Ban slams Israel over 'stifling' occupation

United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon © AFP

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

  • UN Chief Ban Ki-moon renews his criticism of Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territories a day after similar hard-hitting remarks angered Tel Aviv.
  • A Rights group says a UN report about the Saudi violations of humanitarian law in Yemen contradicts the UK officials’ justification for selling weapons to the kingdom.
  • The Pentagon says it will release part of a trove of pictures related to the torture of prisoners at US jails in Iraq and Afghanistan after pressure from a top rights group.
  • In the UK, a group of students at one of London’s most prestigious universities refuse to pay their rents in protest at soaring accommodation costs.
  • A ceremony is held in Tehran to commemorate non-Muslims who lost their lives during the Iran-Iraq war. Christian, Jewish, and Zoroastrian leaders were in attendance.

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