Craig Taylor

The incident in late May helped spark the current diplomatic rift between Qatar and its neighbours.
BBC News – Middle East

Trade gap with Mexico and better market access for its products in Canada are among priorities.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

EU ministers announce export restrictions aimed at disrupting people-smuggling gangs.
BBC News – Europe

Only a fraction of cash and donated items has so far reached survivors, BBC Reality Check finds.
BBC News – UK

President Trump made Obamacare repeal a key campaign pledge but Republican efforts have foundered.
BBC News – US & Canada

Political novice and vice-presidential candidate Muthiora Kariara answered questions for an hour.
BBC News – Africa

News helicopters dangled in the sky. A sea of humanity 10-deep bounced eagerly behind a chain-link fence.
Oklahoma City Thunder

The A’s began shedding parts on Sunday, dealing veteran relievers Sean Doolittle and Ryan Madson to the first-place Nationals in a deal that surely won’t be their last ahead of the non-waiver Trade Deadline.
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The chancellor says firms want more clarity about what the future relationship will be with Europe.
BBC News – Business

Hossein Ferydoun failed to meet bail terms on unspecified financial issues, the judiciary says.
BBC News – Middle East

She was waiting to vote in an unofficial referendum the opposition is holding over government plans.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

The Israeli PM joins President Macron to commemorate a mass arrest of Jews in Nazi-occupied France.
BBC News – Europe

Public servants do get a “premium”, Philip Hammond says, amid reports he described them as “overpaid”.
BBC News – UK

Iranian officials say Xiyue Wang, a researcher at Princeton University, has received a 10-year sentence.
BBC News – US & Canada

A wall gave way during clashes following a League Cup final at the venue in the capital Dakar.
BBC News – Africa

In the 2017-18 season, Paul George will have a new home base for the first time in his NBA career.
Oklahoma City Thunder

Khris Davis launched a two-run, walk-off homer opposite Indians reliever Bryan Shaw to make a winner out of the A’s, who also got two home runs from rookie Matt Chapman in a stunning 5-3 series-clinching victory […]

OKLAHOMA CITY, July 14, 2017 – The Oklahoma City Thunder has signed guard/forward Andre Ro
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The bank says Ireland is a “natural base” for its European operations as the UK prepares to leave the EU.
BBC News – Business

The three gunmen, who were shot dead after fleeing to a sacred site, were Israeli Arabs, police say.
BBC News – Middle East