Tunisia prime minister to shut mosques inciting terrorism as Isis claims attack
Habib Essid promises action on mosques that do not ‘conform to the law’ and reportedly says most of those killed were British
The majority of tourists killed in an Islamic State extremist’s attack on a Tunisian beach were British, Tunisia’s prime minister has said, as planes evacuating holidaymakers began arriving back in the UK.
IS has claimed responsibility for the killings in the popular holiday resort close to the town of Sousse, in which a young man pulled a Kalashnikov from a beach umbrella and began firing, killing at least 38 people.
The majority of those killed were British, Tunisia’s prime minister, Habib Essid, has reportedly said. The British prime minister, David Cameron will chair a meeting of the Cobra emergency committee on Saturday. Five of those killed have so far been confirmed as Britons by the British foreign secretary, Philip Hammond, but he warned that number could rise.
EU agrees to redistribute 40,000 migrants across member states
Agreement reached on voluntary basis, suggesting that some countries may not take part in the process
Suzanne Lynch
Stephen Collins
Paddy Agnew
EU leaders defended their decision not to back mandatory quotas for migrants at a summit of EU leaders, pledging to agree a plan to redistribute 40,000 migrants across the European Union by the end of July.
After a highly charged discussion that continued into the early hours of Friday morning, the European Council agreed to relocate 40,000 migrants who have arrived in Italy and Greece across the European Union over the next two years, although crucially they agreed to do so on a voluntary basis, prompting expectations that a number of countries may not take part in the process.
After the two-day summit, which was overshadowed by the continuing Greek bailout crisis, Taoiseach Enda Kenny said Ireland would consider the EU’s relocation proposal and would do what it could to help. Ireland, along with Denmark and Britain, has an automatic opt-out of the proposed legislation.
Record 18 journalists jailed in Egypt: watchdog
Journalists are facing "unprecedented threats" in Egypt with a record number behind bars, mostly for links with ousted president Mohamed Morsi's banned Muslim Brotherhood, a media watchdog said.
The Committee to Protect Journalists said at least 18 journalists, many of whom worked for online media, were locked up in Egypt, the most since it began keeping records in 1990.
"The threat of imprisonment in Egypt is part of an atmosphere in which authorities pressure media outlets to censor critical voices and issue gag orders on sensitive topics," it said in a report.
At least one third of the detained journalists were serving life sentences, according to the New York-based group.
"The arrests of journalists in Egypt are often violent and involve beatings, abuse, and raids of their homes and confiscation of their property," it said.
A photo of a young boy determined to learn goes viral
A photo of a little boy studying in an unlikely place goes viral in the Philippines, and attracts help from the local social welfare office.
A young student in the Philippines found inspiration in an unlikely place, and like most people her age, she snapped a photo.
The picture is of a young boy, crouched on his knees on a dirty sidewalk, studying at a makeshift table under the glow of a McDonald’s restaurant. Since Joyce Torrefranca posted the photo to her Facebook page, it has received hundreds of likes and fifteen hundred shares.
Ms. Torrefranca, a fourth-year medical technology student at Cebu Doctors’ University (CDU), told Sun.Star.com she took the boy's picture because she was inspired by his dedication to his schoolwork.
Iran nuclear talks at crucial stage
Warnings given of dangerous consequences if negotiations under way between Iran and six major powers fail.
27 Jun 2015 07:02 GMT
Three months after an interim agreement was reached, final negotiations for Iran's nuclear programme between Iran and six major powers are under way.
This will be the most difficult stage yet. With days to go until the deadline, agreement has not been reached on major parts of the deal.
Key sticking points include Iran's refusal to grant international inspectors access to military sites.
One expert says if the talks fail, Iran and its rivals may enter dangerous territory.
Al Jazeera's Diplomatic Editor James Bays reports.
China says changing position on sea dispute would shame ancestors
By Ben Blanchard1 hour ago
Changing position on China's claims over the South China Sea would shame its ancestors, while not facing up to infringements of Chinese sovereignty there would shame its children, Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Saturday.
China has become increasingly assertive in the South China Sea, building artificial islands in areas over which the Philippines and other countries have rival claims, sparking alarm regionally and in Washington.
"One thousand years ago China was a large sea-faring nation. So of course China was the first country to discover, use and administer the Nansha Islands," Wang said, using the Chinese term for the Spratly Islands, which together with the Paracel Islands form the bulk of China's claims.
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