Washington has reiterated its determination to defeat the Islamic State group

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The Islamic State group has released a video of a man it says is its leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, vowing to seek revenge for its loss of territory. Japanese Emperor Akihito will voluntarily step down due to health concerns to make way for his son in the country’s first abdication in two centuries. Boyz N the Hood director John Singleton dies at the age of 51. Singleton, was the first African American to be nominated for the best director Oscar.