Daesh executed 250 Iraqi girls for refusing to become sex slaves

Here is a round-up of global news developments:

• President Hassan Rouhani says Iran and South Africa have agreed to boost intelligence sharing in the fight against terrorism. Rouhani made the comment in a joint press conference with South African President Jacob Zuma in Tehran. He also hailed South Africa's role as a major player in the African continent.
• 14 people have lost their lives in separate blasts in Baghdad's suburbs. 6 civilians and four soldiers were killed when a car bomb explosion, claimed by Daesh, hit a checkpoint in the eastern suburb of Hussainiyah. Another explosion targeted security forces in a southern suburb of Baghdad, killing 4 more soldiers.
• Daesh terrorists have executed 250 Iraqi girls for refusing to become sex slaves. According to the Kurdish Democratic Party, the girls were all killed in the northern city of Mosul. Daesh members have abducted, raped, and sold thousands of women and girls in Iraq and Syria.
• The Israel Prison Service says the number of Palestinian minor prisoners more than doubled between last September and February. Nearly 240 children are still behind bars, while some of them are being held without a charge. Israeli human rights groups have described Tel Aviv's incarceration policy as oppressive.
• Russia’s ambassador to NATO has slammed what he calls US attempts to exercise military pressure on Russia. Alexander Grushko says Moscow will take all necessary measures in response to Washington's use of military force. He made the comments after a US Navy destroyer sailed close to Russian borders.
• The Ukrainian army says three of its soldiers have been killed in clashes with pro-Russia forces in the country’s restive east. Several soldiers were also wounded in the fighting in the town of Maryinka. Sporadic clashes continue to occur between the Ukrainian troops and pro-Russians despite a ceasefire deal.
• Over 25-hundred British physicians have signed a letter to express support for their junior colleagues. They have assured authorities that patients will be kept safe during the junior doctors' walkout planned for April 26 and 27. The letter comes amid criticisms that the strike may cause patients serious harm.
• An experimental solar-powered plane lands in California, after a three-day flight across the Pacific Ocean. Solar impulse Two started its trip in March last year from Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates. The aircraft is the first solar airplane capable of flying day and night without fuel.

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