Iraq mourns victims of Baghdad suicide bombing

Iraqi men carry a body in the holy Iraqi city of Najaf on July 3, 2016, during a funeral procession for the victims of a suicide bombing that ripped through Baghdad's busy shopping district of Karrada. ©AFP

These are some of the headlines we are tracking for you in this edition of Press TV's Top 5:

  • The Iraqi prime minister declares three days of mourning after bomb attacks by Daesh terrorists left nearly 130 dead in the capital Baghdad.
  • Independent think tanks in Pakistan say the actual number of civilians killed in US drone strikes is much more than the official figures released by Washington.
  • A senior UN official says Israeli policies toward Palestinians are steadily eroding the viability of a two-state solution.
  • Egypt’s official rights watchdog issues a report on the rights violations in the country, pointing to widespread torture of detainees and enforced disappearances.
  • Senior German officials call on the EU member states to work with pragmatism to tackle the problems the bloc is facing.

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