Mehr News Agency

• UN says Israeli settlements ‘a clear violation of intl. law’
  TEHRAN, Jul. 28 (MNA) – Slamming the Israeli settlement activities in the occupied territories, the UN deputy spokesman stated that all Israeli settlement activities are a clear violation of the international law.
• Iran is able to defend its rights after Ukraine drone attacks
  TEHRAN, Jul. 28 (MNA) – Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov says Iran has the necessary capabilities to defend its rights, commenting on Ukraine’s drone attack on an Iranian commercial vessel in the Caspian Sea.
• Iranian Simorgh airplane nears operational certification
  TEHRAN, Jul. 28 (MNA) – Iran’s indigenously developed Simorgh cargo aircraft is undergoing the licensing and certification process. An informed official said full support has been provided, and it will likely enter the commercial cycle next year.
• 7.1-magnitude quake hits southern Japan (+VIDEO)
  TEHRAN, Jul. 28 (MNA) – A powerful earthquake of magnitude 7.1 has struck Kumamoto prefecture on Japan's southern main island of Kyushu. The epicenter of the tremors was at a depth of 10 kilometers below the sea surface.
• VIDEO: House crashes into a car in Georgia
  TEHRAN, Jul. 28 (MNA) – House has crashed into car in Villa Rica, Georgia, crushing the car. According to the Georgia State Patrol, a Nissan Pathfinder ran into a Ford Explorer, causing a chain reaction involving three tractor-trailers and 14 cars.
• Turkey's oak honey eyes sweet success in global niches
  TEHRAN, Jul. 28 (MNA) – Shrouded in morning mist, the floodplain forest of the town of Igneada sets the scene as local beekeeper Ender Ceylan lifts a heavy frame of dark oak honey, signaling the start of this year's harvest.
• One killed in a shooting near Mexico’s presidential office
  TEHRAN, Jul. 28 (MNA) – One person died and two more were wounded on July 27 after a shooting in Mexico City near the Zocalo public square and presidential palace.
• Jordan, UN stress need to uphold US-Iran ceasefire
  TEHRAN, Jul. 28 (MNA) – Jordan’s Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres have stressed the need to uphold US-Iran ceasefire deal.