Melania Trump accused of plagiarising Michelle Obama in convention speech
Donald Trump’s wife, Melania, takes centre stage at the Republican Convention but faces accusations of plagiarising a speech by Michelle Obama. BBC News – US & Canada
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Nigeria Boko Haram: Children starving, warns Unicef
Almost a quarter of a million children in parts of Nigeria’s Borno state formerly controlled by Boko Haram are severely malnourished, the UN children’s agency says. BBC News – Africa
Brexit ‘will be horrible for UK economy’ – fund manager
The vote to leave the European Union will have a “horrible” impact on the UK economy, which could “judder to a halt”, a leading fund manager warns. BBC News – Business
Bahrain’s main Shia opposition group, Wefaq, ‘dissolved’
A court in Bahrain orders the Sunni Muslim-ruled country’s leading Shia opposition, Wefaq, dissolved and its assets seized, reports say. BBC News – Middle East
Turkey coup arrests hit 6,000 as Erdogan roots out ‘virus’
Arrests in Turkey after Friday’s failed coup rise to around 6,000, as President Erdogan vows to cleanse state bodies of the “virus” that caused it. BBC News – Europe
Venezuela reopens Colombian border to allow shoppers to cross
Venezuela opens its border with Colombia for the second time this month to allow people to cross over to shop for foods and medicines. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean