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The bail-out is likely to stoke anxiety about the wider state of the Russian banking sector, fuelling speculation that other big banks may have similar problems. It also raises questions about the central bank's supervisory performance.

In Tal Abta south of Tal Afar, where Iraqi forces have been engaged in mopping up operations against diehard jihadists of the Islamic State group, a key force is engaged in a vital mission.

"There's probably never been anything like this," Donald Trump said of Tropical Storm Harvey, which hit the Gulf Coast at the weekend and inundated the Houston region.

The suspects, who feared Germany's refugee policies would impoverish the country, had begun to stockpile food and ammunition and plan attacks, the federal prosecutor's office said in a statement.

Labour MP Jess Phillips said the practice was among "lots of cases" she dealt with where people from Pakistani and Bangladeshi communities behaved "unacceptably" towards women.

War planes, tanks and 200,000 troops of the National Bolivarian Armed Forces (FANB) deployed along with 700,000 reservists and civilians as socialist President Nicolas Maduro launched two days of military exercises on Friday.

Pakistan Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif said a lot of government officials were involved in the release of Davis but asked the house to resist from initiating a debate as it would only bring "embarrassment".

"Sebastian Gorka did not resign, but I can confirm he no longer works at the White House," an administration official said after reports that Gorka had left voluntarily.

The office of Myanmar de-facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi said 12 security officials had been killed alongside 59 militants. One resident in Maungdaw, the main town in northern Rakhine, said gunfire could be heard throughout the night.

Abbasi described the US' stance as a critical issue and said the federal cabinet had deliberated on it for three hours on Tuesday while the NSC discussed the matter for about four hours.

China's military, the world's largest and currently undergoing an ambitious modernisation campaign, has been an important focus of President Xi Jinping campaign against deep-seated graft since he took power almost five years ago.

The wreckage was found in the Philippine Sea 5.5 kilometres below the surface, according to philanthropist Paul Allen, who headed the civilian research crew that located the ship.

The White House said the president and first lady would not take part in the Kennedy Center Honors "to allow the honourees to celebrate without any political distraction."

In a second attack, Catalan emergency services said six civilians and a police officer had been injured in the town of Cambrils, which police said was linked to Thursday's Barcelona van attack.

Notably, the statement comes a day after US President Donald Trump's chief strategist Steve Bannon said there was no military solution to the threat posed by North Korea and its nuclear ambitions.

Pakistani education activist Malala Yousafzai said she had been accepted at Oxford to study Politics, Philosophy, and Economics.