Iraqi forces edging on central city of Fallujah

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

• Iraqi forces close in on the Daesh-held city of Fallujah by pressing ahead with their advance into the northeastern outskirts of the city.
• The UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon slams Saudi Arabia for killing Yemeni kids by adding it to an annual blacklist of states and groups that violate children's rights.
• The US-led coalition airdrops weapons to militants fighting against the Syrian government in the town of Mare’ in the Northern Province of Aleppo.
• A military court in the Egyptian province of Asyut sentences 187 supporters of the now outlawed Muslim Brotherhood to life in jail.
• Venezuelan authorities indefinitely postpone a ruling on whether the president’s opponents can call a referendum on removing him from office amid ongoing protests.

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