WORLD NEWS DIGEST
News from the US Mission to the UN:
Response at a UN Security Council Briefing on the Humanitarian Situation in Syria
Remarks at a Meeting of the United Nations Economic and Social Council on Granting UN Accreditation to the Committee to Protect Journalists
Remarks at a UN Security Council Briefing on the Humanitarian Situation in Syria
Explanation of Vote at the Adoption of UN Security Council Resolution 2298 on the Situation in Libya
NEWS FROM THE UN NEWS CENTER:
Somalia: UN envoy strongly condemns terrorist attack near Mogadishu airport
UN envoy condemns Israel's decision to continue settlement expansion in occupied West Bank
UN Assembly adopts resolution proclaiming Third Industrial Development Decade for Africa
UN health agency to launch new hepatitis testing guidelines ahead of World Day
US STATE DEPT: Attack in Sagamihara, Japan
SECRETARY KERRY: Well, good afternoon, everybody. On behalf of President Obama and all of the American people, I want to express my deepest condolences to the families of those whose loved ones were killed in the horrific attack in Sagamihara, Japan this morning. And our thoughts and our prayers are very much with those people who are going through a terrible process. And our thoughts are with the Japanese people as they mourn this yet another senseless act about which we don’t know a lot, though we know some things that may separate it from terrorism. But it is a form of terror under any circumstance.
ref. http://www.state.gov/secretary/remarks/2016/07/260475.htm
State Dept. briefing on Iraq: QUESTION: So you would accept the – if it’s an Iraqi definition, you would accept the definition of the role of the Peshmerga in the liberation of Mosul as only having a logistical role if that’s what the Iraqis are saying?
MR KIRBY: What I’m saying is these are decisions – how the strategy to retake Mosul – those are decisions that Iraqi leaders have to make. Our job is to support the Government of Iraq. Obviously, we want to see Mosul retaken; everybody is committed to that goal, but this is an Iraqi plan, an Iraqi strategy, and we’re going to support them as they execute that
ref. http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/dpb/2016/07/260466.htm#IRAQ
Ocean Acidification Monitoring Public-Private Partnership Launched in Southern Africa
Counter-ISIL Coalition Ministerial Meeting
US DEFENSE DEPT:
Counter-ISIL Meetings Came At Critical Time, Carter Says
Coalition Continues Strikes to Defeat ISIL, OIR Spokesman Says
Sea Breeze 2016 Opening Ceremony Held in Odessa, Ukraine
In other world headline news....
In Japan, suspect in mass-stabbing wanted disabled people ‘euthanized’---WP
Patient kills doctor, commits suicide at Berlin hospital---AFP
Canal found under Maya pyramid: Gateway to afterlife?---AFP
THE NATIONAL DIGEST:
THE WHITE HOUSE: Remarks by the First Lady at the Democratic National Convention
THE WHITE HOUSE: Weekly Address: Protecting the Progress We’ve Made with Wall Street Reform
FDA: Federal court orders Minnesota sprout and noodle company to cease operations due to unsanitary conditions
US TREASURY DEPT: Treasury, HUD and FHFA Release White Paper on the Future of Foreclosure Prevention
US TREASURY DEPT: Joint U.S.- EU Financial Regulatory Forum Joint Statement
USDA: Making Sure Consumers Get What They Pay For
DOJ: Florida Man Pleads Guilty to Helping Disguise Foreign Contribution during 2012 Presidential Election and Making False Declaration before Grand Jury
EPA: EPA Determines that Aircraft Emissions Contribute to Climate Change Endangering Public Health and the Environment
Editorial note: So, what do we do? Go back to riding the old horse and buggy?
DEPT. OF INTERIOR: As Wildfire Season Continues to Heat up, Interior Partners with Industry to Eliminate Drone Intrusions
In other national headlines...
The Unconventional Diaries: Bernie gets booed, but the band marches on---yahoo news
Behind Democrats' email leak, U.S. experts see a Russian subplot (REU)
Washington State football players investigated for assault: reports (REU)
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Hebrews 9:27 says, "...it is appointed for men to die once, but after this the judgment." All of us know that someday our lives on earth will end. But have you considered the fact that, after death, you will give an account for your life to God?---Gospel Way
