IS and Iraq battle over key town
Iraqi ground forces, backed by air strikes, appear to have halted advancing Islamic State (IS) militants in a key town near Baghdad. BBC News – Middle East
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Clash ‘kills seven Ukraine troops’
Seven Ukraine soldiers reportedly die in a clash with pro-Russian rebels near Donetsk airport – the military’s heaviest single loss since a truce. BBC News – Europe
Argentina ‘in contempt’ of US court
A US judge rules that Argentina is in contempt of court for refusing to obey an order to repay the debt it owes to two US hedge funds. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
Osborne proposes new benefits freeze
A future Conservative government would freeze benefits paid to people of working age for two years, Chancellor George Osborne tells the Conservative Party conference. BBC News – UK
Hannah suspect ‘linked to 2009 case’
Police searching for missing student Hannah Graham say there is a forensic link between suspect Jesse Matthew and another unsolved murder case. BBC News – US & Canada
Migrant deaths in Med pass 3,000
The International Organization for Migration finds that a record 3,072 migrants have died crossing the Mediterranean so far this year. BBC News – Africa