1. Britain’s New Prime Minister May Gives Big Role to Johnson in Brexit Cabinet
Theresa May became Britain’s prime minister with the task of leading it out of the European Union. Following this, she quickly named leading ‘Brexit’ supporters, including former London mayor Boris Johnson, to key positions in her new government.
2. China Vows to Protect South China Sea Sovereignty; Manila Upbeat
China vowed to take all necessary measures to protect its sovereignty in the South China Sea. It said has the right to set up an air-defence zone, after rejecting an international tribunal’s ruling that denied its claims in the region.
3. First Funerals Held for Dallas Police Slain in Racially Motivated Ambush
Thousands of police officers, joined by ordinary citizens, attended funerals for three of the policemen shot dead in a racially motivated ambush attack that intensified America’s long-running debate on race and justice.
4. United Nations Ready to Work on Proposal for Combat Force in South Sudan
The United Nations is ready to work with east African bloc, IGAD, to refine the group’s proposal for an intervention force within the UN peace keeping mission in South Sudan, UN peace keeping chief Herve Ladsous told the Security Council.
5. EU Proposes New Asylum Rules to Stop Migrants Crossing Europe
The European Commission proposed more unified EU asylum rules, in a bid to stop people waiting for refugee status moving around the bloc and disrupting its passport-free zone.
6. Likely Hack of US Banking Regulator by China Covered Up-Probe
The Chinese government likely hacked computers at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. in 2010, 2011 and 2013 and employees at the US banking regulator covered up intrusions, according to a congressional report.
7. CIA Director Says He Would Resign if Ordered to Resume Waterboarding
CIA Director John Brennan said he would resign if the next president ordered his agency to resume waterboarding suspected militants. This is an apparent reference to comments by Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump embracing the banned interrogation method.
8. France’s Sarkozy Back with a Chance in Presidential Primaries
For months, his main rival, Alain Juppe, was all the rage while he was dubbed “Napoleon of supermarkets” by left-wing news magazine as he toured malls signing copies of his book. But now former president Nicolas Sarkozy has crept back into contention to become conservative candidate in France’s 2017 presidential election, overtaking Juppe among core supporters of their Les Republicains party.
9. Deadly Rail Crash Shows up Italy’s Struggle to Put EU Funds to Work
As rescuers dug through the wreckage of one of the worst rail crashes in Italy’s history, the disaster highlighted the country’s struggle to harness European Union funds meant to improve its creaking infrastructure.
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