Roundup of global events and violent incidents abroad
Six aid workers were ambushed and killed in South Sudan on a road from Juba to Pibor, prompting UN officials to condemn attacks on humanitarian workers. Iran sanctioned 15 American firms over alleged terrorism ties, with assets potentially seized. Merkel’s CDU won Saarland elections, while Hamas accused Israel of killing a senior operative Fuqaha, a West Bank military leader, years after his release in the Shalit swap.
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Nairobi
Kenya
South Sudan
Juba
Pibor
Eugene Owusu
U.N
Owusu
Tehran
Iran
Israel
U.S
Islamic Republic
Foreign Ministry
IRNA
Jerusalem
Hamas
Mazen Fugqaha
Fuqada
Gilad Shalit
Fuqaha
West Bank
Gaza
Russia sees nationwide protests against Putin regime
Thousands took part in unsanctioned demonstrations across Russia from Vladivostok to St. Petersburg with hundreds arrested including Alexei Navalny. Police cited about 500 arrests in Moscow, while DVD-Info counted over 800. Navalny led the protests over a corruption report about Prime Minister Medvedev.
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Moscow
Russia
Alexei Navalny
Vladimir Putin
Kremlin
Tass
Navalny
Pushkin Square
Foundation For Fighting Corruption
Dmitry Medvedev
Putin
Rossiya-24
U.S
WhatsApp encryption cited over Westminster attacker case
UK officials say Khalid Masood sent a WhatsApp message that cannot be accessed due to encryption as investigators pursue links to the Westminster Bridge attack. Police arrested a second man in Birmingham. Home Secretary Amber Rudd urged access to encrypted services for lawful surveillance.
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London
Westminster Bridge
Khalid Masood
Masood
Facebook
Birmingham
England
Amber Rudd
BBC
Sky News
WhatsApp
Rudd
United States
Apple
FBI
San Bernardino
Calif
Parliament
Kurdish forces seize Tabqa air base from IS in Syria
The SDF backed by the United States captured Tabqa air base near Raqqa from Islamic State militants, a major early victory in the Raqqa campaign. U.S. airlifted hundreds of troops and provided advisers and artillery as Iraqi forces push Mosul. Civilian evacuation concerns rose around Tabqa Dam amid disputed reports of rising water.
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Beirut
Islamic State
Syria
US S
Tabqa
Raqqa
Islamic State Group
U.S
SDE
SDF
Mosul
Iraq
Associated Press
Bus shooting on Las Vegas Strip leaves one dead
A man opened fire from a back seat on a double decker bus on the Las Vegas Strip prompting a hours long standoff. Gary Breitling, 57, of Sidney Montana, was killed. Cardenas, 55, surrendered after the siege and was jailed on murder and related counts. A second victim was wounded in the stomach and expected to survive. Police noted possible mental health issues and urged witnesses to call a hotline.
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Las Vegas
Las Vegas Strip
Gary Breitling
Sidney
Mont
Clark County
Wuviando Cardenas
Cosmopolitan Hotel-Casino
Cardenas
Tom Roberts
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Berlin
Angela Merkel
Germany
Saarland
Social Democrats
Martin Schulz
Schulz
Vladivostok
St. Petersburg
Dvd-Info
Marsivo Field
St.Petersburg
Press Association
Parliament Square
U.K
U.k.’S
Philip Issa
Vegas Strip
Bellagio
Paris
Planet Hollywood
Bally’s
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