Newly-revealed documents expose details of CIA torture program

Here is a round-up of global news developments:

• Newly-revealed documents show the US Justice Department gave interrogators nearly complete freedom on torture in the wake of the September 11 attacks. Based on the documents, the CIA lawyers requested protection from prosecution for torture prior to the so-called enhanced interrogation of detainees, including at the Guantanamo prison.
• Reports from the US suggest that the wife of the assailant in the mass shooting in Orlando knew of his plans for the attack. A federal grand jury has already been convened and could charge Noor Salman as an accessory. Sunday's massacre is the deadliest mass shooting in modern US history.
• Israel has cut water supplies to major areas of the occupied-West Bank without prior notice. The move has left tens of thousands of fasting Palestinians in desperate need of water during the month of Ramadan. Palestinian officials say people have started rationing and are buying water from water tanks.
• The UN refugee agency says world powers have failed to fulfill their commitments towards the refugee crisis in the Middle East. It also says up to 40 percent of the world displacements take place in the region. The UNHCR has also urged the international community to step up efforts to address the refugee crisis.
• The Iraqi army, backed by popular forces, continues to gain ground against Daesh. In their latest push, the Iraqi troops managed to retake a village of Nasr, south of the city of Mosul. The Iraqi forces say they are now defusing explosives planted by the terrorists in the village.
• Saudi warplanes have once again bombed Yemen’s Jawf province. There are no immediate reports of casualties. Riyadh has been bombing Yemen for more than a year now. the Saudi attacks have killed more than 9400 people. Many of the victims are women and children.
• In Nigeria, lawyer of Sheikh Ibrahim al-Zakzaky, Festus Okoye, say the cleric’s detention without trial is illegal. In December 2015, Nigerian troops raided the residence of Sheikh Zakzaky and his followers in the city of Zaria. The soldiers killed hundreds of Muslims and arrested Zakzaky.
• Britain’s defense secretary has warned that leaving the European Union would weaken security in the West. Michael Fallon said this is the first time a country might leave either NATO or the European Union, saying the military alliance and the EU are quote-the twin pillars of Britain’s security.

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