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TURKEY: Turkey imposed a three-month state of emergency on Thursday, strengthening state powers to round up suspects behind the failed military coup and suspending a key European rights convention.
FRANCE: French President Francois Hollande on Thursday promised "truth and transparency" from an inquiry into allegations of lax security the night of the Bastille Day attack in Nice that killed 84 people.
BRAZIL: Brazilian police have arrested 10 members of a group allegedly planning terrorist attacks during the upcoming Olympic Games, Justice Minister Alexandre de Moraes said on Thursday.
USA: A unarmed black man trying to help a patient with autism was shot and wounded by Florida police while lying on the ground with his arms raised in the air and pleading with officers to hold their fire.
MALAYSIA: Families of those lost on flight MH370 pleaded on Thursday for authorities to continue hunting for the Malaysia Airlines jet on the eve of a meeting that could decide how much longer the frustrating deep-sea search continues.
ITALY: Italian police slapped cuffs on a fugitive on Thursday after a high-speed chase turned into a hobble when the mobster broke his ankle.
SINGAPORE: Culinary bible Michelin on Thursday awarded one star each to two street food hawkers in Singapore, the first in the guide's history.
May meets Hollande to discuss Brexit
French President Francois Hollande said on Thursday he understands Britain needs time to prepare for negotiations on leaving the EU, as he warned London must choose between allowing free movement and seeing trade restrictions introduced. Prime Minister Theresa May said after talks with Hollande in Paris that she was committed to obtaining limits on EU migration in her negotiations on Brexit. "The United Kingdom has decided to leave the European Union. Its their choice, its their responsibility and we respect that decision... There can be no discussions, no pre-negotiation before the negotiation," Hollande said. "But there can be preparations for this negotiation," he added. "But I repeat. The sooner the better, it's in the common interest, of Europe, the United Kingdom, and our economies," he said. Since Britain voted to leave the 28-nation bloc it has faced pressure from European leaders to get on with the process of divorce. Hollande also said Britain needed to make a choice between allowing free movement of Europeans into the country and seeing restricted trade with the bloc. "It's the most crucial point... Britain will have to choose: stay in the single market and accept free movement or have another status," he said. May vowed that she was committed to restricting migration into Britain. "The message the British people gave in their vote for the UK to leave the EU had a very clear message that we should introduce some controls to the movement of individuals from EU countries into the UK. "I'm clear the government should deliver, and will deliver on that for the British people," she said.
Abduction attempt possibly 'terrorist incident'
Police investigating the attempted knifepoint abduction of an RAF serviceman said there may have been an element of ''pre-planning'' and they cannot rule out terrorism as a motive. The married serviceman, who is in his late 20s, was out running near RAF Marham, in Norfolk, on Wednesday when he was grabbed by a man, who attempted to drag him towards a nearby car. The victim knocked the first attacker to the floor before an accomplice, carrying a knife, helped him up before both men fled. Norfolk Police Detective Superintendent Paul Durham said: ''I can confirm we are treating this as an attempted abduction and detailed inquiries are being carried out at the scene to establish the full circumstances. The motivation for the attack remains unclear at this time, and whilst we are currently unable to discount terrorism, there are a number of other possible hypotheses. We are therefore carrying out a thorough investigation to understand what has happened, why and who is responsible.'' (PA)
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NHS: NHS trusts will no longer be fined for missing key targets on waiting times and cancer as part of a bid to improve finances. A plan published by NHS Improvement and NHS England, with support from the Department of Health and the Care Quality Commission, aims to cut the deficit. (PA)
EASYJET: Airlines are facing one of their most challenging periods "for a long time", with peak summer bookings hit by terror attacks and Brexit uncertainty, the boss of EasyJet said on Thursday.
CLYDE: The body of a woman has been recovered from a vehicle that plunged into the River Clyde near Glasgow. Police received a report of a car entering the water near to Lapwing Road in Renfrew, close to Intu Braehead shopping centre, at about 1.20pm on Thursday. (PA)
SUBMARINE: Spain said on Thursday it had asked London for "urgent" explanations after a British nuclear submarine collided with a vessel off the coast of Gibraltar, forcing it to dock in the disputed territory. The incident sparked environmental fears as well as concerns it could lead to yet another diplomatic row between London and Madrid.
WIND FARM: Swedish energy group Vattenfall confirmed on Thursday it would develop a wind farm off the coast of Scotland despite fierce opposition from Donald Trump, who owns a nearby golf course. The Republican candidate for the US presidency has spent years fighting the proposed construction off the coast of Aberdeenshire.
FTSE: London's FTSE-100 index on Thursday closed down 29.10 points or 0.43 per cent at 6699.89.
TRANSPLANT: Chris King, 57, the first person in the UK to have a double hand transplant, says he feels ''whole again'' as he looks forward to holding a bottle of beer and wearing shirts with real buttons. (PA)
STING: Sting announced on Thursday that his new album will come out later this year in a return to his rock roots that will touch on the migrant crisis and climate change.
AIDS: Prince Harry and Sir Elton John shared a stage in South Africa on Thursday, warning that complacency threatened efforts to defeat AIDS and urging young people to lead the fight. Addressing about 1,000 delegates at the International Aids Conference in Durban, Prince Harry praised how far the struggle had come since Princess Diana, became a champion for the cause.
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FOOTBALL: Sam Allardyce is set to be hired as the new England manager at a Football Association board meeting at Wembley on Thurday, FA chairman Greg Dyke said. Allardyce has been selected by a three-man panel who decided the Sunderland boss was the best bet.
POGBA: Paul Pogba's potential world record transfer to Manchester United is not yet finalised, the Juventus midfielder's agent said on Thursday. United have reportedly had an £86 million offer turned down by the Italian champions as they try to lure France international Pogba back to Old Trafford four years after allowing him to leave on a free transfer.
EVERTON: Everton hired Leicester head of recruitment SteveWalsh as their new director of football on Thursday in a bid to revitalise the Premier League club's transfer policy.
CRICKET: England captain Alastair Cook announced on Thursday that the hosts had reduced their squad for the second Test against Pakistan from 14 to 12 after dropping Steven Finn and Jake Ball.
CYCLING: Chris Froome increased his lead at the Tour de France by winning Thursday's 17km uphill time-trial for the 18th stage. The reigning champion started slowly but overhauled long-time leader Tom Dumoulin, who won the first time-trial last week, to win by 21sec. Italian Fabio Aru pipped Richie Porte of Australia by a fraction of a second to take third at 33sec.
RUGBY UNION: England centre Brad Barritt, 29, was confirmed as captain of English and European champions Saracens on Thursday.
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