Ansbach explosion: Bomber pledged allegiance to IS
Video showing the Syrian man who blew himself up in Ansbach, Germany, pledging allegiance to so-called Islamic State is found on his phone, officials say. BBC News – Europe
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US election: Sanders says Clinton must be US president
Bernie Sanders urges the US to put Hillary Clinton in the White House, in a speech to the Democratic convention in Philadelphia. BBC News – US & Canada
South Sudan: Salva Kiir removes Riek Machar as deputy leader
South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir removes Riek Machar as first vice president, two weeks after the rival leaders’ forces clashed in the capital. BBC News – Africa
Verizon ‘agrees $5bn Yahoo deal’
US telecoms giant Verizon Communications is to buy Yahoo’s core internet business for $ 5bn (£3.8bn), according to media reports. BBC News – Business
Baghdad bomb blast: ‘Islamic State behind attack’ that kills 20
So-called Islamic State says it was behind a suicide bomb attack on a security checkpoint in Iraq’s capital, Baghdad, that kills more than 20 people. BBC News – Middle East
UK explores multi-billion pound free trade deal with China
Chancellor Philip Hammond insists EU is not in “punishment mode” over Brexit vote and tells the BBC he wants talks on developing a free trade relationship with China. BBC News – UK