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1. The standoff between Maldivian President Abdullah Yameen and former President Gayoom reaches a flash point. Foreign Minister Dunya Maumoon resigns hours after her brother Faarish is expelled from the ruling PPM, increasing the President’s isolation within his own party

2. Expelled Maldivian ruling party leader Faarish Maumoon tells WION, the country faces an alarming situation, even as the main opposition party, the MDP says, it won’t rule out supporting a splinter group led by former President Gayoom

3. Indian prime minister Narendra Modi has inducted 19 new faces to his Council of Ministers. The reshuffle comes at a crucial time when key states prepare for elections. Meanwhile five junior ministers resigned from the federal ministry

4. Saudi officials identify a Pakistani national Abdullah Gulzar Khan as the Jeddah suicide bomber. He had attempted to detonate a device outside the US consulate in the city. The bombing in Jeddah was among three suicide attacks in Saudi Arabia

5. European Union criticises George Osborne’s proposal to slash corporate tax by 15 per cent. The EU fears it could lead to a series of competitive tax cuts. The proposal from Britain’s chancellor of the exchequer comes amid fears of a corporate exodus following the Brexit vote

6. NASA Juno spacecraft enters into Jupiter’s orbit. The spacecraft will now begin a 20-month-long dance around the solar system’s largest planet to learn how and where it formed

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