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Seven nations vie for UN Security Council seats
Neither Kenya nor Djibouti on Wednesday gained the required two-thirds majority to win the Africa seat on the 15-member council, meaning another round of voting is needed on Thursday. And instead of voting separately for the next General Assembly president, five new members of the Security Council, and 18 new members of the Economic and Social Council, the three elections are being held at the sam... [Full Article...]
USA fighter jets intercept Russian bombers off Alaska
The North American Aerospace Defense Command said in a statement Wednesday that the first formation of Russian aircraft consisted of two bombers, accompanied by two fighter jets, and was supported by an airborne early warning and control aircraft. [Full Article...]
Boris Johnson involved in minor auto accident after protester runs into road
Johnson's Downing Street office confirmed it was the prime minister's auto and there were no reported injuries. One of the security vehicles within his prime ministerial motorcade was seen to have hit the back of the UK PM's silver Jaguar as his driver slammed the brakes, resulting in a major dent. [Full Article...]
Turkey launches offensive against Kurdish rebels in Iraq
Warplanes struck more than 150 Kurdish targets in northern Iraq's Haftanin region, 15km (9 miles) from the Turkish border, the defence ministry said. The Iraqi government summoned the Turkish ambassador on Tuesday in protest at the air strikes, and will likely be further angered by the latest developments. [Full Article...]
Matt Hancock blames Harry Potter for Marcus Rashford name slip
That prompted a Government U-turn, with the establishment of a "Covid summer food fund". In an earlier interview, the Health Secretary said he was proud of the way that Daniel Rashford had campaigned and he was pleased the government had got it right in the end over school meal vouchers. [Full Article...]
Macrone announces France's "first victory" over Covid-19
Last week, in vowing to be " uncompromising in the face of racism, anti-Semitism, and discrimination ", the French president left no doubt he would not authorize removal of controversial statues that demonstrators have condemned for their association with France's years as a colonial power in Africa. [Full Article...]
Turkish jets strike Kurdish militants in northern Iraq
Mr Aboul Gheit said the strikes reflected Turkey's "underestimation of global law and its relations with its neighbours". Iraq said it was prepared to cooperate with Turkey over securing their joint borders. Iraq's National Security council received briefings on security across Iraq, and "discussed a number of policies including measures to counter the disinformation spread by terrorists and oth... [Full Article...]
France sentences Syrian leader’s uncle for money laundering
The embezzlement occurred between 1996 and 2016, it said. His fortune is believed to include two Paris townhouses, one more than 3,000 sq metres (30,000 sq ft), a stud farm, a chateau and a swathe of office space in Lyon. Al-Assad, awarded France's Legion of Honour in 1986 for "services rendered", insists his lifestyle was made possible by gifts from the Saudi royal family amounting to more th... [Full Article...]