S Carolina urges rebel flag removal
The South Carolina governor calls for the removal of a Confederate flag from the statehouse grounds, after a church shooting believed to be racially motivated. BBC News – US & Canada
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Belgium unblocks Russian accounts
Russian state accounts frozen by Belgium in a move condemned by Moscow have been unblocked, Belgium’s foreign minister says BBC News – Business
IS fighters ‘laying mines in Palmyra’
Activists say Islamic State fighters in Syria are planting bombs in Palmyra, an ancient city that has some of the Middle East’s most important ruins. BBC News – Middle East
Messi ‘sorry’ Neymar misses Copa
Argentina captain Lionel Messi is “sorry” banned Brazil forward and Barcelona team-mate Neymar will miss the Copa America. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
Greece debt efforts intensified
EU leaders intensify efforts to reach a deal over the Greek debt crisis ahead of Monday’s emergency summit in Brussels, as thousands rally in Athens. BBC News – Europe
Migration rules ‘may cause NHS chaos’
Thousands of foreign nurses in junior posts could be forced to leave the UK under new migrant salary rules, causing “chaos” in the NHS, unions warn. BBC News – UK