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Updated: 10 hours 15 min ago Obama 'to call for nuclear cuts'US President Barack Obama is to speak at Berlin's Brandenburg Gate, where he is expected to call for cuts in US and Russian nuclear arsenals.
Cameron to update MPs over G8 summitDavid Cameron is to face questions from MPs over the agreements reached at the G8 summit over the crisis in Syria and international tax-dodging.
Afghan-US talks suspendedAfghanistan suspends talks on a bilateral security agreement with the US, citing inconsistencies over the peace process.
N Korea condemns Hitler reportNorth Korea denounces a report that leader Kim Jong-un gave out copies of Adolf Hitler's memoir Mein Kampf to officials on his birthday.
Celtic to open against Ross CountyScottish Premier League champions Celtic will kick off next season at home to Ross County on 3 August.
Moyes faces tough start at Man UtdDavid Moyes begins life as Manchester United manager with a trip to Swansea on the opening weekend of the Premier League.
China's Wanda to buy UK yacht makerDalian Wanda Group, a Chinese property developer, says it will spend £1bn ($1.6bn) to buy a British yacht maker and property in London.
Fifth of charity shops 'could close'Nearly a fifth of Wales' charity shops could close if the Welsh government implements proposed changes to business rate relief, a charities group says.
Top US journalist dies in car crashJournalist Michael Hastings, whose reporting ended the career of US General Stanley McChrystal, has died in a crash in Los Angeles aged 33.
North fit for first Lions TestBritish and Irish Lions wing George North has overcome injury ahead of the first Test against Australia on Saturday.
NHS watchdog faces 'cover-up' claimEngland's healthcare regulator may have covered up knowledge of its own failings after a series of baby deaths at a Cumbria hospital, a report says.
Army leads north India flood rescueMilitary helicopters lead rescue operations in India's flood-hit northern states, where 130 people are now known to have died.
Brazil sends troops to quell protestBrazil is to send troops to five major cities to help restore order after massive protests calling for better education and transport, the justice ministry says.
Family paintings win portrait awardThe winner and runner-up of this year's BP Portrait Award are both artists who have painted portraits of their children.
Toxic substance in Fukushima waterHigh levels of a toxic radioactive isotope, strontium-90, have been found in groundwater at Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant, its operator says.
Japan exports up by most since 2010Japanese exports rose in May at the fastest annual rate since 2010 as the yen weakened, providing a boost to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's plan to revive the economy.
Second man held after mosque arsonA second man is arrested in connection with an arson attack on a mosque in Gloucester.
Surgery reduction hope on cancerSome breast cancer sufferers could be treated with radiotherapy instead of more invasive surgery after a Europe-wide study involving Cardiff doctors.
Police overtime payments increaseOvertime payments by three of Wales' four police forces rose substantially in the last financial year amid UK government efforts to cut costs, figures obtained by the BBC show.
VIDEO: Food label system to be rolled outA new consistent system of front-of-pack food labelling is to be introduced in the UK, the government says.
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