US cluster munitions used by Saudi in Yemen

Here is a round-up of global news developments:

• Human Rights Watch says Saudi Arabia has used US-made cluster munitions in its war against Yemen despite evidence of mounting civilian casualties. The rights group also called on the US to stop producing and selling the internationally banned weapons in compliance with international law. 
• Partial results from Britain’s regional and local elections show the opposition Labour has maintained control of key councils despite its overall defeat. The Labour has lost control of 28 seats. But its share is up in key wards in southern England as the Conservatives are losing in areas like Southampton and Norwich.
• North Korea has held it first ruling party Congress in nearly 40 years. The event drew thousands of selected delegates from across the country to Pyongyang. The main objective of the gathering is widely seen as confirming Kim Jong-Un's status as the legitimate inheritor of his family. 
• Iraqi troops, backed by popular forces, have liberated some villages around the city of Fallujah from the Daesh terrorists. The operation to liberate Fallujah started on Monday. Daesh terrorists have used car bombs and improvised explosive devices to hinder the progress of the Iraqi forces.
• Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has warned about the consequences of the ongoing political crisis in the country, urging Iraqis to prioritize the battle against the Daesh terrorist group. Abadi’s comments come as the political crisis has further deepened in Iraq since demonstrators stormed the parliament on Saturday.
• Palestinians in Gaza have held a funeral for a woman who died of her wounds sustained in Israel's tank shelling on Thursday. A number of people were also injured after Israel’s warplanes bombed Gaza, which has been under Israel's all-out siege since 2007. 
• Hundreds of Chilean high school students clash with riot police in Santiago, amid demands for reforms in the country’s flagging public education system. Several arrests were made after the students breached the protest zone. The students are protesting slow reforms to set up free education in the country.
• The US republican house speaker says he is not ready to support presidential nominee Donald Trump in the Republican National Convention. Paul Ryan's stance adds to Trump's troubles as former republican presidents George W. Bush and his father have already said they will not endorse him either.

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