1. Turkey Culls Nearly 1,400 from Army, Overhauls Top Military Council
Turkey dismissed nearly 1,400 members of its armed forces and stacked the top military council with government ministers. President Tayyip Erdogan did this to put himself in full control of the military after a failed coup.
2. “Give Them a Bloody Nose”: Xi Pressed for Stronger S.China Sea Response
China’s leadership has been resisting pressure from within the military for a more forceful response to an international court ruling against Beijing’s claims in the South China Sea, sources said.
3. As “Caliphate” Shrinks, Islamic State Looks to Global Attacks
Islamic State has lost its territory and is on the retreat in Iraq and Syria. It has claimed credit for a surge in global attacks, most of them in France and Germany. Instead of urging supporters to travel to its self-proclaimed caliphate, it is now encouraging them to act locally using any means available.
4. Taliban Claims Truck Bomb Blast in Kabul
The Taliban claimed responsibility for a truck bomb attack on a military and logistics services compound in Kabul, Afghanistan early on Monday after a powerful explosion was heard around the city.
5. India Says to Bring Back Workers Facing “Food Crisis” in Saudi
India said on Sunday it will be sending a government minister to Saudi Arabia to try to bring back workers who have been laid off from their jobs. The foreign minister said more than 10,000 Indians in the country were facing a “food crisis”.
6. After Attacks, German President Says Absolute Security Impossible
No government can guarantee its citizens full security from militants, Germany’s president said. He asked the citizens to unite in the face of the attacks. Attacks in the past two weeks have left 15 people dead.
7. Clinton Claims Russia Behind DNC Hacking
U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton said on Sunday that Russian intelligence services hacked into Democratic National Committee computers. She also questioned Republican rival Donald Trump’s overtures to Russian President Vladimir Putin.
8. Brazil’s Lula to Stand Trial for Obstruction of Justice –Court
Brazil’s former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and the former chief executive of investment bank, Grupo BTG Pactual SA will stand trial for obstruction of justice, documents from a federal court in Brasilia showed on Friday. Lula was previously under investigation in various jurisdictions in a sprawling corruption investigation focused on state-run oil company Petroleo Brasileiro SA but is now officially a defendant.
9. Iraqi Forces Eye Shirqat, One of the Last Steps Before Mosul
Thousands fled a northern Iraqi town controlled by Islamic State before a planned government assault there that would be a major step towards retaking the militant stronghold of Mosul. Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has pledged to recapture Mosul, the group’s de facto Iraqi capital and the largest city anywhere in its self-proclaimed caliphate, by the end of 2016.
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