Pressure builds on Obama to release classified pages of 9/11 report

US President Barack Obama speaks before awarding the National Medal of Science and the National medal of Technology and Innovation to 17 scientists at the White House in Washington, DC, on May 19, 2016. (AFP)

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

  • Pressure builds on the US president to release classified pages of a report on 9/11 attacks following a senate vote allowing families of victims to sue Saudi Arabia.
  • NATO foreign ministers finalize the alliance's biggest military build-up plan since the end of the Cold War to counter what they see as an aggressive and unpredictable Russia.
  • A top Iranian diplomat rejects Washington’ claims that the expansion of its missile system in Europe is aimed at countering threats from Iran.
  • Palestinians slam the appointment of Avigdor Lieberman as the Israeli minister of military affairs saying Tel Aviv prefers extremism and settlements over peace.
  • New figures show that the number of children trafficked to Europe is rising and the United Kingdom is a major destination.

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