The fight to liberate the Iraqi city of Mosul from Islamic State is in its final stretch. Col. Ryan Dillon, the spokesperson for the US-led coalition, said...
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Police identify London Bridge attackers
Metropolitan Police identified two of the men involved in the London Bridge attack as Khuram Shazad Butt and Rachid Redouane, both from East London.
Former employee kills 5 others, self at Orlando business
A man recently fired from the Fiamma Inc. company in Orlando, Florida shot and killed five former co-workers before killing himself.
Trump administration unveils proposal to privatize US air traffic control
The White House unveiled its plan to privatize a significant portion of the FAA and its workforce that deals with day-to-day air traffic control.
Germany to withdraw troops from Turkey over Incirlik visit denials
Germany’s Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel said on Monday, June 5 that German troops will be withdrawn from Turkey and redeployed to another nation...
One London attacker shot dead by police reportedly carried an Irish ID card
One of the suspects in the London attack who was shot dead by police on Saturday was carrying an Irish identity card.
Gulf countries break diplomatic ties with Qatar
Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Yemen and Libya are breaking diplomatic ties with Qatar, according to two statements on state media.
Italy: Bomb scare in Turin provoked stampede, injuring at least 1,500
At least 1,500 people were injured in the Italian city of Turin on Saturday, June 3, when a bomb scare triggered a stampede in a city square, police said.
Everything we know about the Tabqa dam, near Raqqa, Syria
The US-led coalition said the SDF forced Islamic State fighters to surrender the Tabqa dam and dismantle IEDs they had placed there
Fact checks
All these photos and videos of ‘US arms and equipment for the YPG’ are fake
After the US said it will arm Kurdish fighters in Syria, imagery of deliveries for the YPG and YPJ have surfaced. None that we have found are real
Fact check: Did the US-led Coalition hand control of some SDF territory in Syria to the FSA?
We asked CJTF-OIR about a letter purportedly giving a Free Syrian Army brigade authority to take control of of a large area around Tall Rifaat from the SDF
Fact check: Saudi TV didn’t censor Angela Merkel’s hair
Photos of Saudi TV censoring Angela Merkel's hair are taken from a satirical Facebook page.
Analysis
Use of child soldiers in conflicts growing as younger children forced to fight
Younger children are increasingly seen taking active roles in the Iraq and Syria wars as the use of child soldiers increases
Iranians head to the polls in May 19 election as Rouhani seeks second term
Polls opened at 8 a.m. in Iran as voters choose whether to give incumbent president Hassan Rouhani a second term or elect his challenger, Ebrahim Raisi.
German army officers’ far-right plot may force military to strengthen vetting
The German military may strengthen vetting of recruits after the discovery of a far-right plot by army officers to frame Syrian refugees for an attack.
Refugees
MSF rescues 92 people in Mediterranean Sea as 2017 deaths top 1,000
MSF rescued 92 people on April 28, the same day the UN published figures showing 1,089 people have died or are missing making the crossing to Europe.
At least 16 people drown after boat sinks near Lesbos, Greece
At least 16 people drowned on April 24 after an inflatable boat sank in the Aegean Sea between Turkey and Greece's Lesbos island, the UNHCR said
UNICEF calls for better refugee protections after 150 children die crossing the Mediterranean
Refugees need more legal avenues to reach safety, UNICEF said following news that 150 children have died crossing the Mediterranean Sea this year.
Middle East
Germany to withdraw troops from Turkey over Incirlik visit denials
Germany’s Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel said on Monday, June 5 that German troops will be withdrawn from Turkey and redeployed to another nation...
Americas
OAS fails to reach agreement as Venezuelan protests enter third month
Diplomatic leaders failed to come to a consensus on how to handle Venezuela's multifaceted crisis when they met Wednesday in Washington, D.C.
Did Turkey’s President Erdogan give the order for his bodyguards to attack protestors in Washington DC?
Times Square shut down after car crashes into pedestrians
Brazil stock market falls 10% on presidential bribery allegations scandal
UN Security Council holds first-ever meeting on Venezuela crisis
Europe
Police identify London Bridge attackers
Metropolitan Police identified two of the men involved in the London Bridge attack as Khuram Shazad Butt and Rachid Redouane, both from East London.
Africa
Congo authorises use of unlicensed Ebola vaccine as lab tests confirm case numbers lower than feared
Democratic Republic of the Congo's health ministry has approved the use of a new Ebola vaccine as WHO says lab test show case numbers lower than feared
After 115 people die, ICRC says Yemen is “facing a serious outbreak of cholera”
In Yemen, 115 people died of cholera since April 27. ICRC operations director Dominik Stillhart warned "the humanitarian situation in Yemen is catastrophic"
21 suspected cases of Ebola in Democratic Republic of the Congo, World Health Organization says
Two new suspected cases of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo bring the total number of suspected infections to 21, the WHO said
At least 4 people killed in Somalia car bomb blast claimed by al-Shabaab
At least four people were killed after an al-Shabaab car bomb exploded near a café in Somalia's capital Mogadishu
Dozens of Chibok girls kidnapped by Boko Haram freed
82 girls from Chibok in Nigeria who were kidnapped in 2014 by Boko Haram were freed, a spokesperson for Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari said
Geo-location
Finding a convoy of US military vehicles in Syria from a March 28 video
The Arab24 news agency published a video shot on March 28 which appeared to show US Marine Corps vehicles somewhere in northern Syria. We tracked them down.
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Police identify London Bridge attackers
Former employee kills 5 others, self at Orlando business
Trump administration unveils proposal to privatize US air traffic control
Germany to withdraw troops from Turkey over Incirlik visit denials
One London attacker shot dead by police reportedly carried an Irish ID card
