South Africa local elections: ANC suffers major setback
South Africa’s governing African National Congress (ANC) suffers its worst electoral setback since apartheid ended in 1994. BBC News – Africa
South Africa’s governing African National Congress (ANC) suffers its worst electoral setback since apartheid ended in 1994. BBC News – Africa
The chief executive of Renault-Nissan tells the BBC he is “reasonably optimistic” over Brexit but says car prices will rise in the UK. BBC News – Business
Judge Lowell Goddard has resigned as head of the independent inquiry into child sexual abuse, saying its “legacy of failure” was “very hard to shake off”. BBC News – UK
Russia will have “the cleanest team” at Rio 2016 after 271 athletes were cleared to compete, claims their Olympic president. BBC News – Europe
An Argentine judge orders the arrest of the head of the rights group Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo, after she fails to appear in court to give evidence. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
The Egyptian military says it has killed the head of the Sinai branch of so-called Islamic State, along with dozens of its fighters, in air strikes. BBC News – Middle East