US police kill another black man in Minnesota

Here is a round-up of global news developments:

• Another African American falls victim to a fatal US police shooting. The latest incident has happened in the state of Minnesota. The family of 32-year-old Philando Castile has confirmed that he died of the wounds he sustained in Wednesday night’s shooting. Police had pulled him over for a busted tail light.
• China has warned the United States over meddling in its territorial disputes. In a phone conversation, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi urged U-S Secretary of State John Kerry to keep Washington’s promise not to take sides in disputes in the South China Sea.
• Two years on since Israel’s devastating war on Gaza, rights groups are expressing frustration over the slow pace of reconstruction in the besieged territory and a lack of war crimes prosecutions. A coalition of leading NGOs has called on Tal Aviv to lift its blockade on the impoverished Gaza Strip.
• Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has rejected demands by the US government that Tel Aviv cease construction of settler units in occupied Jerusalem al-Quds. Speaking at a press conference in Rwanda, Netanyahu said Tel Aviv would not accept White House calls for restrictions on construction in the occupied West Bank.
• A group of assailants has attacked a Muslim Eid prayer congregation in Bangladesh, leaving two people dead and several others injured. The incident occurred in Kishoreganj district about 140 kilometers northwest of the capital Dhaka. The attackers hurled bombs at the crowd and engaged in a gun battle with police.
• Iraqis from all walks of life hold vigils in the Karradah district of the capital Baghdad to mourn the 250 people killed in last week’s massive truck bombing. Iraqis of different faiths gathered to sympathize with the victims’ families. They vowed to remain united in the face of terrorism.
• The United States has blacklisted North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un and ten other senior officials over alleged human rights abuses. American authorities claim the new measures are aimed at stopping North Korean leaders from what they call inflicting intolerable cruelty on their own people.
• A US House of Representatives panel intends to block Boeing's planned sale of dozens of commercial aircraft to Iran. The decision could also impact on other plane makers including Airbus if it becomes law. Democrats including US President Barack Obama are expected to oppose the legislation.

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