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Armoured units and special forces are gathering outside the last IS stronghold in northern Iraq.
BBC News – Middle East

President Juan Manuel Santos hails the final handover as the “last breath” of the 52-year conflict.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

One of the last rescue groups working off Libya considers whether to carry on over security risks.
BBC News – Europe

The government does not envisage border posts or CCTV cameras along the 300-mile Irish land frontier.
BBC News – UK

Leading Republicans reject Mr Trump’s view that “both sides” were to blame for Saturday’s violence.
BBC News – US & Canada

Nearly 400 are dead and 600 are still unaccounted for as rescue efforts continue in Freetown.
BBC News – Africa

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For the Thunder organization, the players, the coaches and the fans, this August day is always a wonderful morsel, an appetizer about a m
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July’s Retail Prices Index – expected to be 3.5% – will be used to set many rail fares from January.
BBC News – Business

The overall caseload has declined since early July, but 5,000 people a day are still being infected.
BBC News – Middle East

The “civic-military” exercises follow Donald Trump’s warning of possible military intervention.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

The crash is said to have been deliberate but it is not being treated as a terror attack.
BBC News – Europe

The government sets out the “ambitious” new arrangement it wants to secure after Brexit.
BBC News – UK

The US president speaks out against far-right groups after the killing of a protester in Virginia.
BBC News – US & Canada

There are fears for many who were asleep when mudslides and flooding hit near Freetown.
BBC News – Africa

Rookie right-hander Jake Junis was recalled from Triple-A Omaha on Monday to make the start against the A’s in Oakland. Right-hander Jharel Cotton (5-9, 5.72 ERA) is slated to start against him for Oakland.
OAK Homepage News

Matt Chapman lined a three-run homer just over the left-field wall to cap a five-run fourth inning and lead the A’s to a 9-3 win over the Orioles on Sunday afternoon at the Coliseum.
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Clarks has been accused of “everyday sexism” for calling a girls’ school shoe the “Dolly Babe”.
BBC News – Business

Tehran’s parliament approves a proposed bill to boost military funding in response to US sanctions.
BBC News – Middle East