U.S. Navy fires warning flare at Iran vessel in Persian Gulf
Lt. Ian McConnaughey of the Bahrain-based 5th Fleet says the incident happened Monday.
Russia-linked hackers targeted Macron campaign, researchers say
Researchers with the Japanese anti-virus firm Trend Micro say the campaign of French presidential front-runner Emmanuel Macron has been targeted by Russia-linked hackers, adding more details to previous suggestions that the centrist poli
Duterte’s bloody drug war draws potent foe: Catholic church
Church condemns death of more than 8,000 in president’s violent campaign against drug dealers.
Duterte’s bloody drug war draws potent foe: Philippines Catholic church
Church condemns death of more than 8,000 in president’s violent campaign against drug dealers.
Father livestreams killing of infant daughter on Facebook Live
Wuttisan Wongtalay, 20, filmed the murder of his 11-month-old on the rooftop of a hotel before killing himself.
DNC hackers strike again, now in France
The hackers behind the DNC attack reportedly attacked the French presidential candidate Macron. Elizabeth Keatinge (@elizkeatinge) has more.
Iraq forces retake large Mosul neighborhood from IS
Iraqi forces retake full control of one the largest neighbourhoods of west Mosul from the Islamic State group after a week of intense fighting, a top commander says. Video provided by AFP
Iraqi forces now attacking ISIS militants with drones in Mosul
Iraq’s military has turned the tables on the Islamic State’s drone tactics by improvising its own small unmanned aircraft to drop grenades and other small munitions on the militants in the key battle for Mosul, U.S. officials say.
Wild boars overrun Islamic State position, kill 3 militants
Tribal chief said the group was poised to attack a band of local tribesmen who had fled to nearby mountains since militants seized the town of Hawija three years ago.
Germany's Merkel to face challenger Schulz in Sept. 3 debate
BERLIN – German broadcasters say that Chancellor Angela Merkel will face challenger Martin Schulz in a single televised debate three weeks before the country’s national election.
Public television stations ARD and ZDF and private broadcaters RTL and SAT.1 said Tuesday that they will jointly host the live debate on Sept. 3.
Conservative Merkel is seeking a fourth term in the Sept. 24 vote and faces a challenge from center-left Social Democrat Schulz, a former head of the European Parliament who secured his party’s nomination earlier this year.
This will be the fifth election in which the two contenders for the chancellery have held televised debates. There were two debates between then-Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder and challenger Edmund Stoiber in 2002, but at every election since there has only been one debate.