Syria conflict: Army declares 72-hour Eid al-Fitr truce
The Syrian military declares a 72-hour “regime of calm” covering the whole country, though there are reports of continuing fighting outside Damascus. BBC News – Middle East
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Lionel Messi handed jail term in Spain for tax fraud
Argentina and Barcelona footballer Lionel Messi and his father are sentenced to 21 months in prison for tax fraud, but will probably avoid jail. BBC News – Europe
Chilcot report: Tony Blair’s Iraq War case not justified
The UK’s Iraq War inquiry says Tony Blair overstated Saddam Hussein’s threat, sent ill-prepared troops into battle and had “wholly inadequate” plans for the aftermath. BBC News – UK
Alton Sterling shooting: US authorities to investigate
The US Justice Department opens a civil rights investigation into a fatal police shooting of a black man in Louisiana. BBC News – US & Canada
Oscar Pistorius: Six years for Reeva Steenkamp murder
South African Olympic athlete Oscar Pistorius is sentenced to six years in prison for the murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in 2013. BBC News – Africa
Dominic Chappell: My BHS money was ‘drip in the ocean’
The former owner of failed High Street retailer BHS has described the £2.6m he took out of the company as a “drip in the ocean” in an interview with BBC Newsnight. BBC News – Business