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The U.N. Security Council approves a U.S.-backed resolution that recognizes the creation of an interim governing council in postwar Iraq and mandates a formal U.N. mission to provide humanitarian aid to the Iraqi people. Syria, the only Arab member of the council, abstains from the vote. Hear NPR's Vicky O'Hara.

Arab leaders are not happy with the resolution drafted by France and the United States. They believe the current proposal favors Israel, and they're urging the United Nations to make changes.

"We have found no information suggesting that there was activity by armed Palestinians in the immediate vicinity," U.N. Human Rights Office spokeswoman Ravina Shamdasani said.

Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un held their first summit in Russia.

Former President Donald Trump questioned Vice President Kamala Harris' biracial identity on stage at the NABJ conference. And, U.S. rugby player Ilona Maher becomes a standout at the Olympic Games.

Also: Inspectors in Syria are still trying to visit the site of an alleged chemical weapons attack; more flooding is feared in Hawaii; and tumbleweeds pile up dramatically in southern California.

Also: President Trump says Palestinians will lose aid unless they're in peace talks; a Baltimore police officer is charged with fabricating evidence; and the "Doomsday Clock" is closer to midnight.

Also: FEMA starts giving financial aid to Hurricane Harvey victims; the U.S. urges Myanmar to protect fleeing Rohingya Muslims; and President Trump's commission on voting meets again today.

President Trump tweeted Thursday evening that former U.N. ambassador John Bolton would replace national security adviser H.R. McMaster. McMaster also released a statement about his retirement.

In Zuckerberg's second day of testifying in the federal antitrust trial, he defended Meta's acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp. The U.S. government wants Meta to bust up the two companies.