1. Clinton Attacks Trump’s Foreign Policy as a Threat to US Safety
US Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton lambasted Donald Trump’s foreign policy platform as “dangerously incoherent” in a speech that cast her Republican rival as both a frightening and laughable figure.
2. UCLA Murder-Suicide Gunman Had Planned Third Killing: Police
A former University of California student shot dead a woman at her home in Minnesota before driving almost 2,000 miles (3,200 km) to the school and killing a professor but failed to find a third intended victim, police said on Thursday.
3. Boy Abandoned in Japan for Being Naughty Found Alive, Unharmed
A Japanese boy abandoned in a dense forest by his parents for being naughty was found alive and unharmed, nearly a week after his disappearance set off a massive search that kept the nation riveted.
4. US-Backed Fighters Advance to Cut off Islamic State; Win Tacit Turkish Support
US-backed Syrian fighters in a major new offensive against Islamic State vowed to cut off the last remaining access route to the outside world for the self-proclaimed caliphate, and won vital, if tacit, backing from Turkey.
5. Thousands Evacuated, Two Dead, as France Declares Flood Emergency
Torrential rain forced thousands of people from their homes south of Paris as the River Seine surged to its highest level in over 30 years in the French capital, shutting down the Louvre and Orsay museums and a metro line.
6. Philippines’ Duterte Says He Won’t Surrender Rights in South China Sea
Philippines President-elect Rodrigo Duterte said he will not surrender the country’s rights over the disputed Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea, which China seized in 2012.
7. Three Syrians Arrested in Germany Suspected of Planning Attack
Three Syrian men with suspected links to Islamic State were arrested in Germany on suspicion of planning a large-scale attack in the western city of Dusseldorf, the federal prosecutor said.
8. Militants Launch Attacks in Niger Delta as Buhari Cancels Visit
Militants launched new attacks in the Niger Delta, vowing to bring Nigeria’s struggling oil industry to a total halt, as the president cancelled a long-awaited visit to the region.
9. EgyptAir Black Box Search Zone Narrows After Signal Detected
Search teams zeroed in on the wreckage of EgyptAir flight MS804 after a French vessel picked up a signal from one of the crashed jet’s black boxes.
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