Senior Republicans reject Trump's White House bid

Here is a round-up of global news developments:

• Japan marks the 71st anniversary of the US atomic bombing of the port city of Nagasaki that left tens of thousands of people dead. Hundreds of people, including Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and other high ranking officials, gathered at the Nagasaki Peace Park for a memorial service.
   
• Russia says the United Nations should timely update its list of terrorist organizations in light of recent attacks taking place worldwide. Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov noted that terrorist groups often escape retribution by changing their names. He also expressed concern over the unprecedented spark in global terrorism.
   
• The family of a Muslim American teen, who was arrested for taking a homemade clock to his classroom in the city of Dallas last year, has sued school officials. Ahmed Mohamed's family filed a federal lawsuit, saying his civil rights were violated. Ahmed was arrested after his clock was mistaken for a bomb.
   
• A group of 50 former Republican security officials have issued a stinging rejection of their party’s presidential nominee Donald Trump calling him the most reckless president in American history if elected. The group says Trump should be disqualified for possessing a set of dangerous qualities.
   
• Iran’s Judiciary chief has strongly criticized the West for its stance against the Islamic Republic following the execution of a number of terrorists there. Ayatollah Sadeq Amoli Larijani says the West’s attitude shows it’s been pursuing double-standards in dealing with terrorism.
   
• The Bahrain Center for Human Rights says the Al Khalifah regime has recently arrested 29 people including a woman. The group reports long jail sentences given to the dissidents. Some 47 anti-government rallies have been held in the kingdom over the past week despite the ongoing crackdown.
   
• 500 days after Saudi Arabia launched a devastating war on Yemen, a Norwegian humanitarian group has warned about a complete humanitarian catastrophe in the Arab country. The group says over 14 million Yemenis- including two million internally-displaced people- face food shortages.
   
• The anti-Israel Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions Movement has lashed out at Tel Aviv for its decision to establish a team tasked with finding and deporting BDS activists. It says Israel is adopting the same repressive measures deployed by apartheid South Africa before its eventual collapse.

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