Follow @TheZenCorner on Twitter and Facebook for Breaking News.

PS: Subscribe to receive the “World News Recap” directly by email.

What You Need To Know:

1. Former cricket star Imran Khan declared victory in Pakistan’s parliamentary election and vowed to battle corruption, seek regional cooperation, and forge a new relationship with the U.S. that was not “one-sided.”

2. The latest Ebola outbreak in Congo was declared over after 42 days without any new cases.

3. Islamic State militants killed more than 200 people in a coordinated assault on a government-held area of southwestern Syria.

4. A wildfire that raged through a coastal area of Greece killed at least 91 people.

5. Tens of thousands of demonstrators have rallied throughout Russia to protest plans to substantially hike the age at which Russians can receive their state retirement pensions.

6. Part of a newly built hydroelectric dam broke in southeastern Laos, flooding the surrounding countryside and killing at least 24 people.

7. Thousands of people staged protests across Poland after President Duda signed into law a measure effectively letting the government choose the next Supreme Court chief.

8. Sixteen senators quit Nigerian President Buhari’s ruling party in a blow to the leader who seeks re-election next year.

9. Thousands of Malians voted in the presidential election, but others struggled where some ballot boxes were burned and some feared threats by extremist groups.

10. The ruling party of Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen won the election, while the opposition party unable to contest the polls said this marked the death of democracy.

Afghanistan

• 3 killed in attack in Nangarhar
• Suicide attack in Kabul targets security convoy, casualties unclear

Australia

• Government loses by-elections, denting re-election prospects

Bangladesh

• Landslides, floods kill 5 children in southeastern Bangladesh

Bulgaria

• Socialists rally to demand early election
• President vetoes amendments to privatization law

Cambodia

• Ruling party wins election after opposition silenced

Canada

• Man arrested after knife incident near Parliament

China

• Premier says Tibet inseparable part of country’s ‘sacred’ territory
• Man explodes small bomb outside U.S. Embassy in Beijing
• Xi warns of no winner in Trump trade dispute

Colombia

• Former President Uribe resigns from Senate amid criminal inquiry

Congo

• Opposition leader Bemba to challenge President Kabila
• Congo confirms end of deadly Ebola outbreak

Egypt

• President Sisi defends painful austerity measures
• Court sentences 75 people to death over 2013 sit-in
• U.S. lifts restrictions on $195 million in military aid for Egypt
• Security forces kill 13 suspected militants in shootout in Sinai

Eritrea

• Somali leader makes 1st visit to Eritrea in diplomatic thaw

Germany

• Conservatives hit 12-year low in poll

Ghana

• Leader names new election chief, opposition dismayed

Greece

• Wildfires east of Athens kill at least 91 people

Honduras

• Judge jails politicians ahead of corruption trial

India

• Modi says Africa is a top priority for India

Indonesia

• Earthquake hits Lombok island, kills at least 14

Iran

• Iran woos local investors as U.S. sanctions loom, currency falls

Iraq

• PM sacks five local election officials on corruption charges
• PM suspends electricity minister amid unrest over poor services
• Soaring unemployment fuels protests in southern Iraq

Israel

• Authorities arrest Italian graffiti artists in West Bank
• Troops sent to West Bank after Israeli killed in attack
• Israel attacks Syrian launcher 
• Tank fire kills 3 Hamas men in Gaza after soldiers attacked
• Israel shoots down Syrian jet; Syrian forces reach Golan

Japan

• Cult members hanged for Tokyo subway attack, other crimes

Laos

• Dam disaster leaves 24 dead, scores missing

Malawi

• VP to quit ruling party in protest at corruption

Mali

• Thousands vote in presidential election amid insecurity
• Militants fire mortars in northern Mali during presidential election
• Civilians die in ethnic clashes 
• Airport hit by shelling days before election

Mexico

• Journalist gunned down in Playa del Carmen

Myanmar

• Monsoon flooding forces thousands to evacuate homes

Nicaragua

• Bishops bloodied, churches besieged in crackdown
• President Ortega says early elections would create instability

Nigeria

• Defections hit ruling party, Senate president may also quit

North Korea

• Return of possible remains marks 1st step in Korea diplomacy
• North Korea said to be dismantling key parts of launch site
• Fuel prices drop, suggesting U.N. sanctions being undermined

Pakistan

• Former cricket star Khan declares victory in elections
• Khan in coalition talks with small party, independents 
• Jailed former PM Sharif hospitalized
• Suicide blast kills 31

Palestinian Territories

• 2 Palestinians killed in border protest

Paraguay

• Agriculture minister among four dead in plane crash

Peru

• President proposes referendum on policial, judicial reform

Philippines

• Duterte OKs bill creating Muslim autonomous region in South

Poland

• President signs law to accelerate changes in Supreme Court
• Thousands protest as president signs judicial appointment law

Romania

• Floods kill 2 people in northeast Romania

Russia

• Tens of thousands protest retirement age hikes
• Putin ready to invite Trump to Russia
• Russia to respond if Sweden, Finland drawn into NATO

Rwanda

• Rwanda signs $300 million in loan deals with China and India

Saudi Arabia

• Woman faces 2 years prison for hugging singer

Serbia

• Lawyers go on strike to protest slaying of colleague

South Africa

• China Xi’s pledges $14.7 billion investment on South Africa visit

South Korea

• Defense ministry to reduce guard posts along border

South Sudan

• Warring leaser agree to share power again

Spain

• Over 600 migrants force entry into North African spanish enclave
• 52 tourists rescued as fire engulfs catamaran in northwest Spain

Syria

• ISIS kills 215 in southwest Syria attacks
• Hundreds of refugees return home from Lebanon
• Kurdish-led group prepared to work with Syrian government
• Syrians celebrate retaking town near Israel-occupied Golan

Turkey

• Boat capsizes off coast, 6 dead
• U.S threatens sanctions unless Turkey releases American pastor
• Turkey approves security law after state of emergency lifted
• President Erdogan says new Israeli law fascist

United Kingdom

• British voters increasingly unhappy with PM May and her government

United States of America

• Trump seeks to revive ‘Arab NATO’ to confront Iran
• China, Russia, and Iran conduct economic spying on U.S.
• U.S. airlines cave to China’s demand on referring to Taiwan
• Trump agrees with E.U to work to lower trade barriers
• U.S. calls on Russia to end Crimea occupation
• U.S. envoy Haley attacks Arab, Islamic states over Palestinian aid

Vanatu

• Vanatu again orders evacuation of island as volcano erupts

Vatican

• Pope Francis accepts resignation of McCarrick after sex abuse claims

Venezuela

• Venezuela to remove five zeroes from ailing currency

Vietnam

• Jet fighter crashes, killing two
• Minibus crash kills groom and 12 wedding guests 

Yemen

• Saudi-led coalition renews strikes on Hodeidah

Zimbabwe

• Former leader Mugabe emerges, rejects ruling party in election
• Top opposition won’t boycott vote despite worries
• Reports of voter intimidation, coercion ahead of elections

What You Need To Know:

1. A man walked along a Toronto street firing a handgun into restaurants and cafes, shooting 14 people and killing two before dying after an exchange of gunfire with police.

2. Nicaraguan police and armed pro-government civilians violently retook a symbolically important neighborhood that had recently become a center of resistance to President Ortega’s government.

3. A suicide bomber carried out an attack near the Kabul airport, killing 14 people and narrowly missing Afghanistan’s vice president, who was returning home after living in Turkey for over a year.

4. Israel’s parliament approved a controversial piece of legislation that defines the country as the nation-state of the Jewish people but which critics warn sidelines minorities.

5. A suspected Russian airstrike hit a school serving as a shelter in southwestern Syria, killing at least 10 people.

6. British Prime Minister May accepted amendments to a customs bill put forward by Brexit hardliners who oppose her plan for a “common rule book” with the European Union after the country leaves the bloc.

7. French President Macron fired the head of his personal security detail but faced criticism for failing to act sooner, after video was released showing the man posing as a police officer and beating a protester while off duty in May.

8. A candidate from the party of Pakistan prime ministerial hopeful was killed in a suicide attack that wounded four others, days before general elections.

9. Standing next to Russia’s Putin, President Trump openly questioned his own intelligence agencies’ conclusions that Russia was to blame for meddling in the 2016 U.S. election to Trump’s benefit.

10. The European Union and Japan signed a landmark deal that will eliminate nearly all tariffs on products they trade. It covers a third of the global economy and markets of more than 600 million people.

Afghanistan

• Suicide bombing in Kabul kills 14; VP unharmed
• Civilians killed in air strike
• ISIS suicide bomber kills 20 people in northern Afghanistan
• U.S. open to direct talks with Taliban

Australia

• PM calls on Pope to fire archbishop

Brazil

• Rightwing candidate slams centrists, softens tone in campaign launch

Bulgaria

• Parliament bars government from signing deals on migrant readmissions 

Cambodia

• Opposition says it has been ‘cut off’ in lead up to election
• China lends Cambodia $259 million to build new road

Cameroon

• Military, separatists blamed for ‘grave abuses’

Canada

• PM reshuffles cabinet, seeks to reduce reliance on U.S. 
• Man firing into Toronto cafe shoots 14 people, killing 2

China

• Hundreds protest over Hong Kong’s move to ban separatist political party 
• Court sends former Hong Kong leader back to jail with reduced sentence
• U.S. lawmakers cut anti-ZTE measure from defense bill

Colombia

• FARC leader Marquez declines to take Senate seat

Cuba

• Lawmakers approve new leader’s Cabinet with old faces in place
• Cuba aims to build socialism, not communism, in draft constitution 

Cyprus

• 19 dead as migrant boat sinks off northern Cyprus

Egypt

• Egypt and Sudan seek to bolster ties after yearslong tension
• Egypt passes law that could shield top military brass from prosecution

Eritrea

• Eritrean troops withdraw from Ethiopia border

Ethiopia

• Ethiopia has ‘no option’ but multiparty democracy

France

• President Macron fires bodyguard filmed beating protester; critics say too late

Georgia

• 4 miners killed in coal mine accident

Germany

• Around 25,000 people protest immigration stance of Merkel’s allies
• 9 injured in bus attack, suspect arrested
• Merkel vows to see out full term in office

Honduras

• Pope Francis removes Honduran bishop accused of sexual misdeeds

India

• Opposition leader Gandhi startles bitter foe Modi with hug
• Parliament to debate no-trust motion against Modi’s government
• Buildings collapse in Delhi killing at least 3

Iran

• Iran lifts ban on non-Muslim city council member after outcry

Iraq

• One protester killed at Badr militia branch
• Cleric Sadr backs protests, calls for delay in government formation

Israel

• Gays on strike over exclusion from surrogacy law
• Parliament passes contentious Jewish nation bill
• E.U. expresses concern over Jewish nation-state law
• Israel places new limitations on cargo crossing into Gaza 

Italy

• PM calls for E.U. body to coordinate migrant arrivals

Japan

• Japan and E.U. sign trade deal to eliminate nearly all tariffs
• Heatwave kills 14 people

Libya

• Libya rejects E.U. plans for migrant centers on its territory
• Two migrants die on boat left adrift by coast guard
• 8 migrants found dead in lorry contained in western Libya

Mexico

• President-elect vows improvements to deter migration
• Head of ruling party resigns after record loss

Nicaragua

• Police and armed pro-government civilians violently retake symbolic city
• U.N. chief demands end to violence, hundreds protest Ortega

North Korea

• North Korea takes swipe at South Korean President, urges return of restaurant workers 
• Kim slams local North Koreans for unfinished power plant

Pakistan

• Candidate of Imran Khan’s party killed in bombing 

Palestinian Territories

• Hamas accepts cease-fire after massive Israeli Gaza strikes
• 4 Palestinians killed by Israeli fire in Gaza 

Peru

• Peruvians march against corruption as head of judiciary resigns

Poland

• Parliament OK’s tighter grip on judicial branch

Russia

• Putin and Trump discuss referendum for eastern Ukraine 
• GDP growth slows to 1.1%
• Putin accuses U.S. forces of trying to ruin Trump summit outcome
• White House rejects Putin proposal to interview U.S. citizens 

Singapore

• Hack of 1.5M patients’ records targeted PM Lee

Slovenia

• Head of largest party tells President he cannot form government

Somalia

• Al Shabaab captures strategic town in Puntland

South Africa

• Gunmen ambush taxi drivers; 11 killed

South Korea

• Former President Park sentenced to 8 more years in prison
• Military helicopter crash kills 5

South Sudan

• President Kiir ready to accept peace deal

Spain

• Conservatives swing to the right with new leader
• Spain drops arrest warrant for former Catalan leader
• Constitutional Court blocks latest Catalan independence motion

Syria

• White Helmets evacuated to Jordan through Israel
• U.N. calls for safe passage for 140,000 trapped in southwest Syria
• At least 10 civilians killed by Russian airstrike
• Government, rebels clash over recon base near Israel

United Kingdom

• PM May frustrated Northern Ireland lacks devolved government 
• PM May narrowly avoids defeat in parliament on E.U. trade laws
• Millions face water restrictions amid hot, dry weather
• PM accepts key amendments from hardline Brexiteers
• Junior defense minister resigns, votes against government
• PM May wins parliament vote after bowing to Brexit pressure

United States of America

• President Trump heightens tariff threat in trade war with China
• Missouri duck boat accident kills 17 people 
• U.S. to alert public to foreign efforts to undermine politics
• Trump invites Putin to Washington despite U.S. uproar over Helsinki summit
• Trump questions U.S. intel, not Putin, on Russia 2016 meddling
• Trump tells Iran ‘never, ever threaten’ U.S. or suffer consequences

Venezuela

• Boy killed during protest in southern Venezuela

Vietnam

• Storm kills 20, leaves 16 missing

Yemen

• Suspected U.S. airstrike kills 4 al-Qaida operatives in Yemen

Zimbabwe

• Presidential election too close to call in latest poll

Follow @TheZenCorner on Twitter and Facebook for Breaking News.

PS: Subscribe to receive the “World News Recap” directly by email.

What You Need To Know:

1. A suicide bombing at an election rally in Pakistan’s southwest killed 128 people.

2. The Trump administration released a list of 10% tariffs on $200 billion in Chinese goods, making good on the president’s threats to escalate a broadening trade war with Beijing.

3. Official rivals just weeks ago, the leaders of Ethiopia and Eritrea embraced warmly to the roar of a crowd of thousands at a concert to celebrate the end of a long state of war.

4. Torrential rains across western Japan triggered floods and landslides that killed more than 200 people in Japan’s worst weather disaster in 36 years.

5. A tourist boat capsized off the coast of Thailand’s Phuket killing at least 44 people, making it Thailand’s worst tourist-related disaster in years and underscoring safety concerns about the industry.

6. The Israeli military lifted its restrictions along the Gaza border, indicating it had accepted an Egypt-mediated cease-fire that ended a 24-hour round of fighting with Hamas militants that had threatened to devolve into all-out war.

7. A suicide bomber in Afghanistan killed at least 12 people, including several children, in an attack in the eastern city of Jalalabad claimed by Islamic State militants.

8. A federal grand jury charged 12 Russian intelligence officers with hacking Democratic computer networks in 2016, in the most detailed U.S. accusation yet that Russia meddled in the presidential election to help Donald Trump.

9. Haitian Prime Minister Jack Guy Lafontant resigned amid calls for him to step down over his handling of a failed plan to raise fuel prices that set off a wave of deadly protests.

10. The United Nations Security Council imposed an arms embargo on South Sudan, nearly five years after civil war erupted in the country.

Afghanistan

• 10 killed in attack in Jalalabad
• 7 killed, 15 wounded in suicide attack
• U.S. Secretary pushes peace talks on unannounced trip
• At least 12 dead, including children, in suicide blast
• Afghan forces kill at least 6 civilians in ground and air operations

Algeria

• Authorities to stop forcing migrants into Sahara after outrage

Armenia

• Mayor of Yerevan resigns after national change of power

Azerbaijan

• Two policemen killed during protest

Brazil

• Lawyer tapped as new Labor Minister 

Cameroon

• President Biya to seek 7th term

China

• China raises tariff rates for some U.S. optical fiber products
• President Xi pledges $20 billion in loans to revive Middle East
• China lets Nobel widow leave for Berlin after house arrest 
• Court sentences veteran rights activist to 13 years in prison
• Industrial park blast kills 19 hurt 12 in southwest China

Colombia

• Duque names Carrasquilla as his finance minister

Congo

• Opposition leader Bemba nominated for presidential election

Czech Republic

• PM Babis wins vote of confidence for new cabinet

Denmark

• Iceberg 4 miles wide breaks off from Greenland glacier

Egypt

• 11 suspected militants killed in Sinai shootout
• Passenger train derails near Giza, scores injured
• Courts sentence 31 to death for killings, prison escape

Ethiopia

• Eritrean, Ethiopian leaders meet, call new peace example to Africa

France

• Army helicopter crashes in Ivory Coast, one dead
• Young, joyful France beats Croatia to win 2nd World Cup
• France to meet NATO defense spending by 2024

Germany

• Germany charges Iranian diplomat detained in bomb plot

Greece

• Authorities expel Russian diplomats over alleged protest money

Haiti

• PM Lafontant resigns amid fuel price hike fallout

Hungary

• Government prepares to pull out of U.N. migration pact

India

• Landslide in northeast kills 8 children, one woman

Indonesia

• Police shoot dead three suspected militants

Iran

• Woman who protested headscarf gets 20-year sentence
• Guards kill 3 militants near Iraq border
• Iran has no intention to leave Syria, according to top official

Iraq

• Protests in southern Iraq to demand better services, jobs
• Two protesters killed in clashes with security forces

Israel

• Cease-fire holds after day of intense Israel-Hamas fighting 
• Police question PM Netanyahu over alleged corruption
• Military fires missile at drone from Syria

Italy

• Italy cuts parliamentary pensions in victory for 5-Star

Japan

• Over 176 people killed in floods

Morocco

• Tens of thousands protest over jailed Rif activists 

Myanmar

• Court rules Reuters reporters can face full trial
• Landslide at jade mine kills at least 15, injures 45
• Police arrests government critic under sedition law

Nigeria

• Ruling party unseats opposition in southern Ekiti state

North Korea

• North Korea calls for senior-level talks to discuss U.S. soldiers remains

Pakistan

• Suicide bombing at election rally kills 128 people, candidate killed
• Former PM Sharif and daughter arrested on return to country
• Taliban claim bombing at rally that killed 21
• Hundreds of former ruling party members detained

Palestinian Territories

• Teenager killed in Gaza border violence
• Two Palestinians killed in Israeli air strike in Gaza

Philippines

• Gunmen kill fourth local official in a week
• President Duterte sees lowest rating since becoming president

Russia

• Russia to expel two Greek diplomats 

Saudi Arabia

• Defense Ministry official arrested on bribery charges

Singapore

• Second quarter GDP growth slows as trade tensions cloud outlook

Slovenia

• President gives largest party one more week to form coalition

Somalia

• 6 dead after attackers target presidential palace

South Africa

• 1 killed, 20 injured in charter plane crash
• 5 miners killed in fire at copper mine

South Korea

• Korea suspends civilian drills to help talks with North
• President Moon presses Trump, Kim for breakthrough in nuclear talks

South Sudan

• Lawmakers extend President’s term until 2021
• U.N. Security Council imposes an arms embargo on South Sudan

Spain

• 479 migrants rescued over weekend

Switzerland

• Switzerland launches WTO action over U.S. steel, aluminum tariffs

Syria

• Airstrike on area held by ISIS in eastern Syria kills 54
• Government widens assault in southwest hits ISIS pocket

Thailand

• After daring rescue, entire soccer team out of cave
• Death toll in tourist boat disaster rises to 44

Tunisia

• President says PM Chahed should quit if crisis continues

Turkey

• 24 killed in train derailment after heavy rains
• Erdogan names Cabinet for presidency with new powers
• Erdogan names son-in-law as finance minister
• Attack helicopter deal with Pakistan worth around $1.5 billion

United Kingdom

• President Trump tells PM May to sue the E.U., not negotiate
• PM fights to stop Cabinet exodus over Brexit
• Opposition Labour party takes poll lead amid Brexit crisis
• Police confirm source of Novichok poisoning
• Thousands of demonstrators mock Trump, protest his visit 

United States of America

• U.S. to impose $200 billion in tariffs on Chinese products
• President Trump picks conservative Kavanaugh as Supreme Court nominee
• President Trump suggests China might be interfering in U.S.-North Korea talks
• U.S. accuses Russian spies of 2016 election hacking as summit loans
• E.U. official criticizes Trump over attitude toward allies
• President lashes out at Germany, demands allies double NATO spending 

Vietnam

• Vietnam jails 6 for economic zone protest clashes

Follow @TheZenCorner on Twitter and Facebook for Breaking News.

PS: Subscribe to receive the “World News Recap” directly by email.

What You Need To Know:

1. British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson and Brexit Secretary David Davis resigned adding to divisions over Brexit that threaten to tear apart Prime Minister May’s government.

2. At least 100 people killed in torrential rains and landslides in western Japan.

3. The United States and China slapped tit-for-tat duties on $34 billion worth of each other’s imports, triggering the “largest-scale trade war.”

4. The parties in Germany’s ruling coalition reached an agreement on a package of measures to deal with asylum-seekers who have already registered in other E.U. states.

5. Turkey dismissed more than 18,000 civil servants, ahead of this month’s expected lifting of a two-year-old state of emergency imposed after an attempted coup.

6. Eight children trapped for over two weeks in a flooded cave in northern Thailand have been rescued; Four boys and their coach remain in the cave.

7. Anti-government protests broke out in Polish cities in defense of the country’s constitution, judicial independence and the rule of law.

8. Former Malaysian PM Najib was charged with criminal breach of trust and corruption, two months after a multibillion-dollar corruption scandal at a state investment fund led to his stunning election defeat.

9. At least six soldiers in Tunisia’s national guard were killed in an apparent attack by an armed group near the Algerian border.

10. A Pakistani anti-corruption tribunal sentenced former PM Sharif to 10 years in prison over purchases of luxury apartments in London.

Afghanistan

• Insider attack kills U.S. service member
• U.S., Afghan forces clear ISIS from eastern district

Australia

• Bishop sentenced to year’s detention for cover-up

Azerbaijan

• Azerbaijan hit by massive blackout, worst in decades

Belgium

• European peace activists march against Trump’s NATO visit

Bolivia

• President Morales has emergency surgery for tumor

Brazil

• Judge blocks order to release of Lula from prison

Cameroon

• 30 killed as bus drives into river

Canada

• Heat wave claims a total of 12 lives in Montreal

China

• 33 dead in boat sinking off Thai island, 23 missing
• China implements retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods

DR Congo

• 1 killed, 3 wounded after clashes near Congo-Uganda border

Eritrea

• Landlocked Ethiopia to begin using port of neighboring Eritrea

Ethiopia

• Ethiopia and Eritrea to re-open embassies in each other’s capitals
• Violence in southern Ethiopia forces more than 800,000 to flee

Germany

• Coalition reaches deal on migration, no transit centers
• IMF cuts 2018 economic growth forecast to 2.2%

Guatemala

• Authorities up number of missing to 332 in volcano eruption

Haiti

• Looting follows violent fuel protests in Haitian capital

Indonesia

• Authorities rush to rescue 140 people after ferry sinks, killing 4

Iran

• Iranian teen detained over Instagram dance videos
• Iran threatens to cut cooperation with nuclear body after Trump move

Iraq

• Police open fire on protesters near southern oilfields

Israel

• Israeli air strike hits Syria at Golan frontier
• Law freezes funds for Palestinian attackers’ families
• Troops kill Gazan who breached border to torch sniper post

Japan

• Authorities execute leader, 6 followers, of sarin attack doomsday cult
• Death toll climbs to 88 people as heavy rains hammer southern Japan
• Prime Minister Abe to cancel Iran trip over U.S. pressure on Tehran
• Emperor resumes official duties after suffering nausea 

Jordan

• UN urges Jordan to open borders to fleeing Syrians

Kenya

• Kenya to prosecute county governor, nine others in corruption case

Kuwait

• Court sentences lawmakers to prison over 2011 protest

Libya

• Armed group kidnaps three Filipinos and one Korean
• Lawmakers visit contested Jerusalem holy site
• Two workers killed in second attack on water plant

Macedonia

• Parliament endorses name deal with Greece for second time

Malaysia

• Former leader Najib charged with breach of trust, corruption

Mali

• Al-Qaeda linked group claims attack on French troops in Mali

Mexico

• 24 die in Tultepec fireworks blast
• Incoming President Obrador to seek negotiated peace in drug war
• Incoming President aims to end foreign fuel imports in three years
• President-elect pledges to reach understanding with Trump

Nigeria

• Ruling APC splits, could hamper Buhari re-election bid

North Korea

• North Korea slams ‘gangster-like’ U.S. demands after Pompeo visit

Pakistan

• Court sentences former PM Sharif to 10 years in prison
• Authorities arrest son-in-law of ousted premier Sharif
• Record rains turn city’s road into rivers; 6 dead

Palestinian Territories

• Palestinian killed as Gaza protests against Israel enter fourth month
• Palestinians to keep paying prisoner stipend despite Israel penalty

Philippines

• President Duterte will not seek second term under new constitution
• Bike-riding gunmen kill mayor in second murder in two days
• City mayor gunned down during flag-raising event

Poland

• Air force jet crashes in field, killing pilot
• Top court judges criticize pro-government principal 
• Massive protests in Poland against government judicial overhaul
• President announces retirement of Supreme Court chief
• E.U. moves against Poland for its new court law

Romania

• Fighter jet crashes during airshow, kills pilot
• Lawmaker panel partially decriminalized abuse of office

Saudi Arabia

• Security man, expatriate killed in attack

Somalia

• At least 9 killed in attack on interior ministry
• 7 injured by road-side bomb in Mogadishu

South Africa

• Son of former President Zuma to face charges

South Sudan

• Government proposes bill to extend president’s term
• 18 civilians killed in attack

Sri Lanka

• Sri Lanka to shift naval base to China-controlled port city

Syria

• Syrian troops recapture vital border crossing with Jordan
• Pro-Assad forces to leave rebel towns in deal brokered by Russia
• Air defenses hit Israeli plane, thwart missile strike
• Airstrikes resume in southwest Syria after talks fail
• Son of ISIS leader killed in Homs

Thailand

• Navy seal dies as schoolboys trapped in cave
• 8 children rescued from cave in risky operation; 5 remain inside
• At least 41 dead as boat sinks off southern Thai resort island

Tunisia

• At least 6 soldiers killed in attack near Algerian border

Turkey

• Train derailment kills at least 10, injures 73 people
• Authorities sack more than 18,000 personnel ahead of expected lifting of emergency rule
• Erdogan assumes new presidential powers tightening control over Turkey
• Journalists sentenced for links to U.S.-based cleric

Ukraine

• 3 soldiers die in training accident

United Arab Emirates

• Authorities extend compulsory military service to 16 months

United Kingdom

• Most senior Brexit official quits government
• Foreign Secretary Johnson quits government in Brexit crisis
• U.K. leaders endorse Brexit trade plan
• Police open murder investigation as 1 of 2 nerve agent victim dies
• Officials accuse Russia of dumping poison in Britain

United States of America

• U.S. triggers China tariffs, fuels fears of escalating trade war
• U.S. warships pass through Taiwan Strait amid China tensions
• President Trump pressed aides on Venezuela invasion
• Over 40 countries object at WTO to U.S. car tariff plan

Vatican

• Pope Francis warns climate change turning Earth into desert, garbage 

Vietnam

• Arrests seven ‘terrorists’ over bombing of police station
• Authorities jail former central bank official amid graft crackdown

Yemen

• Suspected U.S. drone strike kills 7 al-Qaeda members in Yemen

Follow @TheZenCorner on Twitter and Facebook for Breaking News.

PS: Subscribe to receive the “World News Recap” directly by email.

What You Need To Know:

1. Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador decisively won Mexico’s presidency, setting the stage for the most left-wing government in decades.

2. At least 48 people were killed in northern India when an overcrowded bus plunged off a mountain road into a gorge.

3. A suicide car bomb aimed at a patrol of French soldiers killed four civilians in northern Mali.

4. The U.S. ambassador to Estonia resigned over frustrations with President Trump’s comments about the European Union and his treatment of European allies.

5. The Turkish military killed eight Kurdish militants in air strikes in northern Iraq and southeastern Turkey.

6. Insurgent attacks in Afghanistan killed 29 people, targeting peace talks between the Taliban and village elders.

7. More than 200 people died in clashes in central Nigeria between farmers and herders after attacks by “suspected militia herdsmen.”

8. U.S. intelligence agencies believe North Korea has increased production of fuel for nuclear weapons at secret sites and may try to hide these while seeking concessions in nuclear talks.

9. A strike called by Argentina’s largest trade union in protest over President Macri’s market-friendly economic policies brought the country to a standstill.

10. German Chancellor Merkel has reportedly secured agreements with 14 European Union countries to rapidly return some asylum seekers.

Afghanistan

• Attacks kill 29 people, including elders urging peace
• Suicide bombers targets Sikhs, Hindus; 19 dead
• President orders troops to resume operations against Taliban
• Administrators strike threatens July presidential vote

Algeria

• Authorities strand up to 13,000 migrants in the desert

Argentina

• Strike against President Macri paralyzes Argentina; banks and grain affected

Australia

• Australia bans covert foreign interference in politics 
• Australia proposes law to stop ‘modern slavery’
• Australia and Vanatu to negotiate security treaty

Brazil

• Far-right lawmaker Bolsonaro leads presidential poll

Bulgaria

• Government survives no-confidence vote in parliament

Canada

• Canada lobbies big three U.S. carmakers to fight auto tariffs
• Canada hits back at U.S. tariffs, says it will not back down

China

• Knife-wielding man kills 2 boys in Shanghai, injures others
• Hong Kong’s pro-democracy protesters defiant, but rally turnout hits a low
• Large army veteran protests in China pose challenge for Xi
• Warships drill in waters near Taiwan
• China drops tariffs on animal feed from Asian countries
• 1 dead, three wounded in rare Hong Kong shooting

eSwatini

• Police fire stun grenades at anti-government protesters

Ethiopia

• 28 people in court following grenade attack
• Ethiopia welcomes 1st delegation from rival Eritrea in years

France

• Heavily armed men in helicopter free notorious inmate
• Pope Francis and President Macron meet at Vatican, discuss migration

Georgia

• Former President sentenced in absentia for abuse of power

Germany

• Chancellor Merkel secures deal with 14 E.U. nations on migrants
• Interior minister offers to resign, in blow to German coalition
• Parliament approves Greece aid package

Ghana

• President fires electoral commission head, two deputies

India

• Private plane crashes in crowded Mumbai area, 5 people dead
• Overcrowded bus plunges into gorge killing 48 people

Iran

• Gunfire, clashes amid protests over water scarcity
• Protests in Iran as President Rouhani says U.S. wants ‘economic war’
• Iran bans 1,300 imports as protesters, police clash over currency weakness

Iraq

• One dead in Kirkuk in suicide bombing near ballot box store

Israel

• Prince William arrives in Israel for historic visit
• Israel will not accept any Syrian refugees on its territory

Italy

• PM clashes with Germany, France, over gist of migration deal

Japan

• Japan to buy advanced U.S. radar for missile defense system 

Jordan

• PM visits border shut to displaced Syrians
• Jordan says ceasefire agreed in southern Syria

Kenya

• Fire sweeps through market in Nairobi killing 15

Libya

• Man gets 22 years for attacks on U.S. consulate in Benghazi
• Coastguard says 100 migrants may have drowned near Tripoli

Macedonia

• President refuses to sign ‘criminal’ law to change country’s name

Madagascar

• Madagascar to hold presidential elections in November

Malaysia

• Malaysian police to question Najib after seizing up to $275 million from homes
• Malaysia considers amending human trafficking law after U.S. report

Mali

• Car bomb kills 4 people, 3rd extremist attack this week
• 3 killed in attack on West African counterterror forces HQ

Mexico

• Leftist Obrador overwhelmingly elected President 
• Journalist murdered in southern Mexico before election

Morocco

• Court sentences journalist to three years in jail

Myanmar

• Myanmar rejects citizenship reform at private Rohingya talks

Nigeria

• Death toll more than 200 in central Nigeria weekend clashes
• Oil tanker fire kills 9 in Lagos

North Korea

• U.S. intelligence believes North Korea making more nuclear bomb fuel
• Korea’s discuss removing North’s artillery from tense border

Pakistan

• Pakistan takes radical Sunni leader off terrorist watch list ahead of election

Palestinian Territories

• Prince William meets Palestinians in West Bank
• 13 year-old killed along border with Israel

Poland

• Poland backs down on Holocaust law, moves to end jail terms
• Kaczynski says Germany should pay damages for WWII

Romania

• Government defeats no-confidence vote as thousands protest 

Russia

• President Putin boasts about Russia’s prospective nuclear weapons
• Opposition leader Navalny’s brother freed from jail
• E.U. leaders agree to extend economic sanctions on Russia

Saudi Arabia

• President Trump claims Saudi Arabia will boost oil production

South Korea

• Korea’s agree to improve North Korea’s railways

South Sudan

• South Sudan’s warring sides agree to permanent cease-fire
• Bangladeshi peacekeeper killed in attack in South Sudan

Spain

• Catalan chief to ask Spain for secession vote
• Spanish rescue ship told not to respond to distress call

Sudan

• Opposition leader refused entry to Egypt

Syria

• Double bombing kills at least 9 people in Afrin
• Airstrikes pound southern Syria, causing thousands to flee
• Fighting in Syria’s south escalates, displaces 50,000 people

Turkey

• Turkish airstrikes kill 4 Kurdish militants in northern Iraq
• Military kills 8 Kurdish militants in northern Iraq and southeast Turkey
• President Erdogan wins sweeping new powers after election victory

Ukraine

• Four Ukrainian soldiers killed as fighting flares in separatist conflict

United Kingdom

• Prime Minister May and E.U. urge Brexit haste, trade blame over stalemate
• Lawmakers approve extension of Heathrow Airport

United States of America

• President Trump and Russia President Putin to hold summit in Helsinki on July 16
• U.S. ambassador to Estonia resigns over Trump comments
• U.S. pulls funding for U.N. counterterrorism office
• Top court upholds travel ban targeting Muslim-majority nations
• U.S. pushes allies to halt Iran oil imports, waivers unlikely

Vatican

• Pope to 14 new cardinals: “Defend the dignity of the poor” 

Venezuela

• President Maduro calls U.S. VP Pence a ‘poisonous viper’
• U.S. VP Pence urges Latin American countries to isolate Venezuela

Vietnam

• Flood death toll rises to 15, more rains forecast