German Chancellor Angela Merkel addresses the lower house of the parliament, the Bundestag, in Berlin ahead of a NATO summit in Warsaw, July 7, 2016. (Photo by AFP)
These are some of the headlines we are tracking for you in this edition of Press TV's Top 5:
- Syrian government troops and allied forces take control of a town east of Damascus from foreign-backed militants, blocking one of their supply routes.
- Iran says it will press on with developing its missile defense capabilities, after rejecting critical comments by the German chancellor over the issue.
- In Bahrain, demonstrations continue in protest at Manama’s decision to strip top Shia cleric Sheikh Isa Qassim of his citizenship.
- The British Prime Minister increases the number of UK troops in Afghanistan for the first time since the withdrawal began and delays the departure of the remaining forces.
- Mourners in the Indian-controlled Kashmir attend the funeral of a pro-independence leader killed by Indian troops. The region is under an indefinite curfew.
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