State honours for Dhaka attack victims and other top afternoon stories

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1. State honours for Dhaka attack victims
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina paid homage to the victims of the Dhaka terror attack. She met with the families of the victims at Banani stadium. 22 people, including 18 foreigners, 2 locals and 2 security personnel died in the terror attack on Friday night

2. Suicide attack near US consulate in Jeddah
A suicide attacker has targeted the US consulate in Jeddah. Local media reports say the attacker has died and two security officials have been injured

3. China announces South China Sea drills
China says it will hold military drills around the disputed Paracel Islands in the South China Sea. The exercises are scheduled to take place from July 5 to 11. This comes days ahead of the decision by an international court in a dispute between China and the Philippines

4. Asian stocks rally
Markets around Asia appear to be holding firm after largely closing up last week. Despite early weakness on Monday indices in India, Japan, South Korea, Australia and China are trading in positive territory

5. Japan’s Matsuyama withdraws from Rio Olympics
Japan’s Hideki Matsuyama adds his name to the growing list of golfers pulling out of the Rio Olympics. The 24-year-old is the sixth player ranked in the top 20 to withdraw, citing the threat from the Zika virus. World number one Jason Day and golfing great Rory McIlroy are among the others who have withdrawn

6. France end Iceland's dream run
France brutally ends the Iceland fairy tale with a 5-2 win in the European Championships. The hosts will now face Germany for a spot in the final