Daesh claims responsibility for deadly attack on cafe in Dhaka

Bangladeshi security personnel stand guard outside a restaurant during an attack in Dhaka. AFP

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

  • People across the world take to the streets on International Quds Day to show their support for the Palestinian people in face of Israeli aggression.
  • The Israeli premier rejects an appeal by the Middle East Quartet diplomatic group to halt settlement construction on the Palestinian land.
  • ISIL claims responsibility for a deadly attack on a cafe in the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka, where gunmen have taken a number of people hostage.
  • The UN special human rights envoy for Myanmar calls on the country’s new civilian government to end discrimination against the Rohingya Muslims.
  • And, the British chancellor of the exchequer drops a plan to clear the country’s deficit by 20-20, sparking forecasts of more austerity pain following the Brexit.

 


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