• U.S. Military Was Too Positive on Islamic State Fight: Congressional Report

  A U.S. congressional report issued on Thursday found that the U.S. Central Command's analysis of the fight against Islamic State militants was too positive in 2014 and 2015, compared with events on the ground and other intelligence analyses.

  

• 'Scores' of Civilians Killed Amid Intensifying Fight for Aleppo

  An upsurge of intense fighting around Aleppo has killed scores of Syrians in the past weeks, displaced thousands and cut water and power to up to two million people on both sides of the front line, worsening the already dire conditions faced by hundreds of thousands in the city.

  

• Donald Trump: Obama, Clinton are 'Co-Founders' of Islamic State Terrorist Group

  Republican Donald Trump called U.S. President Barack Obama and Democrat Hillary Clinton the "co-founders" of Islamic State, ratcheting up his assertion that they are responsible for the rise of the militant group and sparking renewed criticism of his leadership ability.

  

• Clinton Urges U.S. Congress to Reconvene, Pass Zika Bill

  U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton urged federal lawmakers currently on summer recess back into session to pass a crucial funding bill to combat the Zika virus as she visited a health clinic at the heart of a local outbreak in Miami on Tuesday.

  

• Baltimore Police Routinely Violated Rights: U.S. Justice Department

  African-American residents in Baltimore are routinely subjected to unconstitutional stops, arrests and excessive force by the Baltimore Police Department, a scathing federal report released on Tuesday said.