1. Dallas Sniper Plotted Bigger Assault, Taunted Officers
According to the authorities, the US military veteran who fatally shot five Dallas police officers was plotting a larger assault. They also disclosed how he taunted negotiators and wrote on a wall in his own blood before being killed.
2. Japan’s Ruling Bloc Wins Landslide in Upper House Election
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s ruling coalition wins a landslide victory in an election for parliament’s upper house, despite concerns about his economic policies and plans to revise the nation’s post-war pacifist constitution for the first time.
3. Kurdish Militant Bombings Kill Seven in Southeast Turkey
Two Kurdish militant bomb attacks rip through a military outpost and an army vehicle, killing seven members of the armed forces, the military says, as a conflict which flared a year ago continues to rage in southeast Turkey.
4. Renewed Fighting Erupts in South Sudan as Fears of Civil War Mount
Renewed fighting erupts in South Sudan’s capital. Forces loyal to Vice President Riek Machar says his residence was attacked by the president’s troops, raising fears of a slide back into full-blown conflict in the five-year-old nation.
5. Beijing to Make Good on Investment Pledge at EU-China Summit
China is set to make good on a promise to invest two billion euros in the European Union’s new infrastructure fund at a summit in Beijing, officials say. This is a gesture aimed partly at easing tensions over other issues.
6. British PM Race: Theresa May Vows Corporate Governance Reforms
Theresa May, the favourite to succeed David Cameron as British prime minister, pledges to overhaul corporate governance rules if elected, including putting workers on company boards and making shareholder votes on pay binding.
7. US Transfers Yemeni Guantanamo Inmate to Italy, 78 detainees Left
The United States says it has released a Yemeni inmate from the Guantanamo Bay prison and sent him to Italy, bringing the number of detainees at the US naval base in Cuba to 78.
8. Family of US Journalist Sues Syria Over Her Death
The family of American journalist Marie Colvin, who died in Syria in 2012, files a wrongful death lawsuit in a US court, accusing the Syrian government of deliberately killing her.
9. Demand for US Arms Exports Set to Keep Growing
International demand for US weapons systems is expected to continue growing in the coming years, a senior US Air Force official says, citing strong interest in unmanned systems, munitions and fighter jets.
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