Emily Taylor

A crucifix sculpted in the shape of a hammer and sickle given to the Pope upsets some Catholics, but the Vatican downplays the controversy.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Eurozone finance ministers are set to give their view on whether Greece should qualify for a third bailout which would prevent it crashing out of the euro.
BBC News – Europe

Charities are to be forced to draft written agreements showing how vulnerable people will be protected from aggressive fundraising.
BBC News – UK

The man accused of killing nine black churchgoers in South Carolina last month was able to buy a gun due to a background check failure, the FBI says.
BBC News – US & Canada

A large explosion hits the Italian consulate in the centre of the Egyptian capital, Cairo.
BBC News – Africa

ORLANDO – The Thunder
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Thirteen million UK families will lose £260 a year on average because of the Budget’s tax and benefits changes, says the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS).
BBC News – Business

America and other major powers are not in a rush to reach a nuclear agreement with Iran, US Secretary of State John Kerry says.
BBC News – Middle East

Pope Francis uses a fast-food restaurant as a sacristy to prepare for Mass in Bolivia, during his tour of Latin American countries.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Greece submits plans for economic reforms to eurozone officials, in a last-ditch bid to secure a new bailout from international creditors.
BBC News – Europe

Automatic planning permission would be granted on many brownfield sites in England in an attempt to boost house-building, under government plans.
BBC News – UK

Hackers that breached US government databases stole the personal information of at least 21.5 million people, officials reveal.
BBC News – US & Canada

All British nationals are being urged to leave Tunisia as “a further terrorist attack is highly likely”, Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond says.
BBC News – Africa

ORLANDO – The practice gym inside the Amway Center where the NBA hosts Summer League is a unique, but no frills basketball environment.
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New Vehicle Excise Duty bands are to be introduced, with revenues going towards a new Roads Fund, while fuel duty has been frozen for another year.
BBC News – Business

A court in Iraq has sentenced 24 suspected members of Islamic State (IS) to death for their role in the massacre of hundreds of soldiers in June 2014.
BBC News – Middle East

Colombia’s Farc rebels call a one-month unilateral ceasefire starting on 20 July, but the government says more needs to be done.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras promises “credible reform” proposals as his country faces bankruptcy and possibly crashing out of the euro currency.
BBC News – Europe

George Osborne unveils billions in welfare cuts but springs a Budget surprise with a National Living Wage of £9 an hour by 2020.
BBC News – UK

The New York Stock Exchange has suspended trading on all shares for technical reasons, but says there is no cyber attack.
BBC News – US & Canada