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SUDAN: Dozens of Sudanese arrived in Khartoum from Juba Friday as Sudan began vacuating at least 3,000 of its nationals from South Sudan, which split from the north.

SYRIA: Russian air strikes have killed 18 Islamic State group fighters in central Syria, including near the historic city of Palmyra, over the past 24 hours.

POLAND: Poland's chief rabbi hailed Friday Pope Francis's plan to visit the Auschwitz death camp during a trip to the country later this month, saying he would set "an example for humanity".

ZIMBABWE: Zimbabwean opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai on Friday hailed a pastor who has led recent protests that have shaken the government of veteran strongman President Robert Mugabe.

SCOTLAND: New British Prime Minister Theresa May was in Scotland on Friday on her first visit as Britain's new prime minister, bidding to maintain unity after a Brexit vote that revived Scottish independence ambitions.

UK: Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger is to become a father for the eighth time at the age of 72, a spokesman for the rocker said. The spokesman confirmed that Jagger's 29-year-old dancer girlfriend, Melanie Hamrick, is pregnant. Jagger already has seven children ranging in age from 17 to 45.

At least 84 dead in 'terrorist' Nice truck rampage

A Tunisian-born man zigzagged a truck through a crowd celebrating Bastille Day in the French city of Nice, killing at least 84 and injuring dozens of children in what President Francois Hollande on Friday called a "terrorist" attack. One witness said a motorcyclist tried to stop the rampage by drawing level with the truck and attempting to open the door of its cab before he fell and ended up under its wheels. Two children were confirmed among the dead and another 50 were being treated in hospital after the attack that left bodies strewn over the palm-lined Promenade des Anglais in the French Riviera resort. Some of the dead,

covered with sheets, remained on the promenade in the bright sun on Friday. Two US citizens and a Ukrainian were among those killed, their countries said. Witnesses said the white truck drove at speed into a crowd over a distance of 1.3 miles after they had been watching a fireworks display on France's national day. City authorities said Friday that some 30,000 people had watched the display. Details meanwhile began to emerge about the driver, identified as 31-year-old Mohamed Lahouaiej-Bouhlel. Neighbors described him as a loner who never responded to their greetings.Witnesses said he had also fired at police before officers shot him dead. Hollande declared three days of mourning after the assault, as shellshocked France found itself again mourning its dead after attacks on Charlie Hebdo magazine in January 2015 and the November 2015 massacre in Paris.

Trump announces VP pick

Republican White House candidate Donald Trump on Friday announced Mike Pence, the governor of Indiana, as his choice for vice president, ending weeks of intense speculation and putting a conservative stalwart on the ticket. "I am pleased to announce that I have chosen Governor Mike Pence as myVice Presidential running mate," Trump posted on Twitter. The provocative billionaire added that he would host a press conference Saturday at 11:00am (1500 GMT). Trump had earlier stated he would reveal his pick at a Friday press conference in New York, but postponed it after Thursday's horrific attack in Nice, France. Pence, 57, brings all-important executive and congressional experience to the ticket, which could assuage concerns among some conservatives that the Trump lacks governing knowledge or the skills to navigate Congress. Pence spent 12 years in the House of Representatives.

Turkey army in coup attempt

The Turkish military on Friday said that it had launched a coup, in what the prime minister termed an illegal act aimed at usurping the authorities. Soldiers were seen on the streets in Istanbul and Ankara as jets flew low overhead, while ordinary citizens rushed for the safety of their homes after witnessing the coup attempt. "The power in the country has been seized in its entirety," said a military statement quoted by Turkish media. It said the move had been made "in order to ensure and restore constitutional order, democracy, human rights and freedoms and let the supremacy law in the country prevail, to restore order which was disrupted." "All our international agreements and commitments retain their validity. We hope our good relations will continue with all countries in the world." Television pictures showed tanks deployed outside Ataturk airport in Istanbul. Reports said that flights into the airport had been halted. AFP correspondents said that Istanbul had been turned into a ghost town after the events, with people who had been outside for a Friday night rushing to the safety.

United States in Brief

KERRY: Secretary of State John Kerry said on Friday that Washington and Moscow have agreed on "concrete steps" to save the failing Syrian ceasefire. But, appearing with Russia's

Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, he said the details of the deal would not be made public to allow the "quiet business" of peacemaking to continue.

SAILOR: A US sailor who raped a Japanese woman on the southern island of Okinawa was Friday sentenced to 30 months in prison, a court said. Crimes by American military and civilian personnel have sparked protests on crowded Okinawa for decades, sometimes creating tension between security allies Japan and the United States.

EXECUTION: Georgia executed a prisoner by lethal injection early Friday, the first US execution in more than two months, ending a pause that reflects a decline in capital punishment. John Conner, 60, had been imprisoned for 34 years. He was sentenced for fatally beating a friend.

DIPLOMACY: Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has called on the United States to choose diplomacy over intimidation and to fulfil its obligations under a year-old nuclear deal with world powers.

NAVY: The commanders of the US and Chinese navies will meet next week amid mounting tensions over China's claims to much of the South China Sea, the US Navy said Thursday. PENA NIETO: President Barack Obama will host his Mexican counterpart Enrique Pena Nieto at the White House next week, the two governments announced. The pair will meet on July 22.

GOLDMAN SACHS: Investment bank Goldman Sachs said Friday that its hiring of former European Commission head Jose Manuel Barroso was not related to Britain's decision to exit the European Union.

TESLA: A Senate committee on Thursday called on Tesla to explain the role an Autopilot self-driving feature played in a recent fatal crash and what the company was doing about it.

RETAIL: Consumers opened their wallets wider in June, spending big at building and garden supply stores as the summer season kicked in, the Commerce Department reported Friday. Consumer spending, the main driver of the world's largest economy, gained 0.6 percent to $457 billion in June, rising for the third straight month.

SPORT

NBA: Argentina'sManu Ginobili re-signed to return for another NBA season Thursday with the San Antonio Spurs, the only team he has played for. The 38-year-old Ginobili is returning to San Antonio on a contract that will pay him $14 million. He opted out of his $2.9 million contract to become a free agent. Last week, the four-time NBA champion Ginobili announced that he was returning to the Spurs for a 15th season.

GREEN: A Michigan judge agreed to bring forward a pre-trial conference for Draymond Green, the NBA star and Olympic team member accused of striking a university football player at a restaurant at the weekend. Documents showed that Green's conference was brought forward from August 4, the day before the Rio de Janeiro Games begin, to Thursday, July 21.

GOLF: Phil Mickelson followed his stunning opening round with a solid 69 in miserable weather conditions at Royal Troon on Friday to lead the British Open at 10 under par at the halfway stage. The American had been in front overnight after equalling the lowest ever round in a major championship when he shot 63 in glorious conditions on Thursday afternoon.

LPGA: Kim Hyo-Joo celebrated her 21st birthday by seizing a share of the first-round lead at the LPGA Marathon Classic on Thursday alongside fellow South Korean Lee Mi-Rim and Japan's Haru Nomura.

CYCLING: Dutchman Tom Dumoulin won Friday's individual time-trial as Chris Froome extended his lead in the yellow jersey competition after the 13th stage of the Tour de France. It was Dumoulin's second stage victory of the Tour but the big winner was Froome. He finished second and now leads by 1min 46sec overall to Bauke Mollema of the Netherlands.