Emilio Lozoya: Former Mexican oil chief accused of corruption
The huge bribery scandal around Brazilian construction giant Odebrecht spreads further. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
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Iranian official threatens to seize British oil tanker
An adviser to the supreme leader says Iran should retaliate, after the UK detained an Iranian oil tanker. BBC News – Middle East
Botswana to appeal ruling decriminalising homosexuality
The attorney general says the High Court “erred” in a landmark ruling to decriminalise homosexuality. BBC News – Africa
California earthquake: Larger 7.1 magnitude quake hits
A 7.1-magnitude earthquake hits the south of the state, the second big quake in days. BBC News – US & Canada
Conservative leadership race: Voters ‘issued two ballots’
Some Conservative members received more than one paper to vote for the next PM, the BBC learns. BBC News – UK
Trump Rewrites History in his 4th July Address
President Trump loves nothing more than the sound of his own voice – however, he will not look back on 2019’s 4th of July “Salute to America” event, one filled with military flyovers and fireworks too fondly. As well as being branded a waste of money and a blatant attempt to bring politics into a…