of the accused clerics have since died, and the statute of limitations has expired in all cases. The accusations are the latest in a series of assault allegations against the Catholic Church. People in Australia, Europe, and North and South America have claimed they were sexually abused by clergymen.

Syria local elections

Voting is underway in Syria’s first local elections since the country engulfed in a deadly conflict. Polls opened across the government-controlled regions in early morning hours. More than forty thousand candidates are reportedly competing in the elections. There are over eighteen thousand seats in the local administrative councils across all provinces. Local officials are observing the electoral process as Syrians line up to cast their ballots. Voting centers are expected to stay open for twelve hours. The municipal level councils are responsible for reconstruction and urban development among other responsibilities. The last local elections were held in December 2011.

Palestine suing Israel

The Palestinian president says he is planning to go to the International Court of Justice over Israel’s planned demolition of a Bedouin village in the occupied West Bank. Mahmoud Abbas said he would also make an appeal to the UN’s top court over the US recognition of Jerusalem al-Quds as Israel’s capital. He also plans to file a complaint over Washington’s funding cuts to the UN refugee agency. Anger is boiling in the occupied territories over Tel Aviv’s decision to raze the Bedouin village of Khan al-Ahmar and moving its residents to another site. Israel claims that the village was built without permission and plans to use the area for construction of another settlement. Palestinians say these settlements will cut off East Jerusalem al-Quds from the West Bank.

Germany far-right arrests

German police have arrested 15 members of a far-right group for targeting foreigners in the eastern city of Kemnits. Officials say the vigilantes stopped anyone who did not look German at a park and demanded their ID cards. During one encounter, they shouted xenophobic comments at seven people of different nationalities. Then a brawl started and the suspects wounded a 26-year-old Iranian man. It all happened following a far-right demonstration. Kemnits has been rocked by similar protests for weeks since the fatal stabbing of a German. Two migrants have been detained in connection with the death.

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