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Sunday, 17 July 2016 9:51 PM [ Last Update: Sunday, 17 July 2016 9:51 PM ]

People hold up banners at a Black Lives Matter rally in Sydney on July 16, 2016. (AFP)

Here is a round-up of global news developments:

At least three US police officers have been killed and several injured after a gunman opened fire at them in the city of Baton Rouge in Louisiana. The injured were immediately taken to the hospital. Some of them are in critical condition. The scene is closed and an investigation is underway.
The Turkish president says Ankara would consider reinstating the death penalty in the wake of Friday’s failed coup. Recep Tayyip Erdogan added that he will discuss the issue with the opposition. Turkey abolished the death penalty in 2004 under reforms aimed at obtaining European Union membership.
Fresh clashes have erupted between Turkish security forces and a group of coup plotters resisting arrest at an air base in the central city of Konya. Unrest was also reported in Istanbul where coup plotters surrendered after police fired warning shots.
A Yemeni woman has been killed after Saudi-backed mercenaries shelled a residential area in the Maslub district of Jawf province. Meanwhile, Saudi fighter jets have carried out several airstrikes in the provinces of Ta’izz and Hajjah. No casualties have been reported from the air raids.
Iran slams a Bahraini court’s decision to dissolve the country’s main opposition movement al-Wefaq as unconstructive. Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman said such decisions show that Bahrain is unwilling to resolve the ongoing crisis. Bahram Qasemi added that these moves will pave the way for more aggressive approaches in Bahrain.
Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi says any country that violates the Iran nuclear deal will pay the price politically. Araqchi stressed that Tehran's demands for the lifting of sanctions have not been fulfilled and the other side has breached its promises.
Protesters in the Indian-controlled Kashmir have held a sit-in objecting to the authority’s shutdown of printing presses and a temporary ban on newspapers. The Indian Journalists Union has slammed the clampdown as illegal and unconstitutional.
Hundreds of people have rallied in the Australian city of Sydney voicing support for the Black Lives Matter Movement. The crowd gathered outside Sydney Town Hall and marched toward the US Consulate. The protesters chanted slogans calling for an end to racism.