Craig Taylor

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Asda is to increase the price it pays its milk supplier to “a level that will assist farmers during the current crisis”, the supermarket says.
BBC News – Business

Militants from Islamic State are suspected of using chemical weapons in an attack against Kurdish forces in northern Iraq, officials say.
BBC News – Middle East

The UK is to make a formal protest to the Ecuadorean government over the country’s decision to “harbour” Julian Assange, the Foreign Office says.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

MPs clash in the Greek parliament ahead of the next crucial vote needed to secure a bailout deal with international creditors.
BBC News – Europe

Labour leadership candidate Jeremy Corbyn has promised a “new kind of politics” if he wins the contest.
BBC News – UK

The supreme court in the US state of Connecticut overturns the death penalty for inmates on death row, deeming it unconstitutional.
BBC News – US & Canada

Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari gives his new military chiefs a three-month deadline to defeat the Islamist militant Boko Haram group.
BBC News – Africa

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China’s commerce ministry says a lower yuan will help exports, as the Central Bank cuts the currency’s rate against the dollar for a second day.
BBC News – Business

Two-day ceasefires between Syrian rebel and pro-government forces reportedly begin in three towns, as dozens are killed around Damascus.
BBC News – Middle East

El Salvador orders the arrest of 300 gang members following attacks on members of the security forces and a gang-imposed public transport strike.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Italy’s navy rescues 52 migrants from a sinking rubber dinghy in the Mediterranean Sea, but a further 50 people are missing.
BBC News – Europe

UK unemployment stood at 1.85 million in the April to June period, up 25,000 from the previous quarter, official figures show.
BBC News – UK

Seven crew members are injured after a US military helicopter crashes off the Japanese island of Okinawa, where the US has military bases.
BBC News – US & Canada

The Nigerian-based Islamist militant group Boko Haram has a new leader who is open to dialogue, says Chad’s President Idriss Deby.
BBC News – Africa

Arriving in Oklahoma City mid-way through the season, uncertain of his role or future, Dion Waiters could have been apprehensive.
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Google unveils a surprise restructuring, creating a new parent company called Alphabet Inc.
BBC News – Business

Cemil Bayik, the man currently leading the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, tells the BBC he believes Turkey is trying to protect the Islamic State group.
BBC News – Middle East