Sanders endorses Clinton as Trump floats VP picks

After months of bitter campaigning, Bernie Sanders finally endorsed presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton on Tuesday, pledging to work tirelessly to help his former rival defeat Donald Trump and win the White House.

 

At least 22 killed in Italy head-on train collision

At least 22 people were killed on Tuesday and dozens injured in a head-on collision between two passenger trains in the southern Italian region of Puglia, in one of the country's worst rail accidents in recent years.

 

Three reported dead at Michigan courthouse: media

A shooting on Monday at a county courthouse in the US state of Michigan has left three people dead including the attacker and several others injured, local media reported, citing the county sheriff.

 

Eurozone warns on economic hit of Brexit

Eurozone finance ministers have assessed the impact of the British decision to leave the EU, warning that the country risked becoming "Little Britain" in the aftermath.

 

Ceasefire declared after fierce fighting in Juba

South Sudan's president and his estranged deputy ordered a ceasefire Monday after a new day of heavy fighting in the capital that sent thousands fleeing and threatened a return to civil war.

 

Abe claims win in Japan parliamentary poll

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has claimed victory in weekend elections, giving a boost to his long-cherished desire to water down the country's pacifist constitution.

 

UNESCO meets on heritage under shadow of extremism

The UN's cultural agency met on Sunday in Istanbul to consider adding over two dozen new sites to its prestigious global heritage list, and called for a strong global response to the threats posed by extremism.

 

Russia, Brexit loom over NATO summit

NATO leaders meet on Friday for a landmark summit in Warsaw to send an uncompromising message to a resurgent Russia while trying to contain the fallout from Britain's dramatic vote to quit the European Union.

US urges respect for South China Sea ruling

The United States on Thursday urged respect for a decision on territorial disputes in the South China Sea (called East Sea by Việt Nam) set to be handed down by an international arbitration court next week.

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