World News Hits on Sunday

Sada ElBalad English (See) news website presents Sunday`s dominating headlines of the world news.

Hurricane Barry Spares New Orleans (So Far), as Inland Cities Brace for Floods 

Parker Will, 15, and Karl Will, 53, prepared for floods at their home just outside Baton Rouge, La., on Saturday. Tropical Storm Barry was expected to bring heavy rains through the weekend. (The New York Times)

New leak claims Trump scrapped Iran nuclear deal 'to spite Obama'

Donald Trump abandoned the Iran nuclear deal to spite Barack Obama, according to a leaked memo written by the UK's former ambassador to the US. (BBC)

Kismayo attack: At least 26 dead as gunmen storm Somali hotel

At least 26 people, including a prominent journalist and several foreigners, have been killed in an attack on a hotel in southern Somalia. (BBC)

Former Cameroon Football Federation boss given life ban

The Cameroon Football Federation (Fecafoot) has handed a life ban to its former president Tombi A Roko Sidiki. (BBC)

Brazil's Bolsonaro wants his son to be ambassador to Washington

He doesn’t believe in climate change and supports philosophers who question whether the Earth is round, but Eduardo Bolsonaro is set to be Brazil’s next ambassador to the U.S. (The Washington Post)

Turkey takes first shipment of Russian S-400 air-defense system in defiance of U.S. and NATO warnings

The acquisition of the antiaircraft missiles is expected to trigger U.S. sanctions over military purchases from Russia. (The Washington Post)

House Democrats Postpone Mueller Testimony by One Week

House Democrats said late Friday that they would postpone until July 24 two hearings with Robert S. Mueller III, which had been scheduled to take place next week, to allow for expanded questioning of the former special counsel. (The New York Times)

Video of Trump kissing a campaign aide leaves both sides claiming vindication

President Donald Trump's legal team posted a video of him kissing campaign aide Alva Johnson that they say clears him, but that her side says proves her accusation of forcible kissing. (CNN)

Kuwaiti interior ministry says it arrested a Brotherhood terrorist cell wanted in Egypt

The Kuwaiti Ministry of Interior said in a statement on Friday that it arrested a terrorist cell linked to the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood group which is wanted by the Egyptian authorities for criminal convictions. (Agram online)

24 Yellow Vest protesters lost their eyes. Now they're back for more (CNN)

UN calls on countries to preserve navigation in Arab Gulf (Al-Wafd)