Israeli girl stabbed to death by Palestinian inside bedroom
A 13-year-old Israeli girl is stabbed to death by a Palestinian inside her bedroom at a Jewish settlement in the occupied West Bank. BBC News – Middle East
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US military lifts transgender ban
The US military lifts its ban on transgender members, allowing them to openly serve in the country’s armed forces. BBC News – US & Canada
Nigerian city of Lagos shuts ‘noisy’ churches and mosques
Some 70 churches, 20 mosques and 10 hotels and pubs are ordered to close in Nigeria’s Lagos state in an attempt to reduce high noise levels. BBC News – Africa
FTSE 100 closes above pre-Brexit level
The FTSE 100 has surged through the level it closed at last Thursday recovering all of the ground it had lost in the wake of the Brexit vote. BBC News – Business
El Chapo: Mexico judge halts extradition to US
A judge in Mexico temporarily halts the extradition of the country’s most notorious drugs lord, Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, to the US. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
IS conflict: Iraq air strikes ‘target militant convoy’
A convoy carrying suspected Islamic State militants has been destroyed in air strikes near the Iraqi city of Falluja, the defence ministry says. BBC News – Middle East