Turkish police kill two militants after gun attack in Istanbul suburb

Here is a round-up of global news developments:

• In Turkey, two women have carried out a grenade attack and shooting at a police station in the Bayrampasha district of Istanbul. Local media say the two females were later trapped at a nearby building, as they were trying to escape. One of the assailants was injured in clashes with the police.
• A Russian body overseeing Syria’s ongoing truce has accused Turkey of trying to sabotage the peace process in the Arab country. The Russian Ceasefire Coordination Center in Syria says that shelling of northern Syria by Turkey is an act of provocation. The monitoring body says both government forces and the opposition are respecting the ceasefire.
• Sixty US Republican foreign policy veterans have released a letter in which they slammed Donald Trump for his proposals during the presidential campaign. The signatories say the proposals by the Republican front-runner would undermine US security. They expressed concern that Trump’s use of presidential power against critics would threaten civil liberties.
• A white US police officer has been charged in the fatal shooting of an African-American man. The shooting took place in city of Montgomery which has a long history of racial profiling. Officials say the officer shot the victim after an altercation broke out when he attempted to make an arrest.
• The UN has condemned some EU countries for closing their borders and stranding about 25,000 refugees. Macedonia and other European countries have closed their frontiers for days. Aid groups have warned about a shortage of food and tents, saying the situation is taking its toll on the refugees, including children.
• Venezuelan police have clashed with protesters who have taken to the streets of the western city of San Cristobal to decry a court ruling that limits powers of the opposition-led parliament. The rally came a day after the Supreme Court ruled that the National Assembly’s oversight role is limited to the executive.
• The South Korean Defense Ministry says North Korea has fired six short-range projectiles into the Sea of Japan. The projectiles were fired only hours after the UN Security Council imposed tough new sanctions on Pyongyang. The bans imposed late Wednesday were the toughest to date on North Korea.
• A new study has found that climate change could cause food shortages which can lead to half a million extra deaths by 2050. The study also shows that people won’t be able to eat enough fruits and vegetables, with impoverished countries likely to suffer the most.