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Tunisia detains 8 over beach shooting

NORTH AFRICA

Tunisia detains 8 over beach shooting

A Tunisian minister says authorities have arrested eight suspects, including a woman, for alleged involvement in a shooting attack targeting foreign tourists in Sousse.

UK scraps child poverty act

ECONOMY

UK scraps child poverty act

Britain’s work and pensions secretary announces plan to revise 2020 child poverty target

Cuban embassy 'slap in face' of Israel

POLITICS

Cuban embassy 'slap in face' of Israel

Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz says the Obama administration’s decision to reopen the US embassy in Cuba is a “slap in the face” of Israel.

‘Let’s bomb ISIL in Syria’

FOREIGN POLICY

‘Let’s bomb ISIL in Syria’

British Defense Secretary, Michael Fallon tells MP’s they should consider allowing air force to “bomb ISIL” in Syria.

Pentagon on high alert: Dempsey

MILITARY

Pentagon on high alert: Dempsey

The Pentagon is maintaining a "higher alert status" for the Fourth of July holiday, says America’s top military officer.

Report: Turkey in talks to buy Iran fuel oil

ENERGY

Report: Turkey in talks to buy Iran fuel oil

Turkey is discussing imports of fuel oil from Iran which is running a surplus of the product amid a decline in domestic consumption, local media said on Thursday.