Thai voters back junta drafted constitution in referendum
Thai voters approve a junta backed charter seen as laying a civilian government but controlled by appointed officials. About 61 percent backed the constitution with 58 percent approving an appointed Senate that would pick a prime minister, amid restrictions and skepticism.
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Bangkok
Prayuth Chan-ocha
Chachavalpongpun
Center For Southeast Asian Studies
Kyoto University
Japan
Associated Press
Pavin
Prayuth
Thailand
Gotham Areeya
Mahidol University
The
Senate
Saudi attacker in Germany linked to IS via social app
The Saudi Interior Ministry says an Islamic State member contacted a Syrian asylum seeker who blew himself up outside a southern Germany bar, injuring 15. A Saudi phone line was used to message the attacker in Germany, though the number was not linked to a Saudi national. Mohammad Daleel is named as the Ansbach attacker.
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Dubai
Germany
Interior Ministry
Associated Press
Ansbach
Dibaga Camp Buckles Under Mosul Campaign Influx
Displaced Iraqis crowd Dibaga camp near Mosul as Iraqi forces press toward IS stronghold. About 28 000 residents live in tents and makeshift shelters, with up to 3 000 arriving in the last week amid fears of a larger exodus as operations to retake Mosul unfold.
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Islamic State Group
Mosul
Nineveh
United Nations
International Committee of the Red Cross
Fallujah
Anbar
Qayyarah
Tigris
Faris Bashir al-Dulaimy
Nineveh Operations Command
Makhmour
Giant Turkish anti coup rally in Istanbul waterfront area
Erdogan leads a massive flag waving rally at Yenikapi waterfront in Istanbul after the July 15 failed coup. Media estimate millions attended though no official count given. Security crackdown follows with thousands detained or dismissed from multiple state sectors.
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Turkey
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Yenikapi
Marmara Sea
Erdogan
Mustafa Kemal Ataturk
Democracy and Martyrs
Allah
Emine
People’s Democracy Party
HDP
Republican People’s Party
Kemal Kilicdaroglu
Fethullah Gulen
Gulen
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Cash and Cars Lottery
Mary Beth Eckersley
Mary Beth
Tom Baker Cancer Centre
Alberta
Istanbul Waterfront
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