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Obama: US not divided after Dallas shooting

Sunday, 10 July 2016 6:21 AM [ Last Update: Sunday, 10 July 2016 6:21 AM ]

US President Barack Obama attends a press conference during the second day of the NATO Summit at the Polish National Stadium in Warsaw on July 9, 2016. (AFP)

Here is a round-up of global news developments:

Demonstrations against police violence continue unabated across the United States. Protesters spilled out into the streets in big cities including New York and Washington to express their outrage at police racial profiling. They demanded justice for two African Americans who were shot dead by police a few days ago.
US President Barack Obama seeks to calm fears of a divided nation following a fatal shooting incident in Dallas. Speaking during a NATO summit in the Polish Capital, Warsaw, he also said the gun issue in the US cannot be set aside.
Iraqi Americans have gathered outside the White House in Washington DC to express their solidarity with the families of victims of last week's bombings in central Baghdad. The participants criticized the US government over its failure to provide security for Iraqi people in the face of terrorism.
People in Bosnia and Herzegovina have paid tribute to another 127 victims of Europe’s worst massacre since World War II. Bosnian people, officials and ambassadors gathered in the streets of the capital Sarajevo to bid farewell to the victims of the Srebrenica mass killing.
Daesh terrorists in Syria have shot down a helicopter, killing both Russian pilots on board. The Syrian helicopter flown by the Russian pilots was shot down near the Syrian city of Palmyra. The Russian defense ministry has confirmed the attack.
Syria has accused Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, France, the UK, and the US of supporting anti-Damascus terrorists. The Syrian Foreign Ministry cast doubt on the seriousness of those countries in their fight against terror saying the continuation of terrorist attacks shows those states’ hypocrisy and double standard.
Terrorists’ shelling of Damascus countryside in Syria has killed at least 2 people. Several others were wounded in the rocket attack that hit a residential area in the city of Harasta. This comes as the Syrian army expanded for another 72 hours a three-day nationwide ceasefire that expired on Friday.
Japanese voters are casting their ballots in the country’s parliamentary elections, with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's ruling party expected to win. The vote decides half of the seats in the House of Councilors which is the less powerful upper house of the parliament.