War Brief: Blasts in Iraq destroys the Great Mosque of al-Nuri, and 2 Russian submarines fired ballistic missiles into the Arctic Ocean, and Barents Sea and more

Diplomatic Brief: Spain issues an international health alert over listeriosis outbreak in Seville and 1000's march in Buenos Aires against Macri's government and more

More than 72,000 people displaced this month in the north-west

Climate Brief: New study finds soaring temperatures could make Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca lethal, and in Bolivia, Wildfires have devastated about 745,000 hectares of forests and farmland and more

War Brief: Landmines fuel migrant exodus in Myanmar’s north, and In Afghanistan, 2 US soldiers have been killed and more

Diplomatic Brief: In Jordan, the foreign minister visits Bulgaria to talk about trade and the Palestinian Cause, and China says it is holding a UK Consular Staff Member in 'Administrative Detention'

Climate Brief: The Russian Forestry Agency estimates recent forest fire damage at $106 mln, and the banana is threatened by a fungus called Fusarium and more

Diplomatic Brief: Bahrain becomes the first Gulf state to Join US, UK coalition against Iran and Colombia laments the lack of aid for growing Venezuela migration crisis and more

War Brief: Between Pakistan and India, cross border firing kills 6 Indian soldiers, and in South Africa, the Kwazulu natal municipal speaker survives 11 gunshots to his vehicle in assassination attempt and more

Climate Brief: Brazilian space research agency says fires in the rainforest rose 83%, amid increased deforestation and in the US, the 2015 North Dakota liquid gas spill was significantly larger than initially reported and more