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• Awkward and divided, Trump-Pence ticket faces Republican scrutiny
• Gunman's manifesto describes actions as 'necessary evil'
• Accused teen 'jihadist' ordered held without bond in Arizona
• Donald Trump Adviser on Hillary Clinton's Benghazi Scandal: She Should Be "Shot for Treason"
• French lawmakers vote to extend state of emergency
• U.S. defense chief says coalition to probe report of civilian deaths in Syria
• Syrian rebel group investigates beheading of child seen in video
• Allies finalize plans to defeat IS group
• Defense, foreign ministers to plan next steps against IS
• Turkey declares 3-month state of emergency after failed coup
• The Latest: Services set for slain Kansas officer
• Kerry warns of new challenge in securing Iraq after Islamic State
• The Latest: Erdogan declares 3-month state of emergency
• Authorities: Kansas officer's shooting death not an ambush
• Foreign ministers cite concerns about Turkish crackdown
• When Trump talks what do voters hear?
• Britain doubles military trainers in Iraq
• Iraq PM accepts resignation of another minister: office
• How Turkey's military coup failed
• French lawmakers extend state of emergency after Nice attack
• In Mideast views of Erdoğan's victory, a gap between ruler and ruled
• Iraq donor conference raises more than $2.1 billion: U.S. spokesman
• UN: Mosul campaign could affect 1.5 million civilians
• Mosul assault in focus two years after Islamic State takeover
• Smith, Corbyn battle for UK Labour leadership
• Tunisia stops militant cell plotting attacks in Sousse: interior ministry
• Inside 'The Sheriff of Babylon,' DC Comics' Wartime Crime Drama
• Global alarm grows as 50,000 hit by Turkey purge
• Police shootings touch nerve among military veterans
• How one town helps its residents balance being Belgian and Muslim
• Kerry, addressing donors, says momentum in Iraq has shifted
• Iraq heat wave sends temperatures up to 53 degrees Celsius
• Bikers ride through Baton Rouge in support of fallen police
• Bangladesh says 260 missing amid hunt for extremists
• EU police agency warns of extremist threats to Europe
• Union-backed vets super PAC weighs in against Trump
• Iran speaker says US undermining nuclear deal, failing against IS
• "Broken-hearted and sad", British schoolchildren learn empathy for refugees
• France says west plans strike on Islamic State in Iraq, confirms Libya presence

Awkward and divided, Trump-Pence ticket faces Republican scrutiny Posted: 20 Jul 2016 05:12 PM PDT By Emily Stephenson and Amy Tennery CLEVELAND (Reuters) - After a couple of awkward joint appearances, U.S. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and his running mate, Indiana Governor Mike Pence, will make a show of their solidarity at the Republican National Convention on Wednesday despite a string of policy differences. Pence, the keynote speaker on the third day of the convention in Cleveland, has been well received by people in the party's social conservative wing who are skeptical of Trump's commitment to opposing abortion and same-sex marriage but who trust his running mate. Trump, 70, and Pence, 57, shared the stage only briefly on Saturday when Pence publicly agreed to be Trump's vice presidential candidate.

Gunman's manifesto describes actions as 'necessary evil' Posted: 20 Jul 2016 05:05 PM PDT BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — The man who ambushed and killed three law enforcement officers in Louisiana purportedly described his actions as a "necessary evil" in a self-described, handwritten manifesto that an Ohio man says was emailed to him by the gunman less than an hour before the shootings.

Accused teen 'jihadist' ordered held without bond in Arizona Posted: 20 Jul 2016 04:23 PM PDT An Arizona teenager who the FBI said has professed to be an "American jihadist" was ordered to remain held without bond on Wednesday on charges of plotting to stage an attack with bombs and other weapons on a Phoenix-area state motor vehicle office. The suspect, Mahin Khan, 18, of Tucson, was charged in a three-count indictment earlier this month with terrorism, conspiracy to commit terrorism and conspiracy to commit misconduct involving weapons. Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Sam Myers declared Khan ineligible for bond at the end of a hearing in Phoenix on Wednesday, finding the defendant posed a "substantial danger to the community" if he were released.

Donald Trump Adviser on Hillary Clinton's Benghazi Scandal: She Should Be "Shot for Treason" Posted: 20 Jul 2016 04:15 PM PDT New Hampshire state representative Al Baldasaro said of Clinton in an interview on the 'Jeff Kuhner Show,' "She is a disgrace for the lies that she told those mothers about their children that got killed over there in Benghazi."

French lawmakers vote to extend state of emergency Posted: 20 Jul 2016 03:31 PM PDT The government is scrambling to find new ways to assure a jittery population after its third major attack in 18 months saw a truck driver plough into a crowd celebrating Bastille Day in Nice, killing 84 people. After seven hours of fraught debate into the night, during which the opposition accused the government of being lax on security, the lower house of parliament voted by 489 to 26 to prolong the state of emergency for a further six months. Then on Wednesday afternoon, a large majority of senators followed suit, voting to extend the state of emergency by 309 to 26.

U.S. defense chief says coalition to probe report of civilian deaths in Syria Posted: 20 Jul 2016 03:09 PM PDT The U.S.-led coalition to defeat Islamic State in Iraq and Syria will investigate reports of civilian casualties in an air strike near Manbij, in northern Syria, U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter said on Wednesday. Carter was speaking to reporters after a meeting with defense ministers of around 30 countries on the campaign to defeat Islamic State. Some of those countries, Carter added, had indicated their intent to contribute more to the campaign, which is seeking to wrest away the militant group's control of parts of Iraq and Syria.

Syrian rebel group investigates beheading of child seen in video Posted: 20 Jul 2016 03:08 PM PDT A Syrian rebel group that has received U.S. military backing said it is investigating the beheading of a child in Aleppo after video footage circulated showing the boy being killed by a man who activists identified as a member of the rebel group. Images of a fighter cutting off the boy's head with a knife matched some of the worst brutalities committed by the jihadist Islamic State group, which has killed hundreds of captives in Syria and neighboring Iraq in the last three years. Before being killed, the boy is shown on the back of a truck being taunted by several men who say he is from a Palestinian faction which fights in Aleppo in support of President Bashar al-Assad.

Allies finalize plans to defeat IS group Posted: 20 Jul 2016 03:00 PM PDT The United States gathered its allies in the coalition fighting the Islamic State group Wednesday and agreed on a plan to corner the jihadists in their final bastions. US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter told reporters that an accelerated military effort would soon see the group pushed back to Raqa in Syria and Mosul in Iraq.

Defense, foreign ministers to plan next steps against IS Posted: 20 Jul 2016 02:57 PM PDT JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. (AP) — Defense leaders at a counter-Islamic State meeting expressed concerns about what happens after the expected defeat of the militant group, and whether countries are ready to help stabilize and rebuild the war-torn cities, particularly in Iraq, Defense Secretary Ash Carter said Wednesday.

Turkey declares 3-month state of emergency after failed coup Posted: 20 Jul 2016 02:56 PM PDT ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey's president on Wednesday declared a three-month state of emergency following a botched coup attempt, declaring he would rid the military of the "virus" of subversion and giving the government sweeping powers to expand a crackdown that has already included mass arrests and the closure of hundreds of schools.

The Latest: Services set for slain Kansas officer Posted: 20 Jul 2016 02:39 PM PDT KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — The Latest on the fatal shooting of an officer from Kansas City, Kansas (all times local):

Kerry warns of new challenge in securing Iraq after Islamic State Posted: 20 Jul 2016 02:06 PM PDT By Warren Strobel and Lesley Wroughton WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The battlefield momentum in Iraq and Syria has shifted against Islamic State, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Wednesday, but the international community must now also confront the challenge of stabilizing newly liberated areas. "The momentum has shifted," Kerry told an international conference to raise funds for Iraq at a critical juncture in the military campaign. "The new challenge that we face is securing and aiding for the recovery of a liberated area." Lise Grande, the United Nations' humanitarian coordinator for Iraq, warned that military victories will prove transient if the needs of Iraqis displaced by the conflict are not addressed.

The Latest: Erdogan declares 3-month state of emergency Posted: 20 Jul 2016 01:37 PM PDT ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — The Latest on the situation in Turkey after the failed military coup last week (all times local):

Authorities: Kansas officer's shooting death not an ambush Posted: 20 Jul 2016 01:29 PM PDT KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — The fatal shooting of a Kansas City, Kansas, police officer was not part of a planned ambush, but the work of "another criminal" trying to evade arrest, authorities said Wednesday.

Foreign ministers cite concerns about Turkish crackdown Posted: 20 Jul 2016 01:17 PM PDT By Lesley Wroughton and Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Dutch, German and Canadian foreign ministers on Wednesday expressed concern about the scale of the crackdown by Turkish authorities in the aftermath of the country's failed coup attempt and called on Turkey to respect the rule of law. "We have serious concerns about the situation in Turkey," Dutch Foreign Minister Bert Koenders told a news conference in Washington. "We want to send a strong signal on the need to ... respect the rule of law." German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said his government viewed with concern reports of thousands of people arrested in Turkey and some prevented from leaving the country.

When Trump talks what do voters hear? Posted: 20 Jul 2016 01:11 PM PDT Suddenly Donald Trump's face loomed over the delegates, tanned, jaw set, and a story high. From the giant video screen on the Republican National Convention stage Mr. Trump thanked everyone for nominating him as the GOP presidential pick. When Trump began to speak, his sentences were looping and repetitive.

Britain doubles military trainers in Iraq Posted: 20 Jul 2016 12:53 PM PDT Britain will double its deployment of troops to train Iraqi and Kurdish forces fighting the Islamic State group, defense minister Michael Fallon told reporters Wednesday. The additional 250 troops will bring Britain's contingent of advisers to more than 500, he said, as allied ministers met in Washington to plan moves to defeat the jihadists. "We will be sending an additional 250 troops into the theater over the next few weeks," Fallon said.

Iraq PM accepts resignation of another minister: office Posted: 20 Jul 2016 12:52 PM PDT Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has accepted the resignation of another minister, his office said on Wednesday, as he seeks to move forward with long-stalled efforts to replace the cabinet. Abadi agreed "to accept the resignation of Minister of Higher Education Hussein al-Shahristani," his office said in a statement, referring to a long-serving official who has also held positions including deputy prime minister and oil minister.

How Turkey's military coup failed Posted: 20 Jul 2016 12:50 PM PDT ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkish officials say an attempted coup by a segment of the military over the weekend was put down in about 10-12 hours. At least 260 people were killed, and 1,400 wounded in violence that rattled the country's two major cities. Bombs hit the parliament and other state buildings, tanks drove over civilians and there was an attempted assassination of the country's strongman, Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

French lawmakers extend state of emergency after Nice attack Posted: 20 Jul 2016 12:49 PM PDT By Brian Love and Emile Picy PARIS (Reuters) - French lawmakers approved a six-month extension of emergency rule on Wednesday after last week's truck attack on holiday crowds in Nice, the third deadly assault in just 18 months for which Islamist militants have claimed responsibility. President Francois Hollande's Socialist government, accused by political opponents of doing too little to avert the attack that killed 84 and hurt hundreds, also said it would step up strikes against Islamic State in its strongholds in Iraq and Syria. A year from elections, Hollande is under intense pressure as opponents accuse his administration of police failings over the tragedy.

In Mideast views of Erdoğan's victory, a gap between ruler and ruled Posted: 20 Jul 2016 12:42 PM PDT Peoples across the Middle East have been celebrating President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's put-down of a military coup as a victory for democracy, even as their governments have had a much more lukewarm response to the Turkish strongman's continued hold on power. News of President Erdoğan's victory was met with celebration in large parts of the Arab world. From late Friday through Saturday afternoon, drivers in Arab capitals kept their ears to the radio, and shopkeeper kept their eyes glued to television screens, witnessing what many believed to be the unthinkable: a democratically-elected Islamist facing down a military coup – and winning.

Iraq donor conference raises more than $2.1 billion: U.S. spokesman Posted: 20 Jul 2016 12:29 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An Iraq donor conference on Wednesday raised more than $2.1 billion in aid, surpassing the estimated $2 billion organizers had expected, U.S. State Department spokesman John Kirby said. "The conference raised in excess of $2.1 billion, with a number of additional pledges still being finalized," Kirby said in a statement. Defense and foreign ministers from 24 countries met in Washington for a pledging session to help Iraq in its fight against Islamic State militants. (Reporting by Lesley Wroughton; Editing by Bill Trott)

UN: Mosul campaign could affect 1.5 million civilians Posted: 20 Jul 2016 10:57 AM PDT UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The upcoming military campaign to wrest control of the Iraqi city of Mosul from the Islamic State group could affect as many as 1.5 million civilians, making it one of the world's largest humanitarian crises, a United Nations official said Wednesday.

Mosul assault in focus two years after Islamic State takeover Posted: 20 Jul 2016 10:30 AM PDT By Stephen Kalin and Phil Stewart BAGHDAD (Reuters) - When Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi pledged in December that Iraq would retake Islamic State's de facto capital Mosul by the end of 2016, the target was greeted with scepticism by Western allies and officials within his own government. Less than seven months on, the Iraqi military has recaptured most major militant positions in western Anbar province and advanced toward Mosul, the largest city still under the ultra-hardline group's control across its self-proclaimed caliphate. Last month's recapture of Falluja, followed swiftly by Qayara airbase 60 km (40 miles) south of Mosul and the announcement of a fresh deployment of U.S. forces, lent momentum to the campaign, which the administration of President Barack Obama would like to finish before January.

Smith, Corbyn battle for UK Labour leadership Posted: 20 Jul 2016 10:20 AM PDT Former BBC producer Owen Smith will be the sole challenger against veteran socialist Jeremy Corbyn to lead Britain's opposition Labour Party after registrations for the race closed on Wednesday. The Welsh MP has portrayed him as a leftist candidate and has praised Corbyn but has faced criticism for his past as a lobbyist for the pharmaceuticals giant Pfizer and his support for the Iraq war. Another challenger, Angela Eagle, dropped out of the race on Tuesday when it was clear she was short of endorsements from Labour lawmakers to continue.

Tunisia stops militant cell plotting attacks in Sousse: interior ministry Posted: 20 Jul 2016 10:01 AM PDT Tunisian authorities dismantled a cell linked to the Islamic State militant group that was planning attacks against sites in the coastal town of Sousse, the interior ministry said on Wednesday. Tunisian security forces are on high alert after attacks in Tunis and Sousse last year, and an attempt by militants to take control of a town near the Libyan border in March. The interior ministry statement said the cell had been dismantled on Tuesday in the Kalaa Kbira area, and that it "planned to carry out terrorist acts in Sousse against key sites in the city".

Inside 'The Sheriff of Babylon,' DC Comics' Wartime Crime Drama Posted: 20 Jul 2016 09:37 AM PDT Tom King and Mitch Gerads on the origins of the Vertigo series that defies easy categorization and avoids easy answers.

Global alarm grows as 50,000 hit by Turkey purge Posted: 20 Jul 2016 09:29 AM PDT Turkey faced fresh accusations it was flouting the rule of law with its purge of 50,000 people after an attempted coup, as the president gathered security chiefs Wednesday for the first time since the putsch. The putsch left more than 300 dead and caused scenes of devastation, especially in Ankara where raids by fighter jets and attack helicopters turned parts of parliament and the police headquarters to rubble. Erdogan was in the Aegean resort of Marmaris when the coup struck and then, narrowly escaping the rebel soldiers, flew to Istanbul where he had stayed since, appearing before crowds of flag-waving supporters each night in "vigils" for democracy.

Police shootings touch nerve among military veterans Posted: 20 Jul 2016 09:18 AM PDT SAN DIEGO (AP) — Back-to-back attacks on police in Texas and Louisiana by former military men have touched a nerve among veterans who traditionally share a close bond with law enforcement.

How one town helps its residents balance being Belgian and Muslim Posted: 20 Jul 2016 09:02 AM PDT Along the train line that connects Brussels and Antwerp, young men, often the children of Muslim immigrants, have been swayed by radicalism. Instead of singling this out as a "Muslim" issue, in fact, they look at radicalization through the lens of marginalization, so put most of their emphasis on making sure youths aren't vulnerable in the first place.

Kerry, addressing donors, says momentum in Iraq has shifted Posted: 20 Jul 2016 08:45 AM PDT The momentum in the fight against Islamic State has shifted and the militant group has been driven out of almost half the territory it once occupied in Iraq, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Wednesday. "The momentum has shifted," Kerry told the opening of an Iraq donor conference, saying he hoped the meeting would raise at least $2 billion for the war-torn country. "We are making progress with significant portions of Iraq reclaimed, significant portions of Syria now being reclaimed," he added.

Iraq heat wave sends temperatures up to 53 degrees Celsius Posted: 20 Jul 2016 07:00 AM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqis on Wednesday endured the hottest day so far this year, with temperatures soaring up to 51 degrees Celsius (124 Fahrenheit) in Baghdad and as much as 53 degrees Celsius (127 Fahrenheit) in the southern part of the country.

Bikers ride through Baton Rouge in support of fallen police Posted: 20 Jul 2016 04:35 AM PDT Several hundred bikers gathered in Baton Rouge on Tuesday and rode in a procession to the city's police headquarters in a show of support for the policemen shot and killed by a gunman at the weekend. The bikers, many carrying U.S. flags and revving their engines, rode past the gas station where the policemen where killed en route to the police station. President Barack Obama has told law enforcement officials that Americans recognize, respect and depend upon the difficult and dangerous work they do, a rallying call of support following the ambush killings of eight officers in Dallas and Baton Rouge.

Bangladesh says 260 missing amid hunt for extremists Posted: 20 Jul 2016 04:08 AM PDT Doctors, engineers and university students are among 261 people officially missing in Bangladesh, with some feared recruited by Islamic militant groups, as the country reels from a wave of deadly attacks. More than two weeks after Islamists killed 20 foreign hostages in a siege at a cafe in Dhaka, police published a list overnight Tuesday of those missing and urged information on their whereabouts. "We have to find them," elite Rapid Action Battalion spokesman Mufti Mahmud Khan told AFP, without saying how many were suspected to have joined extremist groups at home and abroad.

EU police agency warns of extremist threats to Europe Posted: 20 Jul 2016 03:54 AM PDT THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The number of people killed in attacks by extremists throughout Europe soared in 2015 from a year earlier, the European Union police agency reported Wednesday as it warned the Islamic State group may "put more emphasis on operations abroad" as a Western military alliance puts it under pressure in Syria and Iraq.

Union-backed vets super PAC weighs in against Trump Posted: 20 Jul 2016 03:00 AM PDT Union-backed super PAC 'VoteVets' airs anti-Trump ad in battleground states.

Iran speaker says US undermining nuclear deal, failing against IS Posted: 20 Jul 2016 02:38 AM PDT Iran's influential parliament speaker hit out at Washington Wednesday, accusing it of disrupting implementation of last year's landmark nuclear deal and failing in the fight against the Islamic State group. Ali Larijani, a conservative who helped the nuclear deal pass in parliament last year, warned that Washington risked forcing Tehran into a path of renewed confrontation by putting obstacles in the way of its promised readmittance to the world economy. "With great sadness, parliament... warns the US administration, House of Representatives and Senate that the efforts to undermine the nuclear agreement have reached a point that leaves no option for Iran but confrontation," he said.

"Broken-hearted and sad", British schoolchildren learn empathy for refugees Posted: 20 Jul 2016 02:37 AM PDT By Lin Taylor LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - In a quiet suburban school in northwest London, young children are asked to imagine that they need to leave their homes because Britain is at war. As they close their eyes and sit in silence, their teacher Teri-Louise O'Brien explains that there are 60 million displaced people in the world right now. The children, aged between six and 11, spend time discussing the differences between a refugee, an asylum seeker, a migrant and a displaced person.

France says west plans strike on Islamic State in Iraq, confirms Libya presence Posted: 20 Jul 2016 12:54 AM PDT France and the United States are preparing a coordinated strike against Islamic State on the militant group's stronghold in Mosul, Iraq, French government spokesman Stephane Le Foll said. "(French Defence Minister) Jean Yves Le Drian is in Washington.

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