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Five Britons were killed when a whale-watching boat sank off the coast of western Canada, UK Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond has said.
The boat carrying 27 people sank near Tofino on Vancouver Island on Sunday.
Emergency officials said 21 people had been rescued and one other person was still missing.
The boat, Leviathan II, made a mayday call before sinking about 8 miles (12km) west of Tofino. Sea conditions at the time were reported to be calm.
Mr Hammond said consular staff in British Columbia were supporting family members of those who had died.
At least five people are dead and one missing after a Canadian whale-watching boat sank off the coast of British Columbia, according to search and rescue officials.
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IRAQ and SYRIA
An alliance of Free Syrian Army (FSA)-linked groups have demanded that Moscow stop bombing rebel groups as a condition to cooperation talks between Russia and rebel forces. A spokesperson denied earlier reports that the FSA rejected an earlier offer of military assistance from Russia. [Reuters]
Former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair has made a qualified apology for the Iraq war, saying that he is sorry for the “fact that the intelligence we received was wrong,” but declined to apologize for the war itself or the ousting of Saddam Hussein, in an interview on CNN with Fareed Zakaria. [The Guardian’s Nicholas Watt]
Blair also commented that the 2003 Iraq invasion was responsible in part for the rise of the Islamic State. [Reuters] Martin Chulov explains just how critical the Iraq war was to the rise of ISIS, at theGuardian.
Footage has been released of a joint US-Kurdish raid on an ISIS prison in Iraq during which 70 hostages were rescued. [AP]
Defense Secretary Ash Carter described the US train, advise and assist mission in Iraq as “combat”on Friday, commenting on the death of Master Sgt. Joshua Wheeler during the raid. [Defense One’s Gayle Tzemach Lemmon]
An Arab Israeli paraglided into Syria on Saturday to join Islamic State-affiliated rebel forces. [The Daily Beast’s Shira Rubin] The incident “highlights new dangers” for Israel and signals “changes in the balance of power along the Golan border.” [Haaretz]
The head of the House Intelligence Committee has called on the White House to put forward a long-term strategy for the fight against the Islamic State. [The Hill’s Lydia Wheeler]
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ISRAEL and PALESTINE
A US-brokered deal aimed at diffusing tensions has not succeeded, violence continuing in Israel despite the agreement between the US, Jordan and Israel aimed at clarifying guidelines for the management of Jerusalem’s holy sites. [Wall Street Journal’s Rory Jones; Washington Post’s Hugh Naylor]
Palestinian leaders have dismissed a proposal to install security cameras in the al-Aqsa mosque compound, as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu expressed hope that the agreement with the US and Jordan maintaining the status quo would help ease tensions. [The Guardian’s Ian Black]
An Israeli was wounded today during a stabbing attack near Hebron in the West Bank. The attacker was shot and killed by IDF forces. [Haaretz]
AFGHANISTAN
A roadside bomb has killed two employees of the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission after it hit their vehicle in the country’s eastern Nangarhar province. No group has claimed responsibility though the Taliban is suspected. [AP]
The Taliban is quietly starting conversations with Moscow and former Soviet states on the Afghan border, aimed at considering ways to tackle the Islamic State. Sami Yousafzai provides the details atThe Daily Beast.
BENGHAZI
Democrats on the Benghazi panel will not resign, ranking Democrat Rep Elijah Cummings has said, citing the need to defend “the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.” [The Hill’s Bradford Richardson]
The House Benghazi Committee is considering how hard to pursue the Hillary Clinton email controversy amid mounting Democratic accusations of overreaching. [Politico’s Rachael Bade]
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OTHER DEVELOPMENTS
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