Egypt court sentences Morsi to life in prison over espionage charges

Egypt's ousted Islamist president Mohammed Morsi, wearing a red uniform, looks on from behind the defendant's bars during his trial on espionage charges at a court in Cairo on June 18, 2016. (AFP)

These are some of the headlines we are tracking for you in this edition of Press TV's Top 5:

  • An Egyptian court sentences the country’s ousted president Mohammed Morsi to life in prison on espionage charges.
  • United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon urges the world to do more to help cope with Europe's refugee crisis.
  • The man charged with the murder of British Labour MP Jo Cox appears in court introducing himself as “Death to traitors, freedom for Britain”.
  • Germany strongly criticizes NATO’s policy on Russia, accusing the US-led military alliance of ‘warmongering’.
  • The US House Speaker Paul Ryan says Republican lawmakers should follow their conscience in deciding whether or not to support Donald Trump.

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