Brazil

• President Temer charged with corruption
• Driver rams car into Temer’s presidential residence
• Ruling party leader in Senate quits ahead of labor reform vote

Libya

• 229 migrants rescued off Libyan coast, 2 found dead
• Irish naval ship rescues 712 migrants off the coast of Tripoli
• 3 migrants die in Mediterranean as 5,000 migrants picked up off Libyan coast
• At least 24 migrants found dead off coast of Libya 
• Gunmen fires on U.N. convoy west of Tripoli

Qatar

• Qatar rejects deadline demands, says it does not fear military action
• Saudi Arabia and allies give Qatar two more days to accept demands

Iraq

• Iraqi PM declared end to ISIL in Iraq as forces reclaim Mosul
• 2 ISIL women suicide bombers hiding among civilians target Iraqi troops, kill 1

Ukraine

• Cyber attack hits companies and governments in Ukraine and Eastern Europe
• Car bomb kills senior Ukrainian intelligence officer in Kiev
• 2 Russian border guards found in Ukraine, claim to have gotten lost
• Ukraine accuses Russian security services of conducting cyber attack

Afghanistan

• NATO agrees to send 3,000 more troops to work with Afghan forces, U.S. to send 4,000 soldiers 

Yemen

• Death toll reaches 1,500 in Cholera epidemic

Syria

• Cluster bombs kill at least 30 in Eastern Syria
• 20 killed as three car bombs target Damascus 

Israel

• Jewish groups cancel meetings with Netanyahu in protest of decision to stop plans for a mixed gender prayer area at Jerusalem’s Western Wall
• Israel attacks Syrian position after mortar lands in Golan Heights

United Kingdom

• PM Theresa May strikes deal with Northern Ireland’s DUP to get minority government support in Parliament 
• At least 95 buildings fail safety checks after London tower block fire
• PM wins backing for policy program by narrow margin in Parliament
• Oil tanker collides with cargo ship in Dover
• Thousands march for same-sex marriage in Northern Ireland

Congo

• Police officer killed in jail raid as President Kabila fails to appear on TV for customary Independence day address

Romania

• Ruling party picks Economy Minister Mihai Tudose for PM candidate
• Border police finds 91 migrants from Syria, Iraq in truck

Greece

• Garbage piles mount in Athens as garbage collectors remain on strike

United States of America

• Supreme Court revives part of ‘Travel ban’ on people from 6 countries
• Republican Senator Corker to block arms sales to Middle Eastern allies over crisis with Qatar 
• Pentagon claims Syria in active preparations for chemical attacks
• U.S. demands more security for international flights
• Syria and Russia accuse U.S. of plotting provocation

Mongolia

• No decisive winner in Presidential election, two leading candidates will face run-off

Sweden

• Al Qaeda releases Swedish hostage after nearly 6 years

The Central African Republic

• Red Cross worker killed while on duty at organizations compound
• At least 22 killed in clashes between armed militias in Southeastern CAR

Egypt

• Egyptian air strike hits 12 vehicles crossing from Libya
• Egyptian court sentences 20 to death for killing police officer

India

• Protests held across India after attacks against Muslims
• India warns China over road construction near border amid stand-off
• Indian security forces kill top Islamist militant in Kashmir gun battle

Nigeria

• Suicide bombers kill 9, injure 13 in Northeast Nigeria
• Nigerian corruption investigator shot and wounded as he leaves work

Iran

• 10 injured as fire breaks out at storage tank in oil refinery 
• Khamenei’s representatives claim ISIL leader Baghdadi ‘definitely dead’

Colombia

• Marxist FARC rebels turn in weapons to U.N., end armed war with government

Turkey

• 10 Kurdish militants killed in aerial operation in Southeast Turkey, 3 Turkish soldiers killed
• Turkish police shuts down transgender protest in Istanbul
• 2 ruling Turkish party officials killed, 13 Kurdish militants killed in retaliation 

Pakistan

• 2 foreign climbers missing on ‘Killer Mountain’ in North Pakistan
• Tens of thousands protest to demand security after deadly bombs 
• Pakistani journalist arrested under cyber crime law

China

• U.S. places China on global list of worst offenders in human trafficking and forced labor
• China accuses Indian border guards of crossing into its territory near Tibet
• China frees 3 activists who probed Ivanka Trump factory
• China strongly protests U.S. arms sales to Taiwan 
• China builds near military facilities on South China Sea islands 
• U.S. sanctions 2 Chinese men, shipping company over North Korea
• Gas pipeline blast kills 8, injures 35
• South China floods kill 15, thousands evacuated
• U.S. warship in operation near disputed island in South China Sea 

Italy

• Around 60 migrants drown after boat capsizes in Mediterranean 

Japan

• U.S. likely to bar Japan investigators from interviewing warship crew 
• PM Abe’s political party suffers historic defeat in Tokyo election, popular governor wins big

Taiwan

• U.S. plans to sell $1.42 billion in arms to Taiwan 

Somalia

• 7 Al Shabaab militants executed in Puntland for bomb plots, killings 
• Roadside bomb kills 2, injures 6 near Mogadishu 

Indonesia

• 2 Indonesian police officers stabbed by suspected Islamist militant
• Muslim leader urges Indonesians to boycott Starbucks over LGBT stand 
• Rescue helicopter crash kills 8 after volcano erupts

Lebanon

• 5 suicide bombers attack Lebanese army during raids, 1 killed, 7 wounded
• Fire breaks out in Syrian refugee camp killing at least 1

Albania

• Albanian socialists win parliamentary majority 

Russia

• Syria’s Assad visits Russian air base in Western Syria 
• E.U. extends sanctions against Russia until January 2018
• 5 found guilty in murder of Russian opposition leader Nemtsov
• 20 dead in road accidents in Central Russia as bus catches fire

Niger

• 52 migrants feared dead in the Sahara desert of Northern Niger after being abandoned by their drivers 
• Suicide bomber kills 2, injures 11, in attack at U.N. camp

Germany

• U.S Commerce Secretary Ross cancels Germany trip at the last minute, no reason given
• German police warns lawmakers of possible Turkish spying
• Germany denies permission for Erdogan rally in Hamburg on G-20 visit 
• Germany legalizes same-sex marriage as Merkel votes against 
• Thousands protest in Hamburg ahead of G-20 meeting 

Mexico

• Remains of kidnapped journalist found in Michoacan 
• Opposition officials targeted by government spying 
• 19 killed in clashes between armed men and security forces in Sinaloa 

Venezuela

• Police helicopter fires on Supreme Court and Interior Ministry
• Supreme Court bars chief prosecutor from leaving the country 

Palestine

• Hamas to create buffer zone with Egypt in Gaza to improve ties
• Israeli troops kill Palestinian gunman in Hebron
• Lebanese army detains Palestinian militant at refugee camp in Southern Lebanon 

Spain

• Police detain 6 ISIL suspects in Spain, as well as in Britain and Germany
• Hundreds of thousands rally for gay pride in Madrid 

South Sudan

• South Sudan deports 3 U.S. citizens who served in military

France

• Trump accepts Macron’s invitation to visit Paris for Bastille Day
• Man arrested after trying to drive car into a crowd in front of mosque in Paris suburb
• French far-right leader Le Pen placed under formal investigation on suspicion of misuse of E.U. funds
• 8 wounded in shooting near French mosque, police rules out terrorism

Philippines

• 5 decapitated civilians found in ISIL held town

Myanmar

• Myanmar military files charges against 3 journalists for contacting rebel group

Australia

• Top advisor to Pope France, Cardinal Pell, charged with sexual assault 
• Australia and U.S. begin their biggest ever joint military exercise 

Serbia

• Serbia lawmakers elect first female, openly gay PM

North Korea

• North Korea warns it will keep building up its nuclear arsenal regardless of sanctions, pressure or military attack

Thailand

• U.S. plans to sell Black Hawk helicopters to Thailand after suspending sale following 2014 military coup

Ivory Coast

• U.N. ends peacekeeping mission in Ivory Coast after 13 years

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Pakistan

• Pakistani separatists riding motorcycles kill 2 naval officers in Southwestern province
• At least 85 killed, 100 wounded in four separate bomb and gun attacks in three major cities
• At least 153 killed as tanker fuel truck explodes in Punjab province
• 6 children killed by explosive device that looked like a toy

Russia

• Russia threatens to destroy U.S. aircrafts if they fly over Syrian-controlled airspace  
• E.U. leaders agree to extend sanctions imposed on Russia for its intervention in Ukraine
• Moscow cancels meeting with U.S. diplomat after sanctions
• Russia fires missiles at ISIL in Syria from Mediterranean
• Tech firms bow to Russian demands to share cyber secrets 
• Russia’s election commission bars opposition leader Navalny from running for President 

Yemen

• U.S. military air strike kills Al Qaeda leader in key province
• More than 200,000 suspected cholera cases in Yemen 

China

• At least 26 hurt after China Eastern Airlines flight hits turbulence 
• 10 dead, 93 missing after landslide buries more than 60 homes in North Sichuan province

Italy

• More than 120 migrants feared dead at sea after boat’s motor stolen 
• Italy investigates Foreign Ministry hacking attempt
• Center-right set to win mayoral vote run-offs

Saudi Arabia

• Saudi claims it has captures 3 Iranian Revolutionary Guards from boat 
• Saudi King upends royal succession, names 31-year-old son as the first heir
• Suicide bomber blows himself up as Saudi’s prevent massive terror plot in Mecca

Somalia

• Suicide car bomb kills at least 15 in Mogadishu 
• 7 killed in suicide blast at police station in Mogadishu 

Israel

• Israel begins construction on new settlement in violation of U.N. Security Council resolution 
• Israel aircraft strikes Syrian positions after projectiles landed in its territory 
• Israeli government reverses plan to open mixed-gender prayer area at Jerusalem’s Western Wall 
• Syria claims Israeli strike killed civilians

United States

• U.S. military shoots down drone affiliated with Assad in Southern Syria 
• American detained in North Korea dies after returning home 
• Homeland Security confirms Russian hackers targeted 21 U.S. states during 2016 presidential election

The Central African Republic

• 100 killed in clashes between armed militant groups

United Kingdom

• Queen outlines U.K. government agenda in scaled-down speech
• Queen’s husband Prince Philip admitted to London hospital 
• Hundreds of residents evacuated after fire safety crisis in London 
• Parliament investigates cyber attack on Parliamentary accounts

France

• Car rams police vehicle on the Champs Elysees, attacker dies
• French Minister Ferrand to resign after accusations of improper financial dealings
• Justice and Defense Minister resign after their political party accused of improper payments

Zambia

• Zambia transfers opposition leader back to a prison in capital

Iraq

• 3 journalists killed in Mosul mine blast
• ISIL militants destroy historic 12th-century mosque in Mosul 

Iran

• Leader of Sunni Muslim militant group killed by Iran’s Revolutionary Guards
• Iran begins exporting gas to Iraq

Ukraine

• Ukraine opposition lawmaker launches hunger strike over trash pile-up in Western Ukraine 
• Ukrainian government and separatists agree on new cease-fire

Indonesia

• 4 foreign inmates break out of Bali jail using tunnel
• Police officer killed in knife attack by suspected Islamist militants 

Nigeria

• Five female suicide bombers kill 12, injure 11 in Northeast Borno State
• Suspected Boko Haram militants kill 2 police officers in ambush 

Thailand

• Roadside bomb planted by suspected Muslim insurgents kill 6 soldiers in South Thailand 

Venezuela

• Opposition lawmakers protest at Venezuela’s military base
• Military fires on protesters at airbase, kill 1 

Guatemala

• At least 11 killed by mudslide in Western Guatemala 

Syria

• ISIL chief cleric killed in U.S. coalition air strike 
• 12 new cases of Polio confirmed in Syria 
• Syrian military seizes ground towards Iraqi border
• At least 10 killed in car bomb in Idlib province

Egypt

• Egypt kills 12 militants in Sinai air strike, 3 in Alexandria raid 
• Police kill 7 in connection to violence against Christians
• President Sisi pardons 502 prisoners including prominent businessman 
• President Sisi ratifies deal ceding Red Sea Islands to Saudi Arabia 

Afghanistan

• At least 6 Afghan guards killed on way to work at U.S. military base
• Suicide car bomb outside bank kills at least 29 people 

Libya

• Car bomber dies in failed attack near Es Sider oil port 

Colombia

• 2 Dutch journalists kidnapped by Marxist ELN rebels
• 2 Dutch journalists freed unharmed after being held captive for nearly a week
• At least 11 miners killed in explosion at coal mine
• 9 dead, 28 missing after tourist boat sinks near Medellin 

Japan

• PM Abe pushes to accelerate plans to amend pacifist constitution 

Congo

• At least 12 killed in heavy fighting in Northeastern Congo

Turkey

• 2 Turkish soldiers, one village guard killed after clashes with Kurdish militants 
• 5 people electrocuted in pool at water park in Northwest Turkey
• Turkey to stop teaching evolution theory in schools
• Turkey rejects call to shut military base in Qatar 
• Turkey bans Istanbul gay pride, organizers vow to march anyways 
• Police prevents activists from gathering for gay pride event in Istanbul 

Kenya

• 3 killed in gun attack on back in Northeast Kenya

Qatar

• Kuwait hands Qatar list of demands from boycotting countries

Myanmar

• 3 killed as suspected Rohingya insurgent camp found

Mexico

• 4 Mexican federal police officers killed in ambush in Guerrero 
• 11 people, including 2 children, killed by criminal gangs in Veracruz

Romania

• Romania’s PM, government ousted in no-confidence vote

Spain

• 414 migrants rescued off Spanish coast
• More than 200 migrants rescued of South Coast 
• Forest fire in Southern Spain forces evacuation of 1,000 people, threatens famous national park

Angola

• Portuguese judge rules Angola’s VP must stand trial for corruption

South Africa

• South Africa’s top court approves secret no-confidence vote against President Zuma

North Korea

• North Korea tests rocket engine

South Korea

• Longtime friend of ousted President Park Geun-hye gets 3 years in prison 

Germany

• German parliament votes to annul gay men’s convictions
• Merkel’s conservative party widens lead to 15 points three months before election 

India

• PM Modi starts foreign tour, will visit Portugal, USA, Netherlands
• 7 die in cable car crash at ski resort in Kashmir

Albania

• Ruling Socialist Party set to win parliamentary vote

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United Kingdom

• 58 dead, hundreds injured in fire at residential tower in London
• Protesters storm local town hall after deadly fire
• Police fire stun gun at knife-wielding man near British Parliament 
• Van plows into pedestrians leaving Mosque in North London, casualties reported, suspect under arrest

Portugal

• At least 62 killed in Central Portugal wildfires

Yemen

• Al-Qaeda attack on military camp kills 12
• 25 killed in Saudi airstrikes on market in Northern Yemen

Somalia

• Islamic extremist kills 31 people in attack on popular restaurant

Bangladesh

• Landslides kill at least 156 in Southeast Bangladesh

Afghanistan

• 3 civilians killed by U.S. troops 
• Suicide bomber kills 9 rival insurgents in Helmand Province
• Suicide bomber kills 4 outside Shi’ite mosque in Kabul
• 6 police officers killed, dozens injured in suicide attack on Police HQ in Eastern Afghanistan 

Iran

• Iran police kills 4 ISIL suspects in Southern Iran 
• Iranian boat shines laser at U.S. aircraft in Strait of Hormuz
• Iranian forces kill 2 members of Sunni jihadist group in Chabahar
• Iran claims new U.S. sanctions are unquestionable violations of nuclear deal
• Saudi guards fire on Iranian fishing boat killing a fisherman
• Iran fires missiles at militant groups in Eastern Syria

United States

• Gunmen opens fire on Republican lawmakers on baseball field in Virginia 
• 3 U.S. soldiers killed by Afghan soldier
• U.S. opts out of G7 pledge on climate change
• Human Rights Watch accuses U.S. coalition of using white phosphorous in fight against ISIL
• U.S. Senate votes near unanimously for new Russia, Iran sanctions
• 7 U.S. Navy sailors found dead after collision with container ship off coast of Japan
• Afghan soldier opens fire on U.S. soldiers, injures 7 
• U.S. warplane shoots Syrian military aircraft accused of dropping bombs near U.S. backed fighters in Syria

Cuba

• Trump administration orders tighter restrictions on Cuba

France

• Macron’s Centrist political party wins commanding majority in Parliamentary election
• EU Parliament strips Le Pen of immunity in defamation case

Russia

• Thousands protest across Russia; 500 people arrested including opposition leader
• Opposition leader Navalny sentenced to 30 days in prison
• Russia claims it may have killed ISIL leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi

Libya

• Humanitarian rescue ships pick up more than 1,000 migrants off the coast of Libya
• Libyan coast guards intercept more than 900 migrants
• 526 migrants rescued in boats off coast of Libya

Croatia

• Foreign minister quits to focus on activities within conservative party

Malaysia

• Jailed opposition leader Anwar withdraws as PM candidate

Kosovo

• Kosovo center-right coalition wins parliamentary vote
• Kosovo charges 9 men with plotting attacks at Albania-Israel World Cup match

Germany

• 4 Syrian brothers face terrorism charges
• German police officer and 2 others shot in Munich subway
• Germany threatens retaliation if U.S. sanctions harm its companies

Italy

• Voters reject populist movement in mayoral elections, favoring center-left and center-right parties

Palestine

• Israel reduces power supply to Gaza; people will receive less than 4 hours of electricity per day

Qatar

• Qatar-Saudi border deserted after frontier shut
• Qatar pulls all its troops from Djibouti-Eritrea border
• Qatar signs $12 billion deal to buy F-15 jets from U.S.

Kenya

• Kenya foils terror attack planned by Somali militants
• At least 3 missing after Nairobi building collapses
• Bomb planted on road kills 4, injures 11 in Northeast Kenya

Saudi Arabia

• Saudi soldier killed by explosion in Qatif province
• Egypt’s Parliament approves deal giving Red Sea Islands to Saudi Arabia
• Militant Saudi cleric survives assassination attempt in Syria

Myanmar

• 1 police officer injured, 5 people arrested in clashes as police evicts hundreds from slum

Turkey

• Turkish military kills 20 Kurdish militants in air strikes in Southeast Turkey
• Thousands protests rally after opposition lawmaker jailed

North Korea

• North Korean drone spied on U.S. anti-missile system

Cyprus

• Explosion at British station in Cyprus, 1 injured

Morocco

• Morocco says it will send food to Qatar after Gulf states cut ties 
• Protests in Northern Morocco increase with calls for royal intervention

Panama

• Panama breaks with Taiwan as it establishes ties with China

Nigeria

• Anti-corruption agency investigates parliament leader
• Nigeria claims half of government food aid never reached victims of Boko Haram

Lebanon

• Lebanon’s government approves new election law, paving the way for parliamentary elections 

Spain

• Parliament backs Spanish PM Rajoy in no-confidence vote

Congo

• 2 cases of polio in Congo

Iraq

• More than 100 ISIL fighters launch counter-attack against Iraqi forces in Mosul
• Iraqi forces capture border-crossing point to Syria from ISIL 

Marshall Islands

• President of the Marshall Islands appeals for help to convince Trump of the need to fight global warming 

Finland

• Finnish security service raises terrorism threat level

Zambia

• Zambia suspends 48 oppositions MP’s for snubbing president’s speech

Benin

• Several people killed, 30 injured in train crash

Sri Lanka

• Sri Lanka arrests 5 for instigating violence against Muslims 

China

• Hundreds of protesters clash with police in downtown Beijing over school dispute
• 7 killed, 59 injured in explosion at kindergarten in Eastern China

Israel

• Israel probing if ex-PM committed a criminal offense while in prison
• 3 Palestinians killed after killing Israeli officer

Romania

• Romania’s ruling party withdraws support for PM Grindeanu

Kazakhstan

• Man killed in wildfire caused by Russian spacecraft launch

Lesotho

• Incoming PM’s wife shot dead by unknown assailant

The United Arab Emirates

• Houthi militants attack UAE ship off coast of Yemen

Czech Republic

• Prime Minister quits as party leader, will remain head of government 

Egypt

• Egyptian police arrests dozens ahead of proposed protests 
• Roadside bomb in Cairo suburb kills police officer 

Greece

• Greece gets credit lifeline worth $9.5 billion from Euro Zone government; IMF joins bailout 

Guatemala

• Ex-Guatemalan VP says he will accept extradition to U.S. to face charges of drug trafficking 

Thailand

• Small bomb hidden in plastic bag wounds 1 in Bangkok 

Djibouti

• Djibouti accuses Eritrea of occupying disputed territory after Qatar withdraws peacekeepers 

Armenia

• 3 Armenian-backed separatist killed by Azeri forces 

Ukraine

• Thousands attend gay pride march in Kiev

Columbia

• Bomb at shopping center kills 3, injures 9 in Bogota 

Syria

• Attack on humanitarian convoy wounds worker in Damascus 

Pakistan

• 2 Pakistani diplomats missing in Afghanistan

Bahrain

• 1 police officer killed in explosion in village of Shi’ite cleric

Chile

• Intense rains leave 4 dead, thousands homeless 

Mali

• Gunmen attack popular luxury resort in Bamako killing at least 2

Denmark

• 4 people missing after floods in remote Greenland village

Puerto Rico

• Puerto Rico votes overwhelmingly in favor of U.S. statehood

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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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United Kingdom

• Terrorist attack in London kills 7, injures 48
• Police arrest 12 after London attack
• Police arrest 14th person in Manchester bombing inquiry
• Main political parties suspend national campaign 
• Labour Party gains on Conservatives in final week of campaign

Afghanistan

• At least 90 killed, 400 injured in suicide truck bombing in Kabul
• Several demonstrators killed in Kabul as more than 1,000 protest
• Trio of suicide bombers at funeral kill 6 in Kabul

Philippines

• 200 people held hostage by ISIL in Marawi City
• At least 129 killed in government assault to retake Marawi as 1,000 residents remain trapped
• Government airstrikes accidentally kills 11 soldiers in Marawi
• 36 die from smoke after robber sets fire to casino 

Iraq

• Iraq’s military reaches border with Syria
• At least 35 killed, 100 injured in two car bombs and a suicide bomber in Baghdad 
• At least 7 civilians killed, 23 injured by ISIL mortar shells 

Turkey

• 3 Turkish soldiers killed fighting Kurdish militants in Diyarbakir 
• 13 Turkish soldiers die in helicopter crash near Iraq border
• Turkish military kills 6 Kurdish militants in Northern Iraq
• Turkish security forces kill 8 Kurdish militants in Eastern Turkey

Russia

• Strong winds, thunderstorms hit Moscow, killing 11 people
• Russian military plane crash kills 1, injures 5
• Russia fires 4 cruise missiles at ISIL in Syria 
• Russia expels 5 Moldovan diplomats in retaliation of Moldova expelling 5 Russians
• Russia says it will respond to U.S. sanctions over North Korea
• Russia ready to sell S-400 surface to air missile systems to Turkey

Mali

• Several French soldiers wounded in mortar attack claimed by Al-Qaeda
• French soldiers kill 20 Islamic extremists near Burkina Faso border

Montenegro

• Montenegro official prevented from traveling through Moscow

Romania

• 11 migrants detained near Romania-Hungary border

The United States of America

• Trump announces U.S. withdrawal from Paris Climate Agreement
• Trump delays moving U.S. embassy to Jerusalem 
• U.S. companies sign $8 billion worth of deals with Vietnam

Moldova

• Pro-European Liberal party quits ruling coalition after mayor’s arrest

Japan

• Public split on idea to include military in Constitution

Iran

• Iran hardliners accuse Rouhani of voter fraud despite 19 point margin
• Explosion in supermarket injures 37, gas leak probable cause

Egypt

• Egyptian jets carry out air strikes on the Libyan city of Derna
• 3 army officers and a soldier killed in Western Egypt
• Egypt issues controversial law regulating non-governmental organizations in move seen as cracking down on dissent

South Africa

• Ruling party backs President Zuma after calls for him to quit
• 1 killed, more than 100 injured in train collision

Morocco

• Government arrests activist leading Northern protests
• Police and protesters clash in Imzouren
• Thousands rally in Northern Morocco after protest leader arrested

North Korea

• North Korea fires SCUD-class ballistic missile near Japan

China

• 2 killed, 18 injured in knife attack in Guizhou province
• 11 children killed in arson attack on bus

Honduras

• 4 killed, dozens injured in stamped at Honduran soccer match

Australia

• Australia promises 30 more troops for NATO’s Afghanistan mission

Sudan

• Sudan ratifies ban on Egyptian imports of animal and agricultural products

Germany

• Merkel hosts Indian leader Modi, calls India a “reliable partner”
• Terrorist threat shuts down German rock festival on opening night

Qatar

• 6 Qatari soldiers injured while fighting Iran-aligned Houthi group

Jordan

• Jordanian forces kill militants at Syrian border

Libya

• At least 30 migrants found dead in Mediterranean

Saudi Arabia

• 2 policemen hurt in bombing in Shi’ite town
• Former employee kills 2 in school shooting in Riyadh
• 2 people killed in car explosion in Qatif

South Korea

• South Korea conducts joint military drills with U.S. B-1B strategic bomber

Venezuela

• Opposition leaders injured in anti-government march
• Maduro announces referendum on plan for new Congress
• Anti-Maduro protests continue as OAS meets

Argentina

• Foreign Minister Malcorra resigns

Bahrain

• Court orders last main political opposition group to dissolve

Lebanon

• Lebanon bans the new Wonder Woman movie because the lead actress served in Israeli army

Yemen

• UAE backed forces take control over Aiden airport in Yemen
• Unknown assailants attack oil tanker in the Red Sea
• Bomb at market in Northern Yemen kills 6 civilians, injures 15

Georgia

• Independent Azeri journalist abducted in Georgia and forcibly taken to Azerbaijan to be detained

Mexico

• 5 policemen killed in ambush ahead of key state vote

Niger

• 44 migrants, including babies, die of thirst while crossing desert on their way to Libya
• Gunmen kills 6 security agents near Mali border

Macedonia

• Parliament elects new center-left coalition led by former opposition leader Zoran Zaev

Kenya

• 7 Kenyan police officers and 1 civilian killed in bomb attack claimed by al-Shabaab

Peru

• 2 police officers killed in ambush by suspected drug traffickers 

Algeria

• 4 wounded in attack on Algerian patrol claimed by ISIL

Syria

• 10,000 civilians flee ISIL to camp north of Raqqa

Pakistan

• Pakistani military kills 5 Indian soldiers in retaliatory attack

India

• 3 killed in shelling between India and Pakistan in Kashmir 

South Sudan

• 15 children die in botched vaccine campaign

Palestine

• Palestinian girl shot to death after stabbing Israeli soldier

Brazil

• Riot in prison for teenagers leaves 7 inmates dead

Tunisia

• Islamist militants behead shepherd near Algeria border

Malta

• Maltese PM Muscat re-elected, wins absolute majority in parliament

Cambodia

• Opposition party makes significant gains in local elections against authoritarian PM Hun Sen

Cameroon

• 50 Cameroonian soldiers block highway, call for wages to be paid

Italy

• 1,400 people injured in stampede in Turin during Champions League final

Bulgaria

• 10 migrants killed, 7 injured in car accident in Southern Bulgaria

Hong Kong

• Tens of thousands gather for Tiananmen Square anniversary 

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United Kingdom

• 22 killed, 60 injured by suicide bomber at Ariana Grande concert in Manchester
• British police stop sharing intelligence with U.S. after leaks
• Police arrest 14th person in connection with Manchester attacks
• Two British jets dispatched after incursion by Russian jets
• Theresa May’s lead narrows in polls after Manchester attack

Egypt

• Egypt refers 48 ISIL suspects to military court over church bombings
• Egypt bans 21 websites for “terrorism” and “fake news”, including Al-Jazeera
• 4 members of Egypt’s security forces killed in Sinai attacks
• Militants attack Coptic Christians on bus, killing at least 28
• Egyptian fighter jets carry out strikes on Libya in retaliation for attack on Christians 

Iraq

• 105 civilians killed in Mosul by U.S. airstrike

Palestine

• Palestinian killed attacking police as Trump visited
• Palestinian and Israeli police clash at Jerusalem Old City gate
• Hamas executes 3 men accused of killing senior member
• Palestinian prisoners end mass hunger strike after reaching compromise with Israel for additional family visits

Italy

• Mafia boss shot dead while riding bicycle in Sicily 
• At least 20 migrants found dead after their vessel capsized off Libya’s coast
• Rescuers save 2,300 migrants in Mediterranean, 2 found dead

Tunisia

• 1 killed as Tunisian forces clash with protesters, police stations burned

Iran

• Rouhani says Iran’s ballistic missile program will continue
• Iran says it has built third underground ballistic missile factory
• Rouhani says Iran is ready to reach agreement towards peace with Arab states
• Senior Iranian Revolutionary Guard killed fighting ISIL in Iraq

Turkey

• Turkey puts 200 suspected military coup plotters on trial
• Kurdish militants kill 5 Turkish security force members
• E.U. raises human rights in talks with Erdogan
• Turkish security forces kill 29 Kurdish militants
• Turkish military kills 13 Kurdish militants in Northern Iraq

Indonesia

• Police detain 141 in gay club raid
• Suicide bomber kills policemen, injures 9 in Jakarta

Thailand

• Bomb at hospital in Bangkok wounds 24

China

• China detains 6 Japanese on suspicion of illegal activities
• China protests U.S. Navy patrol through the South China Sea
• Chinese jets intercept U.S. surveillance plane
• China ‘strongly dissatisfied’ with G7 statement on East, South China Sea

Mexico

• 17 people killed, 31 injured in bus accident near the Guatemalan border
• 5 decapitated bodies with apparent signs of torture found in Veracruz

Syria

• ISIL bomb attack kills 20 Syrians in Idlib province
• Car bomb in Homs kills 4, injures 32
• U.S. led airstrikes kill at least 35 civilians in eastern Syria
• Airstrikes kill 17 in de-facto ISIL capital Raqqa

Vatican

• Pope Francis names 5 new cardinals, all from outside Italy and the Vatican

South Korea

• South Korea fires warning shots at North Korea after object crosses border

Lebanon

• Tensions rise as Israeli drone crashes in Southern Lebanon
• Suicide bomber injures several soldiers near the Syrian border

Philippines

• Duterte declares martial law on Southern Island in response to fighting between the army and ISIL militants
• Death toll from six days of fighting near 100
• Government aircrafts unleash rocket fire on Marawi prompting villagers to wave white flags

Yemen

• 7 Al-Qaeda militants killed in Special Forces raid

Somalia

• Somali pirates hijack Iranian fishing vessel
• Al Shabaab car bomb kills at least 8 in Mogadishu
• Suicide bomber kills 4 at military checkpoint in Puntland

Ivory Coast

• 3 dead in clashes between police and ex-rebel fighters

India

• India says it attacked Pakistan army posts in Kashmir
• Indian police arrest 150 people protesting on behalf of Modi’s party
• 1 civilian killed after massive anti-India protests in Kashmir

Afghanistan

• Militants kill 10 Afghan soldiers in army base attack
• At least 13 soldiers killed in South Afghanistan
• 18 killed in suicide car bomb in Eastern Afghanistan

Czech Republic

• Czech President fires Finance Minister Babis to end political crisis

Taiwan

• Taiwan becomes 1st in Asia to recognize same-sex marriage

Bahrain

• Raid on Shiite cleric’s town leaves 5 dead, 286 arrested
• Court sentences 17 men to jail on terrorism charges

Nepal

• 4 climbers found dead in tents on Mount Everest

Pakistan

• 2 Chinese language teachers kidnapped in Quetta
• Taliban leader blamed for 3 bombings arrested by Pakistani authorities
• Pakistan reopens Afghanistan border crossing after deadly clash
• Iranian mortar attack kills 1 civilian near Pakistani/Iranian border

Congo

• Christian sect members attack Congo prison, free leader
• Congo militiamen free 1 French, 3 Congolese mine workers

United States

• Pope Francis asks Trump to be peacemaker, gives him environmental letter
• American service member dies in Northern Syria
• 2 killed on Portland train after defending Muslims
• 8 people killed including police officer in shooting in Mississippi

Kenya

• 3 police officers killed in landmine attack claimed by Al Shabaab
• Roadside bomb planted by Somali Islamists kill 2 Kenyan police officers

Ethiopia

• Ethiopian court convicts journalist for incitement of violence

Brazil

• Brazilian President orders soldiers to restore order in Brazilia

The Central African Republic

• Over 300 people killed in the past week by militias 

Japan

• Last Japanese troops leave U.N. peacekeeping mission in South Sudan

Slovakia

• Prosecutors push to ban Slovak far-right party claiming it poses a threat to democracy 

Libya

• East Libyan forces claim control of disputed Southern air-base
• At least 28 killed in Tripoli as ISIL attacks U.N. backed government forces

Equatorial Guinea

• Equatorial Guinea approves as latest OPEC member

Estonia

• Estonia to expel 2 Russian diplomats

Sri Lanka

• 151 killed, 111 missing in floods, mudslides

South Africa

• South African opposition leader barred from entering Zambia

Morocco

• Authorities arrest 20 people after violent clashes between police and protesters in Al-Hoceima

Germany

• Lead for Merkel’s conservative party widens in latest polls
• After G7 and NATO summit, Merkel says Europe must take fate into their own hands, cannot completely count on others

Spain

• Spain saves 157 migrants near Gibraltar

Russia

• At least 8,000 protests against Moscow housing resettlement 

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Iran

• Moderate Rouhani re-elected President of Iran with 57% of the vote

Venezuela

• More killed, hundreds injured in anti-government protests
• 8 Judges on Supreme Court hit with U.S. sanctions

North Korea

• North Korea launches medium-range missile, flies 500km

Syria

• At least 32 civilians killed in airstrikes
• 7 people killed by ISIL shelling Eastern Syria
• Two car bombs kill at least 6 people in Syrian camp near Jordan border
• ISIL attacks several villages, kill 52 including many women and children
• ISIL kills 20 villagers near Hama
• ISIL militants kill nearly 20 people including two children in Deir al-Zor
• Bomb attack on Syrian Islamist rebel group kills 14

The Central African Republic

• 30 civilians killed in attacks by Christian militias
• U.N. forces retake strategic areas of country
• 20,000 flee fighting in the town of Bria
• Fighting between rival Christian and Muslim militants kill 22 people, including 17 civilians

Afghanistan

• Roadside bomb kills 11 Afghans headed to wedding
• Gunmen attacks bank in Kabul, kills 3, injures 30
• Taliban launch three-prong assault on Ghazni city
• At least 20 Afghan policemen killed in Taliban ambushes in South Central Afghanistan
• German aid worker killed, Finnish national kidnapped in Kabul

China

• China installs rocket launchers on disputed South China Sea island
• Pair of Chinese fighter jets intercept U.S. planes over the East China Sea

United States

• Trump meets Turkey’s Erdogan in White House
• U.S. says it has evidence that Assad built crematorium at prison to dispose of bodies
• U.S. carries out air strike against militia’s supported by the Syrian government 
• In Saudi Arabia, Trump urges Muslim leaders to fight extremism

France

• Macron names center-right Edouard Philippe as Prime Minister
• Macron visits Germany’s Merkel, pledges to save European unity
• Macron picks Cabinet, includes equal number of men and women
• French troops to stay in Mali, wants more German support
• French troops will remain in Sahel until militants eradicated

Yemen

• Cholera outbreak kills 180
• Yemen fires ballistic missile towards Saudi capital

Germany

• 13 injured in factory explosion in Bavaria

Turkey

• Turkey blocks German lawmaker from visiting soldier at air base
• Police kill 2 suspected ISIL militants in Ankara
• Dozens of ministry staff detained in more post-coup investigations

Ivory Coast

• Heavy gunfire erupts in Ivory Coast’s two largest cities
• Soldiers reject Government deal to end mutiny
• Soldiers block main border crossing with Burkina Faso
• Soldiers accept Government proposal on bonus payments and agree to end protests

Vietnam

• Police arrest dissident for “abusing Democracy rights”

Mexico

• Another journalist assassinated in Sinaloa

Israel

• Israeli navy kills Gaza fisherman after boat strayed towards Israel

Italy

• 20 migrants die in Mediterranean
• 2,100 migrants rescued in Mediterranean while heading to Italy

Nigeria

• Armed herdsmen kill 20 farmers and injure 8 others in Mosque
• Three female suicide bombers kill 2, injure 6 in Northeast Nigeria

Congo

• Christian sect attacks prison, free’s leader and 50 others
• Number of suspected Ebola cases now up to 29
• Nearly 4,200 inmates flee in biggest prison break ever in Congo

Kenya

• Al Shabaab gunmen kills government official in Northern Kenya
• Police shoot political protesters during President Kenyatta’s rally

Saudia Arabia

• Saudi soldier killed, 5 wounded in fighting with militants
• U.S. and Saudi Arabia sign weapons deal worth $110 billion

Indonesia

• Shariah court sentences 2 gay men to public caning
• 4 killed, 8 wounded in military training incident in the South China Sea

Sweden

• 3 fires aimed at refugees cause 300 migrants to evacuate

Macedonia

• Opposition leader given mandate to form government

Somalia

• 3 bomb disposal experts killed trying to dismantle car bomb in Mogadishu

Greece

• Protests turn violent after 12,000 march against austerity in Athens

United Kingdom

• Police arrest 4 men on suspicion of terrorism
• In latest polls, Labour party gaining ground on Theresa May

Uganda

• President Museveni orders security chiefs to stop using torture

Hungary

• E.U. parliament condemns Hungary on fundamental rights and rule of law, begins process to remove E.U. voting rights

Burundi

• Grenade attack kills 3 members of ruling political party

Brazil

• President Temer taped discussing payments to silence testimony, will not resign

South Africa

• 25 illegal miners found dead in gold mine shaft

Palestine

• Protester and AP photographer killed by Israeli civilian
• Hundreds of protesters clash with Israeli forces in the West Bank

Austria

• Austrian legislators ban full veils in public

Ireland

• Prime Minister Kenny announces he will resign

South Sudan

• U.N. report shows government forces killed 114 civilians in a single town

Libya

• Prominent tribal elder and 5 others killed by car bomb south of Benghazi
• At least 60 people killed in clashes between Libyan factions

Pakistan

• Suspected Pakistani militants gun down 3 workers on China ‘Silk Road’ project

Haiti

• 5 dead, 19 missing after massive flooding

Niger

• Opposition leader to be tried on incitement and sedition charges

Qatar

• Indian migrant worker dies after leaving World Cup venue

Iraq

• Two suicide car bombs explode on highway near oilfields in Southern Iraq
• Suicide car bombs kill 10 at Baghdad checkpoint

Spain

• Thousands rally in Madrid to support no-confidence vote against Prime Minister Rajoy

Romania

• 1,000 people march for gay pride in Bucharest

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Global Threat

• Cyber attack hits 200,000 victims in at least 150 countries, numbers may grow as people return to work on Monday

North Korea

• North Korea launches ballistic missile that lands in sea near Russia
• North Korea open to meet with Trump administration

Iran

• Former President Khatami urges voters to re-elect President Rouhani
• Guide to Iranian Presidential election on May 19
• Rouhani leads in latest Iranian Election polls

Somalia

• Al Shabaab roadside bomb kills 3 Somali soldiers at checkpoint
• Al Shabaab suicide bomber kills 8 in central Mogadishu
• Al Shabaab fighters attack army base in Mogadishu killing 7 Somali fighters

Venezuela

• Protesters fling feces at soldiers as 2 more protesters are killed
• 1 killed, dozens injured in another day of protests

Libya

• More than 200 migrants feared dead off coast of Libya
• Coastguards turn back 500 migrants attempting to reach Europe

Mali

• Militants kill 7 soldiers in attack in Northern Mali

Nigeria

• 54 people on trial for celebrating gay wedding
• Boko Haram fighters says group plans to bomb Nigerian capital

South Korea

• Liberal Moon Jae-elected President with 41% of the vote
• Moon Jae-in says he is open to visiting North Korea
• Moon Jae-in abolishes predecessors government issued history books

France

• 141 people arrested in Paris after post-election protests
• French centrist reach accord with Macron on parliament candidates
• Coalition of African nations assist France in seizing weapons from terrorist group in Africa
• Macron officially takes over as President, vows to heal division and restore global status

Indonesia

• Jakarta’s Christian governor jailed for blasphemy against Islam
• Indonesian Islamist leader lays out plan to target wealthy Chinese

Mexico

• 14 people killed in accidental fireworks explosion
• Gunmen kills activist who searched for missing persons 

South Sudan

• Gunmen attacks the Vice President, wounds 3 bodyguards 
• South Sudan President replaces army chief
• Opposition groups agree to work together against government

Thailand

• Muslim militants carry out car-bomb attack outside a supermarket, wounds 60 people

United States

• Trump advisors call for 5,000 more troops in Afghanistan
• Trump approves plan to arm Syrian Kurds
• Trump fires Director of the FBI
• U.S. Congressional delegation visits the Dalai Lama in India
• Trump meets with Russian officials in Oval Office
• U.S. to enhance surveillance ability in the Baltic Sea to observe Russian military exercise
• Trump orders emergency meeting after global cyber attack

Egypt

• Egyptian forces kill 8 members of the Muslim Brotherhood before they carried out terrorist acts
• Islamic extremists kill 10 local tribesmen in Sinai
• Egypt calls on the international community to lift arms embargo on Libya
• Egyptian colonel killed in bomb attack in armored vehicle

Italy

• Arson attack on gypsies kill 3 sisters
• Libyan suspected of migrant murder arrested
• Explosive device explodes in Rome but causes no injuries
• Rescuers save 484 migrants in Mediterranean, find 7 bodies

Kosovo

• Kosovo government collapses after losing a no-confidence vote setting the scene for an early election
• Kosovo’s President calls parliamentary election on June 11

The Central African Republic

• Christian rebel group kills 4 U.N. peacekeepers
• Christian militias attack U.N. bases for the second consecutive night

Saudi Arabia

• 2 people killed, several injured, as Saudi security forces raid Shi’ite district
• U.S. nears $100 billion arms deal with Saudi Arabia
• Gunmen kills Saudi child and Pakistani man during attack on workers in eastern Saudi Arabia 

Tunisia

• Tunisian President orders army to protect oil and gas fields
• 5,000 Tunisians march against corruption amnesty law

Syria

• U.S. led airstrikes kill 11, including 4 children, in Raqqa
• Syrian army regains control of airport in Northern Syria

Yemen

• 115 people killed in Cholera outbreak
• Southern Yemen leaders form council seeking secession from Yemen

Ghana

• Explosion at factory injures at least 80

Germany

• German soldier held in anti-migrant murder plot
• Merkel’s Conservative party wins state election in rival’s heartland

Argentina

• Tens of thousands protest Supreme Court ruling that could decrease jail time for human rights abusers

South Africa

• Protesters seeking jobs and better housing clash with police in Pretoria
• South Africa to sign new nuclear power plant deal after court blocked deal with Russia

Jordan

• Jordanian air force brings down drone near border with Syria

Czech Republic

• Thousands protest in Prague against Finance Minister Babis refusal to resign after questions over his past tax arrangements

Russia

• Russian police detain 5 activists delivering petition on gay rights
• 60,000 protest in Moscow against housing resettlement plan

Sri Lanka

• Sri Lanka rejects Chinese request for submarine visit

Japan

• Dozens of detainees at Japanese immigration center on hunger strike

India

• 23 people killed, 30 injured as wall collapses on crowd celebrating a wedding
• 2 Indians killed in Kashmir border firing

Austria

• Court jails Syrian for life for killing Assad soldiers 
• Austria heads for snap election as coalition shatters

Bangladesh

• 6 killed as police raid militant hideout

Turkey

• Turkey threatens to step up attacks on Syrian Kurdish fighters after the U.S. moved to arm Kurds combatting ISIL
• Turkish police detains 53 former employees of the Istanbul stock exchange accusing them of orchestrating last year’s coup
• Bus crash kills 17 in southwest Turkey tourist town

Israel

• Israeli government shuts down popular nightly news show
• Jordanian stabs Israeli police officer 

Puerto Rico

• Puerto Rico debt crisis causes 179 schools to close

China

• 8 dead, 20 injured in earthquake in Western China
• President Xi offers indebted Greece strong support

Pakistan

• ISIL carries out suicide attack killing 25, including prominent lawmaker
• 10 Pakistani gunned down while working on Chinese projects

Congo

• Congo announces Ebola outbreak, 3 dead

Palestine

• Palestinian killed by Israeli soldiers during hunger strike protests
• Palestinians hold local elections in West Bank but not Gaza

Portugal

• Pope Francis visits Portugal

Ivory Coast

• Soldiers revolt in protest over bonus pay dispute
• Mutinous soldiers shoot 3 in Bouake
• 5 people shot during protests against army mutiny
• Large military convoy advances towards Bouake as protests continue 

Rwanda

• Rwandan police arrest prominent gay rights activist

Australia

• Defense department claims China is conducting extensive espionage against Australia
• Government considering NATO request to send more troops to Afghanistan

United Kingdom

• Extensive cyber attack hits hospitals
• Latest poll gives Conservatives big lead ahead of June election

Ukraine

• 4 civilians killed by pro-Russian separatists in artillery shelling in Eastern Ukraine

Bahrain

• 3 Activists detained after U.K. horse show protest

Bosnia

• 5 people, including 3 children, killed in plane crash

Iraq

• Iraqi forces attack ISIL in Mosul as battle nears end

Greece

• 3 dead, 10 injured in train derailment

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France

• Centrist Emmanuel Macron elected President in landslide
• Police injured in clashes with protesters
• 5 detained, weapons seized in Anti-Terrorism raids
• Radicalized man arrested near military base

Mexico

• Soldiers kill 7 suspected gang members
• Gunmen open fire on Mexican army investigating fuel pipeline thefts, killing 10 including four soldiers

Palestine

• Hamas softens stance on Israel in policy document
• Israeli Police kill Palestinian girl in Jerusalem, claimed she was trying to attack police
• Hamas elects former deputy Haniyeh as new political chief

Syria

• ISIL attack on civilians kills at least 37 people
• Bomb in Northern Syria kills 5 outside opposition headquarters
• Syrian forces used nerve gas in four recent attacks

Mali

• 8 Soldiers killed in ambush by suspected Islamic militants

Egypt

• Militants kill 5, including 3 policemen, in shooting in Cairo
• ISIL leader in Egypt tells Muslims to avoid Christian gatherings calling them “legitimate targets”
• 2 suspected bomb makers killed in shootout

Central African Republic

• 45 civilians killed over the past 3 months by various armed groups

Denmark

• 5 Islamic clerics and 1 American Evangelical banned from entering the country, labeled “hate preachers”

India

• India accuses Pakistani troops of killing two if its soldiers before mutilating their bodies for revenge

Iraq

• ISIL kills 7 Iraqi soldiers in attack near Syrian border
• ISIL kills 2 at Iraqi military base where U.S. advisors stationed

Russia

• 20 Gay rights protesters detained
• Russia proposes safe zones in Syria

Venezuela

• Maduro calls for constitutional changes
• Chavez statue torn down as death toll reaches 37

Iran

• Coal mine explosion kills 35

Kenya

• Kenya charges 62 people after party primaries marred by violence and fraud

Afghanistan

• Suicide bombing of U.S. military convoy kills 8 Afghans
• Head of ISIL in Afghanistan killed

Saudi Arabia

• Deputy Crown Prince refuses dialogue with Iran

United States

• House of Representatives approves additional sanctions on North Korea (419 to 1)
• U.S. test fires Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles
• Trump meets with Palestinian Abbas

Hungary

• Hungary charges 11 over deaths of 71 migrants

United Kingdom

• Prince Philip to retire from active public life

Puerto Rico

• Thousands of protesters strike as debt deadline nears
• Puerto Rico to close 179 public schools amid crisis

Pakistan

• Child killed as mob attacks police station
• 15 killed as Pakistani and Afghan troops exchanged fire along their border

Somalia

• Minister killed near Presidential palace
• Somali government says it killed senior Al Shabaab chief
• U.S. Navy Seal killed by Al Shabaab militants

Japan

• Abe announces plan to revise Japan’s pacifist constitution

Turkey

• Government fires 107 more judges, over 145,000 civil servants dismissed in total

North Korea

• North Korea accuses the U.S. and South Korea of assassination attempt on Kim Jong Un
• North Korea detains another U.S. citizen

Indonesia

• About 200 prisoners break out of an overcrowded jail

Tanzania

• 35 killed, including 32 children, in school minibus crash

Chad

• 9 Chadian Soldiers killed in Boko Haram attack on military camp

Nigeria

• 82 kidnapped Chibok girls released in exchange for Boko Haram suspects

Italy

• 3,000 migrants rescued near Italy’s coast

Sudan

• Frenchman kidnapped for 2 months rescued

Germany

• Merkel’s conservative party wins big in local elections

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Ukraine

• American Paramedic killed in landmine blast

Venezuela

• Death toll in political protests rises to 26
• Venezuela to leave OAS, a pro-democracy organization

Denmark

• Government claims Russian hackers breached email accounts and servers at both Defense and Foreign Ministry

United States

• Trump administration imposes sanctions on 271 employees of Syrian research center
• Arkansas executed 2 inmates on the same day, first execution in 12 years
• Trump administration imposes 20% tariff on Canada lumber imports
• 2 U.S. service members killed in Afghanistan fighting ISIL
• U.S. service member killed in explosion in Iraq
• U.S. urges new sanctions on North Korea

France

• Macron campaign targeted by Russian hackers
• French Intelligence confirms Assad forces carried out chemical attack
• Latest Polls in Presidential Election predict Macron win, but race tightening 
• France kills more than 20 militants on Mali/Burkina Faso border

India

• 25 soldiers killed by Maoist rebels in ambush

Afghanistan

• Afghan Defense Minister and Army Chief resign amid anger over Taliban deadly attack

Turkey

• Turkish military carries airstrike in Iraq and Syria killing more than 20 US allied Kurdish fighters
• Turkish opposition appeals to European court over referendum
• Government suspends 9,103 police officers in failed coup investigation
• Turkey blocks access to Wikipedia

Spain

• Spanish police arrest 9 suspected Islamist militants believed to be linked to Brussels attack

Iran

• Supreme Leader Khamenei says next President should be less engaged with the West
• 10 Iranian guards killed at Pakistan border
• Head of Iranian TV network killed along with business partner

Congo

• 20 killed in ethnic clashes 

Iraq

• Turkish warplanes kill 6 Kurdish militants
• Turkish military says it killed 14 Kurdish militants in multiple airstrikes
• 4 Policemen killed by ISIL suicide car bomb in Baghdad

South Korea

• South Korea confirms U.S. will pay THAAD anti-missile defense system

Yemen

• International Donors pledge $1.1 Billion to help relieve humanitarian crisis

North Korea

• North Korea stages largest ever military drill
• North Korea’s missile test fails again

China

• Chinese government bans Muslim names

Russia

• Russian intelligence ship sinks off Turkey’s coast after colliding with vessel, all 78 crew rescued
• Dozens arrested as Russians urge Putin not to run for re-election

Syria

• Israel strikes arms depot near Damascus airport
• Airstrike in Hama kills 8 White Helmets rescuers

Guinea

• 1 killed and several injured in riots against mining companies

Palestine

• Abbas tells Israel it will stop funding electricity in Hamas-run Gaza
• Dozens of protesters wounded in West Bank demonstrations in support of hunger-striking prisoners held by Israel

Israel

• Israel defense system shoots down drone over Golan Heights

Nigeria

• Meningitis outbreak kills 813 people

South Sudan

• At least 25,000 people displaced by government offensive on the town of Kodok

Ghana

• British authorities accuse 3 members of Ghana’s parliament of visa fraud

Egypt

• Pope Francis denounces barbarity during Egypt visit

United Kingdom

• Police arrest man carrying knives near British Parliament on suspicion of preparing acts of terrorism
• U.K. police shoot 1, arrest 6 in counterterrorism raids
• Opposition gains in British polls but May’s party keeps strong lead

Liberia

• 11 dead of mystery illness in Liberia as Ebola is ruled out

Chad

• Senegal court upholds life sentence for Chad’s former dictator Habre on war crimes and crimes against humanity

Brazil

• Massive general strike to protest austerity measures of government

Macedonia

• Dozens injured as protesters attack Macedonia lawmakers over leadership vote

Pakistan

• Thousands protest in Islamabad to call for the resignation of Prime Minister Sharif over corruption allegations
• ISIL kills senior Afghan Taliban official in Peshawar

Myanmar

• Ultranationalist Buddhist monks force closure of Muslim school

Philippines

• Filipino troops kill notorious tourist kidnapper

Cuba

• Military plane crash kills 8 people

Kyrgyzstan

• Massive landslide kills 24 including 9 children

Tunisia

• Tunisia police kill senior militant commander planning Ramadan terrorist attack

Saudi Arabia

• Saudi Arabia arrests 46 members of a militant cell responsible for deadly suicide attack in Medina

Germany

• Merkel conservatives widen lead to 7 points in latest poll

Mali

• Mali’s National Assembly extends state of emergency by 6 months to prevent Islamist attacks

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