Qatar

• Saudi Arabia, Egypt, UAE, Bahrain, Yemen, Mauritius, Mauritania, Libya, and the Maldives cut diplomatic ties with Qatar, claims it backs terrorists 
• Kuwait to mediate crisis between Qatar and its Arab neighbors
• Iran sends 4 cargo of food, plans to provide 100 tons of fruits and vegetables every day

United Kingdom

• Theresa May gamble for early election backfires as Conservatives lose seats and majority
• Theresa May vows to stay as PM, says Brexit will go on
• U.K. Liberal Democrats leader rules out coalition with May
• Scottish leader Sturgeon says will work to keep U.K. Conservatives out of power
• Two top aides to PM Theresa May resign
• Theresa May strikes deal with Northern Ireland party to maintain majority

Iran

• Attack on Parliament and tomb of Ayatollah Khomeini kills 12, wounds 40, ISIL claims responsibility
• Iran leaders accuse U.S. and Saudi Arabia of supporting Tehran attacks 
• Iran arrests 43 suspects over Tehran attacks
• Iran company finalizes deal with Boeing to buy 60 planes
• Tribal fighting kills 22 in Southern Iran
• Two Iranian warships heading to Oman

Somalia

• Al-Shabaab bomb in police station kills 1 police officer
• Nearly 70 killed in al-Shabaab attack on military base
• 14 killed as soldiers clash over food aid in Baidoa
• U.S. air strike hits al-Shabaab militants, kills 8 

Afghanistan

• Afghan leader issues ultimatum to Taliban as bombing death toll hits 150
• Bomb outside historic mosque kills 7 in Herat
• Afghan police officer killed in U.S. airstrike in Southern Afghanistan

France

• Macron’s political party set for massive majority in Parliament
• Attacker uses hammer on police officers near Notre Dame in Paris

North Korea

• North Korea fires suspected land-to-ship missiles off its East Coast

Turkey

• Government to strip citizenship of 130 suspected of militant links including U.S. based cleric Gulen
• Turkish authorities detain 60 soldiers, issues detention orders for 128 people
• Turkish parliament approves bill to deploy troops in Qatar
• Car bombs in Southeast Turkey injures 3 people

United States

• Man armed with handgun and knife kills 5 in Orlando 
• Top U.S. diplomat in China quits over Trump climate policy
• U.S. State Department approves $1.4 billion in military sales to Saudi Arabia
• Afghan soldier kills 3 U.S. soldiers
• Ex-FBI Director Comey testifies before Senate Intelligence Committee

Australia

• Man takes hostages, shoots 3 police officers before being killed
• ISIL claims responsibility for hostage taker

China

• Explosion at petrochemical plant kills 8, injures 9 in Shandong Province
• 31 Chinese nationals detained in Zambia for illegal mining
• ISIL kills 2 Chinese teachers kidnapped in Pakistan

Libya

• Bodies of 7 migrants recovered from truck, 28 rescued
• 2,500 migrants rescued, 52 missing

Moldova

• 4,000 protest in Chisinau over proposed voting changes

Mexico

• Mexico’s ruling political party narrowly wins major state election
• Prison riot in Tamaulipas leaves 4 dead, 6 injured
• 14 bodies found in mass grave in Mexican resort of Los Cabos

Syria

• U.S. backed forces launch assault on ISIL capital Raqqa
• U.S. shoots down pro-Syrian government drone firing on coalition forces
• UNICEF warns that fight against ISIL in Raqqa threatens 40,000 children

Russia

• Russia scrambles jet fighter to intercept U.S. bomber over Baltics
• Russia threatens retaliation as Montenegro becomes 29th NATO member

Belgium

• Police detain 12 people in anti-terrorism raids

Israel

• Israeli panel approves West Bank settlement plan defying international appeals to avoid such measures
• Over 200,000 at Tel Aviv Gay Pride parade

Nepal

• Nepali Congress leader Deuba elected PM for 4th time

Kenya

• Government nurses go on strike over pay dispute, 6 patients die
• 3 killed in roadside blast in Eastern Kenya

Venezuela

• 14 army officers jailed in protests

India

• 5 Indian farmers shot dead as protests mount

Italy

• Furor over possible freeing of Mafia boss to “die with dignity”
• 1,650 migrants saved in Mediterranean, 7 found dead

Niger

• Opposition leader convicted of trying to incite coup

Palestine

• Security guard shoots and kills protester in Kafr Qasim
• Israeli soldiers open fire on Palestinians throwing stones, kill 1 and injure 7
• Israeli soldiers shoot Palestinians near border fence in Gaza killing 1 and injuring 4
• Israeli PM Netanyahu calls for dismantling U.N. Palestinian refugee agency

Nigeria

• President Buhari expected to return from medical leave
• Funds shortage forces U.N. to cut emergency food aid for 400,000
• Suspected Boko Haram fighters attack the city of Maiduguri 
• At least 13 people dead, including attackers, in Boko Haram attacks in Northeast Nigeria

Montenegro

• Montenegro officially becomes 29th member of NATO

Lithuania

• Lithuania puts up border fence in anticipation of Russian military exercise

Slovakia

• 10,000 Slovaks protest corruption, demand ouster of interior minister

Jordan

• Border guards kill 5 people approaching its borders from Syria

Brazil

• Rollback of environmental rules signal Brazil is stepping back from global leadership on climate change
• Top electoral court votes to reject allegations of campaign finance violations

The United Arab Emirates

• UAE threatens anyone publishing expressions of sympathy towards Qatar with up to 15 years in prison

Myanmar

• Military aircraft with 120 soldiers disappears off the Southern coast of Myanmar

South Africa

• 8 killed, thousands displaced as storm hits Cape Town

Lesotho

• Political party of former PM Thabane defeats President in national election, fails to gain outright majority in Parliament

Egypt

• 2 police officers killed in shootout with ISIL militants in Northern Sinai

Kosovo

• Kosovo ISIL commander fighting in Syria and Iraq killed
• Coalition led by center-left Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK) set to come first in Parliamentary elections

Yemen

• Yemen cholera cases pass the 100,000 mark

Ukraine

• Explosive device thrown into U.S. compound in Kiev

Croatia

• Croatian liberal change their minds and decide to join Conservative-led government
• Croatian parliament approves 7 ministers in coalition government

Iraq

• Twin bomb attacks kill 21, injures 35 in market South of Baghdad

Spain

• Catalonia announces referendum for independence from Spain on October 1st
• Spanish government says it will block any independence vote in Catalonia

Japan

• Parliament enacts law allowing Emperor Akihito to abdicate 

Mali

• 3 U.N. peacekeepers killed by militants in Northern Mali

Bulgaria

• 1 killed as military helicopter crashes in the Black Sea

South Sudan

• Gunmen kills 14, injures 35, in ambush on main South Sudan highway

Philippines

• U.S. spy planes assist Philippine troops in Marawi
• Military says 13 soldiers killed in intense firefight with militants

Puerto Rico

• Puerto Ricans vote on whether to become U.S. state

Morocco

• Thousands rally in support of protests against corruption and official abuses

Pakistan

• Pakistan sentences man to death for blasphemy on Facebook 

Germany

• Fire at migrant home in Bremen injures 37 people, including 10 children
• German officials consider pulling its forces from Turkey

Senegal

• Senegal detains 7 Chinese for illegally fishing in its waters

Congo

• 11 dead, hundreds escape in Congo jail attack 

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