Craig Taylor

Britons in Turkey are being “strongly” advised to stay indoors after 161 people died in an attempted coup, the UK Foreign Office says.
BBC News – UK

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich suggests testing all US Muslims to see if they believe in Sharia law, and deporting those who do.
BBC News – US & Canada

The driver of a lorry that killed 84 people in an attack in the French city of Nice is confirmed as Tunisian Mohamed Lahouaiej-Bouhlel, 31.
BBC News – Africa

The A’s find themselves in a familiar position as they ready for the second half of play: several disappointing months have them sitting well below the .500 mark and essentially out of reach of their division […]

MPs criticise Volkswagen’s failure to compensate UK owners of cars affected by the diesel emissions scandal.
BBC News – Business

Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad says Russia has never talked to him about leaving power as part of any deal to end the conflict in his country.
BBC News – Middle East

Hector Babenco, the Brazilian director nominated for an Oscar for his 1985’s Kiss of the Spider Woman, dies aged 70.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

A lorry strikes a crowd after Bastille Day celebrations in the French city of Nice, killing at least 80 people in what officials say was an attack.
BBC News – Europe

Prime Minister Theresa May is set to meet First Minister Nicola Sturgeon in Edinburgh for talks on the future of the EU and the union.
BBC News – UK

President Barack Obama appeals to police and black communities to come together, saying it should not be “us versus them”.
BBC News – US & Canada

Italian sports agent Federico Rosa, who managed disgraced former Kenyan Olympic athlete Rita Jeptoo, is charged in Kenya with doping offences.
BBC News – Africa

It’s not playoff or regular season hoops in Chesapeake Energy Arena, but these Summer League games in Orlando are often exciting and comp
Oklahoma City Thunder

The A’s stumbled into the All-Star break, carrying the fourth-worst record in the American League following a hardly inspiring first half defined mostly by injuries and inconsistent performances.
OAK Homepage News

Point guards are different. There’s something in their blood, their DNA. There’s a tranquility and poise. And for good reason.
Oklahoma City Thunder

Discount chain Poundland agrees to a £597m takeover by South African retail group Steinhoff International.
BBC News – Business

PM Binali Yildirim says Turkey will try to develop good relations with Syria, in an apparent U-turn aimed at securing “regional stability”.
BBC News – Middle East

Venezuela’s military has started monitoring ports and food processing plants, in a new effort to guarantee supplies of food and medicines.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

The investigation into Tuesday’s head-on train crash in southern Italy that killed 27 people is focusing on the antiquated alert system on the line.
BBC News – Europe

Theresa May is formally appointed by the Queen as the UK’s new prime minister, replacing David Cameron in Downing Street.
BBC News – UK

Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and his family meet Indiana governor Mike Pence as vice-presidential rumours grow.
BBC News – US & Canada