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Briefing of KUNA main news for Tuesday until 00:00 GMT

KUWAIT - Kuwait Airways cancels its today's and tomorrow's flights to and from Istanbul Ataturk Airport following deadly twin bombings there.

ISTANBUL - The death toll of the double bombing at Ataturk Airport rises to 28 people, besides 60 wounded.

MOSCOW - Russia calls on the Yemeni parties, meeting in Kuwait, to push for a political settlement to the conflict in their country.

RAMALLAH - UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon says the Palestinian-Israeli conflict will not be resolved by security measures only, but through political leaderships committed to peace.

NEW YORK - UN General Assembly elects Sweden, Ethiopia, Bolivia and Kazakhstan as non-permanent members for the Security Council for 2017-18.

BRUSSELS - European Union leaders call on the UK to clarify its position as soon as possible after the Brexit vote. (end) gb