Russian bombers have repeatedly bombed a US airbase in Syria used by secretive elite American and British forces.
Japan’s government has filed a lawsuit against Okinawa Governor Takeshi Onaga over the relocation of a US air base that has sparked local protests, Japanese media report.
Various sections of Turkish society came together against the putsch, but deep divisions are only likely to intensify.
Almost 20 people died each day trying to cross the Mediterranean to reach Europe.
Former US President Jimmy Carter lambasted US intelligence methods as undemocratic and described Edward Snowden’s NSA leak as “beneficial” for the country.