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• Afghan refugee with ax attacks passengers on German train
• U.S. says hopes to raise in excess of $2 billion in aid for Iraq
• Louisiana gunman 'targeted and assassinated' officers: police
• Killer of Baton Rouge law officers a man of mixed messages
• Step up fight against extremism, says mayor of Nice
• Ex-Marine 'assassinated' Baton Rouge cops: police
• Iraq war vet, new father among Baton Rouge gunman's targets
• Failed Turkey coup attempt poisons relations with US
• Failed Coup in Turkey: What’s Next and How it Could Affect U.S. Relations
• Effects of Baton Rouge shooting rippled outward, returned
• Baton Rouge tragedy puts focus on challenges faced by black police
• AP FACT CHECK: No proof of shooting motive as Trump claims
• Allies Squabble Over Attempted Coup in Turkey, US Condemns Suggestions of Complicity
• After Nice attack, French Muslims feel fear and alienation
• Calendar says 2016, GOP hopefuls court for 2020
• The Latest: Did Nice attacker have contacts in Italy?
• Suspected Islamist militant kills five in Kazakhstan
• 5 Kosovo Albanians jailed for plans to prepare IS video
• AP news guide: 3 Officers killed in Baton Rouge
• Donald Trump-Mike Pence Interview on '60 Minutes': 6 Awkward Moments
• Another cop acquitted in death of Baltimore black man
• Donald Trump-Mike Pence Interview on '60 Minutes': 5 Awkward Moments
• Defense chief says UK will have to work harder after Brexit
• U.N. says Iraq's battle of Mosul may cost $2 billion in aid
• Iraq marshlands named UNESCO world heritage site
• Nation's Largest Suicide Prevention Organization Awards Over $4.35 Million in Research Grants
• US military installs Waldhauser as head of Africa command
• Ex-US Marine kills three Baton Rouge police officers
• Iraqi cleric Sadr says new US troops 'a target'
• Iraqi Shiite cleric calls additional US troops a "target"
• Today in History
• Critic's Notebook: Donald Trump Brags, Mike Pence Swoons on Joint '60 Minutes' Interview
• Former Marine kills 3 Baton Rouge officers, wounds 3 others
• US shooter victims included black police officer with young child

Afghan refugee with ax attacks passengers on German train Posted: 18 Jul 2016 05:26 PM PDT A 17-year-old Afghan refugee wielding an ax and a knife attacked passengers on a train in southern Germany on Monday evening, severely wounding four, before he was shot dead by police, the interior minister for the state of Bavaria said. Speaking on German public television, Interior Minister Joachim Herrmann said it was too early to speculate about the motives of the attacker, who he said was believed to have been living in a home for unaccompanied minors in Ochsenfurt, near the city of Wuerzburg. The attack comes just days after a Tunisian delivery man plowed a 19-tonne truck into crowds of Bastille Day revelers in the southern French city of Nice, killing 84.

U.S. says hopes to raise in excess of $2 billion in aid for Iraq Posted: 18 Jul 2016 04:58 PM PDT The United States expects to raise more than $2 billion this week for war-torn Iraq during a pledging conference in Washington, a senior State Department official said on Monday. The Iraq donor meeting of 24 countries is being co-hosted by the United States, Canada, Germany, Japan, Kuwait and the Netherlands. A broader meeting on a U.S.-led campaign to fight Islamic State militants will be held on Thursday.

Louisiana gunman 'targeted and assassinated' officers: police Posted: 18 Jul 2016 04:55 PM PDT The black U.S. Marine Corps veteran who shot dead three police officers in Louisiana's capital targeted them and assassinated them, authorities said on Monday, as the United States reeled from the latest deadly violence involving police and African-Americans. "There is no doubt whatsoever that these officers were intentionally targeted and assassinated," Louisiana State Police Superintendent Colonel Mike Edmonson said of the Sunday incident at the news conference.

Killer of Baton Rouge law officers a man of mixed messages Posted: 18 Jul 2016 04:34 PM PDT BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Gavin Long was a man of mixed messages. He peddled self-published books with abstract themes about self-empowerment and spiritual enlightenment, but also posted rambling internet videos calling for violent action in response to what he considered oppression.

Step up fight against extremism, says mayor of Nice Posted: 18 Jul 2016 03:35 PM PDT NICE, France (AP) — The mayor of Nice called Monday for France to step up its fight against extremism, saying the attack on his city shows that radical ideas are still entering the country too easily.

Ex-Marine 'assassinated' Baton Rouge cops: police Posted: 18 Jul 2016 03:24 PM PDT The black former Marine and Iraq war veteran who shot dead three police officers in the southern US city of Baton Rouge deliberately targeted the cops, but his motive remained unclear, officials said Monday. Louisiana investigators called for patience as they determine why the shooter -- identified as Gavin Long -- opened fire on the officers on Sunday, the day he turned 29. It was the second calculated attack on law enforcement in 10 days, after the slaying of five officers in Dallas -- attacks that have kept the nation on edge.

Iraq war vet, new father among Baton Rouge gunman's targets Posted: 18 Jul 2016 03:18 PM PDT (Reuters) - One of the three police officers killed by a gunman in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, was a military veteran who served three tours in Iraq. Law enforcement officials provided new details on Monday about the six officers who were slain or wounded during an ambush a day earlier, including a sheriff's deputy fighting for his life after being shot in the head and stomach. Following are updates on the officers who Louisiana State Police Superintendent Colonel Mike Edmonson said were "intentionally targeted" by the gunman.

Failed Turkey coup attempt poisons relations with US Posted: 18 Jul 2016 03:12 PM PDT The failed coup attempt in Turkey and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's firm crackdown on the alleged plotters have aggravated ties between Washington and Ankara, already poisoned by the war in Syria and human rights issues. Although they are NATO allies and officially partners in the fight against the Islamic State group, the United States and Turkey have seen their relations take an icy turn in recent months. US Secretary of State John Kerry issued a rather stern call to order on Monday.

Failed Coup in Turkey: What’s Next and How it Could Affect U.S. Relations Posted: 18 Jul 2016 02:05 PM PDT Late Friday night, an ambiguous faction of the Turkish military launched a coup to take over the government from President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Over two hundred civilians and twenty-four coup plotters lost their lives, according to Turkey's prime minister. The Turkish government regained control of the country less than 24 hours after the coup began.

Effects of Baton Rouge shooting rippled outward, returned Posted: 18 Jul 2016 02:01 PM PDT CHICAGO (AP) — A racially charged narrative has re-emerged in the U.S. due to fatal shootings of black men by white officers as well as the shooting deaths of eight officers in Texas and Louisiana. This round of violence — and protests against such violence — began and continued this weekend in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Here's a look at what's happened in the span of less than two weeks in July:

Baton Rouge tragedy puts focus on challenges faced by black police Posted: 18 Jul 2016 01:36 PM PDT In the midst of his community's turmoil, physically and emotionally drained, Baton Rouge Police Officer Montrell Jackson logged onto social media and, like millions of others within the electronic cacophony of American democracy, typed a quick update for family and friends. "In uniform I get nasty hateful looks and out of uniform some consider me a threat," the 10-year police veteran wrote in a July 8 Facebook post, reflecting on what has become an issue of sudden urgency nationwide – the sense that police officers face an era of rising risk as they walk their beats. A black man in blue, a husband and father to a newborn son, and a human being reeling after an unprecedented conflation of violence set off by America's deep-seated conflicts over race and policing, Officer Jackson wondered whether Baton Rouge, the city he loved, actually loved him back.

AP FACT CHECK: No proof of shooting motive as Trump claims Posted: 18 Jul 2016 01:18 PM PDT A key argument Donald Trump makes in his presidential run is that he will keep America safe, both by fighting terrorism overseas and restoring law and order back home in the wake of a series of shootings against police. On Monday, Trump tied the two issues together, suggesting that the shooter in the latest police killing in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on Sunday was motivated by "radical Islam."

Allies Squabble Over Attempted Coup in Turkey, US Condemns Suggestions of Complicity Posted: 18 Jul 2016 01:10 PM PDT Today the U.S. Ambassador to Turkey issued a blistering rebuke of Turkish President Recep Erdogan, who has suggested publicly in recent days that the United States is harboring a terrorist he claims is responsible for Friday's failed a military coup. "Some news reports -- and, unfortunately, some public figures -- have speculated that the United States in some way supported the coup attempt," Ambassador John Bass wrote in a statement. Turkey is a member of the NATO alliance and is a key partner for the coalition fighting against ISIS.

After Nice attack, French Muslims feel fear and alienation Posted: 18 Jul 2016 12:02 PM PDT By Richard Lough and Sophie Sassard NICE, France (Reuters) - In the poor Nice suburb of Ariane, many Muslims feel their community is being unfairly blamed for the Bastille Day attack that killed 84 people, and fear discrimination and social divisions will grow in its wake. Islamic State claimed the attack and hailed Tunisian-born Mohamed Lahouaiej Bouhlel, who drove a truck through a crowd of revelers on the French city's sea-front promenade last Thursday, as one if its soldiers. The Paris prosecutor said on Monday that, while there was no evidence that he had direct links to Islamic State, he had recently developed an interest in radical Islam.

Calendar says 2016, GOP hopefuls court for 2020 Posted: 18 Jul 2016 11:56 AM PDT CLEVELAND (AP) — The political courtship for 2020 is underway.

The Latest: Did Nice attacker have contacts in Italy? Posted: 18 Jul 2016 11:03 AM PDT PARIS (AP) — The Latest on that truck attack in Nice, France (all times local):

Suspected Islamist militant kills five in Kazakhstan Posted: 18 Jul 2016 10:31 AM PDT By Mariya Gordeyeva and Olzhas Auyezov ALMATY (Reuters) - A lone gunman with Islamist links killed at least three policemen and two civilians in Kazakhstan's financial capital Almaty on Monday, senior security officials said, the second such attack in less than two months. Police detained the attacker, identified as 26-year-old Ruslan Kulikbayev, in a shootout on a busy central street after he had gone on the rampage, attacking a police station and an office belonging to the KNB security service. Kulikbayev had been imprisoned before for robbery and illegally possessing weapons and had "became close to Salafists" in prison, KNB security service head Vladimir Zhumakanov told a Security Council meeting.

5 Kosovo Albanians jailed for plans to prepare IS video Posted: 18 Jul 2016 09:46 AM PDT PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — A Kosovo court has sentenced five ethnic Albanians to jail terms for plans to prepare an Islamic State video.

AP news guide: 3 Officers killed in Baton Rouge Posted: 18 Jul 2016 09:38 AM PDT BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — State police say the fatal shooting of three law enforcement officers in Baton Rouge was an ambush by a former Marine who "certainly was seeking out police." Here's what we know about the attack Sunday, which also left three other officers wounded before the attacker was killed:

Donald Trump-Mike Pence Interview on '60 Minutes': 6 Awkward Moments Posted: 18 Jul 2016 09:35 AM PDT The interview, which aired on the eve of the Republican National Convention, has been described as everything from "awkward" to "tense" to "excruciating."

Another cop acquitted in death of Baltimore black man Posted: 18 Jul 2016 09:24 AM PDT The most senior Baltimore police officer to face trial for the death of Freddie Gray was acquitted of all charges Monday, in a case that sparked riots and fueled a national debate over police treatment of black Americans. Local media reported the verdict handed down by a judge in the case of Brian Rice, 42, the fourth of six Baltimore police officers to go on trial for Gray's death. The first three trials ended in two other acquittals and one hung jury, raising questions of whether anyone will ever be punished for Gray's death, which police say was an accident.

Donald Trump-Mike Pence Interview on '60 Minutes': 5 Awkward Moments Posted: 18 Jul 2016 08:41 AM PDT The interview, which aired on the eve of the Republican National Conventino, has been described as everything from "awkward" to "tense" to "excruciating."

Defense chief says UK will have to work harder after Brexit Posted: 18 Jul 2016 08:21 AM PDT LONDON (AP) — Defense Secretary Michael Fallon says Britain will have to work harder to maintain its military and political influence on the global stage because of its decision to leave the European Union.

U.N. says Iraq's battle of Mosul may cost $2 billion in aid Posted: 18 Jul 2016 08:00 AM PDT By Tom Miles GENEVA (Reuters) - An expected Iraqi assault on the Islamic State stronghold of Mosul is likely to cause mass civilian casualties and force hundreds of thousands to flee their homes, the United Nations said on Monday. It appealed for funds to deal with the humanitarian crisis, saying it would cost $284 million to prepare the necessary aid and up to $1.8 billion to deal with the aftermath. "The impact of the Mosul military campaign on civilians will be devastating," the U.N. said in the summary of its Iraq humanitarian response plan.

Iraq marshlands named UNESCO world heritage site Posted: 18 Jul 2016 07:56 AM PDT UNESCO has named Iraqi marshlands once ravaged by dictator Saddam Hussein as a World Heritage Site, a bright spot for a country where jihadists have repeatedly sought to wipe out history. The area named "is made up of seven sites: three archaeological sites and four wetland marsh areas in southern Iraq," UNESCO said. "The archaeological cities of Uruk and Ur and the Tell Eridu archaeological site form part of the remains of the Sumerian cities and settlements that developed in southern Mesopotamia between the 4th and the 3rd millennium BCE," it said.

Nation's Largest Suicide Prevention Organization Awards Over $4.35 Million in Research Grants Posted: 18 Jul 2016 06:58 AM PDT NEW YORK, July 18, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, the nation's largest suicide prevention organization has awarded more than $4.3 million to researchers from around the world to study suicide prevention. Through an intensive, annual grant review process, studies are chosen based on the quality of their grant applications and relevance to understanding and preventing suicide. In the most recent grant cycle, AFSP received 193 grant applications and accepted 17, funding a total of $4.35 million in research.

US military installs Waldhauser as head of Africa command Posted: 18 Jul 2016 03:31 AM PDT STUTTGART, Germany (AP) — Marine Gen. Thomas Waldhauser has been installed as the new head of U.S. Africa Command.

Ex-US Marine kills three Baton Rouge police officers Posted: 18 Jul 2016 03:31 AM PDT An ex-US Marine and Iraq war veteran shot and killed three Baton Rouge police officers on Sunday, in an act reminiscent of slayings in Dallas to avenge African-Americans killed by police. The shooting, which also wounded three other officers, took place in a city scarred by racial tensions and protests against police brutality since the July 5 death of Alton Sterling, a black man shot at point-blank range by white police. Louisiana State Police Superintendent Colonel Mike Edmonson told reporters the gunman -- identified by US media as Gavin Long, 29 -- was killed in a gunfight and there are no suspects at large.

Iraqi cleric Sadr says new US troops 'a target' Posted: 18 Jul 2016 01:20 AM PDT A powerful Iraqi Shiite cleric whose militiamen battled US forces after the 2003 invasion has said that hundreds more American troops being sent to Iraq are "a target for us". Pentagon chief Ashton Carter announced on a recent visit to Baghdad that 560 extra military personnel would be sent as part of efforts to combat the Islamic State group, which overran large areas north and west of Baghdad in 2014. "They are a target for us," Moqtada al-Sadr said in a statement on his website on Sunday, responding to a question about Carter's announcement.

Iraqi Shiite cleric calls additional US troops a "target" Posted: 18 Jul 2016 01:02 AM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — A powerful Iraqi Shiite cleric said the additional 560 U.S. troops heading to Iraq to upgrade an air base recently retaken from the Islamic State group would be a "target" for his supporters.

Today in History Posted: 17 Jul 2016 09:01 PM PDT Today in History

Critic's Notebook: Donald Trump Brags, Mike Pence Swoons on Joint '60 Minutes' Interview Posted: 17 Jul 2016 09:00 PM PDT The two candidates bobbed, weaved, bragged and blushed in their first joint interview shortly after Mike Pence won the VP competition.

Former Marine kills 3 Baton Rouge officers, wounds 3 others Posted: 17 Jul 2016 07:37 PM PDT A former Marine dressed in black and carrying extra ammunition shot and killed three Baton Rouge law enforcement officers Sunday, less than two weeks after a black man was fatally shot by police here in a confrontation that sparked nightly protests that reverberated nationwide. The shooting less than a mile from police headquarters added to the tensions across the country between the black community and police. Just days earlier, one of the slain officers had posted an emotional Facebook message about the challenges of police work in the current environment.

US shooter victims included black police officer with young child Posted: 17 Jul 2016 05:17 PM PDT An ex-US Marine and Iraq war veteran, shot and killed three Baton Rouge police on Sunday -- including an African-American officer who had a baby son. President Barack Obama condemned the "cowardly" shooting and demanded an end to attacks on law enforcement. Jackson was an African-American officer and 10-year veteran of the police department.

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