The following are the top stories in the Maltese and overseas press.

Times of Malta says domestic abuse victims have no confidence in the police, according to a report presented to parliament. 

The Malta Independent says a Maltese company tried to broker an arms deal between Libya and South Africa.

In-Nazzjon carries a picture of the prime minister with Joseph Sammut and quotes Beppe Fenech Adami questioning how the government had stayed silent over the scandal involving Mr Sammut.

l-orizzont says Jason Azzopardi's claim that he never helped Mark Gaffarena has been contradicted.  

The overseas press

Kathimerini reports the Greek Finance Ministry has confirmed Greece will today receive the first tranche of €13 billion in the new 86-billion euro bailout, allowing Athens to make a due loan repayment to the European Central Bank.  

Ansa says Italian President Sergio Mattarella has issued a strong call for migrants to be treated with humanity and kindness and for terrorism to be tackled more forcefully to avert what he called a possible “third world war”. Social tensions have risen because of the influx of migrants and the flow showed little sign of abating as a boatload of 300 migrants was rescued south of Sicily. 

St Louis Post-Despatch says police have used tear gas on demonstrators protesting the shooting and killing of a young black man while conducting a search on his home. Protesters were quick to the scene of the shooting, as many had already been gathered to protest the first anniversary of the shooting of 25-year-old Kajieme Powell nearby. The department claims that two suspects had been attempting to flee, when the young man pointed a gun at officers, prompting them to shoot and kill him. The other man remains on the run.

Iran will be allowed to use its own inspectors to investigate a site it has been accused of using to develop nuclear arms, operating under a secret agreement with the UN agency that normally carries out such work, according to a document seen by The Associated Press. The revelation newly riled Republican lawmakers in the US who have been severely critical of a broader agreement to limit Iran’s future nuclear programmes, signed by the Obama administration, Iran and five world powers in July.

Al Ayyam reports a Palestinian hunger striker has been released from prison so he can receive medical care after starving himself for 65 days. Israel’s Supreme Court has suspended the detention of Mohammed Allan, who fell unconscious last Friday. Doctors say he has suffered brain damage and will remain in hospital but that his shackles will be taken off and his relatives can visit him.

Times of India says a 17 year old girl was beheaded in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh by two of her brothers, who wanted to “punish” her for not obeying their order to end to a love relationship with their cousin. The police said that after the beheading, justified as “honour killing”, the two parade the head of their sister on the streets of the village. They have since fled and are being sought after.

Donald Trump is starting to close the gap in a potential general election matchup with Hillary Clinton, according to a new CNN/ORC survey. The poll found Trump, who is leading national and early-state polls in the Republican presidential primary race, trailing Clinton, the Democratic frontrunner, by just six percentage points. Clinton was ahead of Trump in a hypothetical general election by 16 points in July. Clinton also leads Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker by six points. She’s ahead of former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush by nine points.

The San Francisco Chronicle says some land in California’s Central Valley is sinking as by as much as 5cm a month as water is pumped out of the ground to serve the state during its historic drought. The land sinking, known as subsidence, has the potential to disrupt key infrastructure in the region, including bridges, roads and structures to prevent flooding.

According to the Saudi Gazette, Saudi women have staring registering to vote for the first time in the nation’s history. In a country where women are still banned from driving a car, the moves allowing them to vote and stand for election have been hailed by the country’s officials as a “significant milestone in progress towards a participation-based society”.

Metro reports Sir Cliff Richard will lead tributes to Cilla Black during her funeral in Liverpool this afternoon. Sir Cliff Richard will pay his own musical tribute, performing his song “Faithful One” at the start of the service to celebrate her life and mourn the passing of one of Britain’s most enduring and best loved entertainers. Black’s career spanned six decades before her sudden death, aged 72, after a fall at her villa in Spain on August 1.

Working long hours could increase your risk of stroke and heart disease. A study published in The Lancet finds a strong connection between people who work 55 or more hours a week and cardiovascular disease. Those who work such long hours were found to have a 33 per cent increased risk of stroke and 13 per cent greater chance of developing coronary heart disease compared to people who work the standard 35- to 40-hour work week. The reasons might be connected to stress, physical inactivity, and higher alcohol consumption

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