Kerry to host Cuba foreign minister in Washington on July 20
Secretary of State John Kerry will meet Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez in Washington on July 20, US officials said, to mark the historic restoration of diplomatic ties between former Cold War foes severed more than five decades ago.
Obama sends Iran deal to wary Congress, Israel urges rejection
President Barack Obama's administration sent a nuclear agreement with Tehran to Congress on July 19 and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu urged US lawmakers to reject a deal he said would only feed an "Iranian terror machine".
More than half of Germans think planned Greek deal is bad: poll
More than half of Germans think the planned deal with Greece is bad and many would have preferred that the crisis-stricken country left the euro zone rather than getting the chance for further aid, according to an opinion poll.
At least six US states move to arm National Guard offices
The governors of Florida, Louisiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Texas and Indiana on July 18 ordered National Guard members at offices and other facilities to be armed in the wake of attacks that left five servicemen dead in Tennessee.
Nuclear deal will not change Iran's relations with US: supreme leader
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on July 18 the nuclear deal with world powers did not signal any wider shift in Iran's relationship with Washington or its policies in the Middle East.
Islamic State claims suicide car bomb that kills more than 100 in Iraq
More than 100 people were killed in a suicide car bombing at a busy market in an Iraqi town on July 17, in one of the deadliest attacks carried out by Islamic State militants since they overran large parts of the country.
Mexico arrests seven officials over escape of drug kingpin
The Mexican Attorney General's office said on July 17 it had arrested seven officials over suspected involvement in the jail break of drug kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman.
Europe moves to restore funding to Greece after bailout vote
Europe moved to re-open funding to Greece's stricken economy on July 16 after the parliament in Athens approved a new bailout program in a fractious vote that left the government without a majority.
Bombs kill around 50 at market in northeast Nigeria: officials
Two bombings by suspected Boko Haram militants killed an estimated 50 people at a market in the northeastern Nigerian city of Gombe on July 16, officials from two disaster agencies said.
US reports 31 air strikes against Islamic state in Syria and Iraq
The United States and its allies carried out 31 air strikes against Islamic State militants in Syria and Iraq on July 16, a US military statement said.