PressTV News in Brief: 4 October – 03:30 GMT

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says the suspension of plutonium deal with the US is a signal to Washington that language of sanctions and ultimatums doesn’t work with Moscow.

Russia dismisses as a political ploy a UN Security Council draft resolution calling for an end to all military flights over the Syrian city of Aleppo.

At least 30 people have been killed after an assailant detonated his explosive belt at a wedding ceremony in the north-eastern Syrian city of Hasakah.

Afghan forces are engaged in heavy clashes with Taliban militants in the city of Kunduz.

Indian and Pakistani troops have once again traded fire along the Line of Control which separates the disputed Kashmir region.

Egypt’s Interior Ministry says a senior Muslim Brotherhood leader has been killed in a shootout with security forces. Mohamed Kamal was accused of being responsible for the Brotherhood’s armed wing.

The family of a black man killed by US police a few months ago demands murder charges against two officers involved in the shooting.

Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos calls for a national dialogue a day after voters rejected a referendum on a peace deal with FARC rebels.