Here is a brief look at Press TV newsroom's headlines from 18:00 GMT, June 26, 2017 to 08:00 GMT, June 27, 2018.
Decrying US Muslim ban
The US Supreme Court upholds President Donald Trump’s travel ban on several Muslim-majority countries. The top court rejected the idea that Trump’s travel ban represented unconstitutional religious discrimination. The ruling ended months of fighting in the courts over whether Trump’s policy represented an unlawful Muslim ban. The ruling gives the US president the power to claim vindication after lower courts blocked his travel ban. Trump has described the court ruling as a tremendous victory for Americans.
Saudi war on Yemen
A United Nations report has held the Saudi-led coalition waging war on Yemen responsible for most child deaths and injuries in the Arab country in 2017. The annual Children and Armed Conflict report says a total of 1,300 children were killed or maimed in Yemen last year. Saudi Arabia together with several other Arab nations launched a military campaign on Yemen in 2015. Most countries have since withdrawn their forces from the US-backed coalition. Only Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates are still conducting attacks in Yemen. The aggression has so far killed over 14,300 Yemenis and displaced millions more.
Nigeria protest
Supporters of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria have staged a fresh rally in the capital Abuja. They condemned the continued detention of their leader Sheikh Ibrahim al-Zakzaky. The protesters called for the immediate release of Sheikh Zakzaky and his wife. The cleric has been in military detention despite a court order demanding his release. His arrest followed an army attack on his residence in the northern town of Zaria in late 2015. During the raid, Sheikh Zakzaky’s wife sustained serious wounds while more than 300 of his followers and three of his sons were killed. Last month, the cleric was arraigned before a Kaduna High Court amidst tight security.
Trump ‘illusory’ order
Seventeen American states and Washington DC are suing the Donald Trump administration over its family separation policy at the US border. The lawsuit was filed by 18 Democratic Attorney Generals. It attempts to force the administration to reunite the approximately 2,000 separated children with their families. In the complaint filed with the US district court in Seattle, the states called Trump's June 20 executive order purporting to suspend the separations "illusory." They say the president's order was too 'vague' to guarantee an end to the policy. The complaint said the administration's policy is unconstitutional in part because it is "motivated by animus and a desire to harm" immigrants arriving from Latin America.
Israeli strikes on Gaza
Israeli forces have carried out fresh airstrikes on the besieged Gaza Strip. An Israeli warplane hit a vehicle carrying a group of Palestinians. Israeli drones also fired three rockets on the Shuja'iyya neighborhood of Gaza city. Israeli military has confirmed the attacks, but there are no reports of casualties. Israel has stepped up attacks on Gaza in recent weeks. Gaza has also been under Israel’s all-out siege since 2007 which has caused a dire humanitarian condition for innocent civilians.
Myanmar atrocities
Prominent rights group Amnesty international has accused Myanmar’s military of committing crimes against humanity in dealing with Rohingya Muslims. Amnesty accused security forces of torture, forced displacement, and burning markets and farmland that starved communities and forced them to flee. It said some senior military figures oversaw the alleged atrocities, but failed to prevent, stop, or punish the criminals. The report follows a wave of sanctions by the European Union against Myanmar’s security forces for their crimes against the minority group. Hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims fled a harsh military crackdown by the Myanmar military to neighboring Bangladesh in August 2017.
US court ruling
A US federal judge has ordered the government to reunite refugee parents and children that had been split up in custody. The ruling calls on the immigration authorities to no longer separate undocumented families. This, as three migrant mothers sued the US administration for being forcibly separated from their children. The plaintiffs denounced the practice of forced separations as inhuman, cruel, and unnecessary. They called for their immediate release and reunification, and mental health services appropriate to address their trauma. The plaintiffs also complained of the harsh living conditions under which they were kept after being detained. President Donald Trump’s zero-tolerance immigration policy has stirred outcry from international rights groups as well as activists and politicians in the US.
Thailand trapped teens
In Thailand, hundreds of rescuers are struggling to find a group of teen soccer players trapped in a cave for four days now. Rescue workers battled monsoon rain overnight as they tried to pump water from the Tham Luang cave in the northern Chiang Rai province. The torrential rain caused water levels to rise inside the cave. Authorities say foreign divers will join the search operation. 12 boys and their 25-year-old coach entered the cave for exploration after soccer practice on Saturday, but they went missing. A sign at the cave’s entrance warns visitors not to enter the cave during the rainy season.
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