One of my favorite images from the day.
International Politics
Overall
– United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon: We are living in times where there is an “unprecedented level of crises”
– President Barack Obama wants to push for a ban on travel for anyone looking to fight foreign wars
Middle East
– More than 100,000 refugees went from Syria into Turkey to escape from advances of the Islamic State
– Iraqi troops near Falluja, Iraq, are struggling to survive against ISIL militants as their supplies run down
– At least 13 people died in Iraq after both bombs and mortars went off
Asia and Oceania
– John Pilger: “War, Circus and Injustice Down Under”
– Ashraf Ghani, a former financial minister of Afghanistan, is named the next president of the country in a new deal
Africa
– In Libya, a number of assassination attempts left some journalists, soldiers and activists dead
– The Nigerian government allegedly is in negotiations with militants from Boko Haram over the release of the girls kidnapped months ago
