Morning news brief: US deploys warships in Middle East; Plea deal with 9/11 plotters revoked; and more

After much criticism, the US government has revoked a pre-trial agreement reached with three men accused of plotting the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.

In other news,US Vice President Kamala Harris officially secured the Democratic Party's presidential nomination on Friday.

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The three accused, Khalid Sheikh Mohammad, Walid Muhammad Salih Mubarak Bin Attash, and Mustafa Ahmed Adam al-Hawsawi have been held at the US Navy base Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, for years without going to trial.

I am honored to be the presumptive Democratic nominee for President of the United States," Kamala Harris, said on a phone-in to a party celebration after securing enough votes by the second day of the marathon vote.

Donald Trump has said that Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg called him to apologise for censoring him and assured him that he would "not support a Democrat."

The Pentagon on Friday (Aug 2) confirmed that the US military will deploy additional fighter jets and navy warships in the Middle East as Israel faces the triple threat of Iran, Hamas and Hezbollah in light of recent events.

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