The disunited kingdom

Nick Miller 1:47 PM   This disunited kingdom is reeling away from its referendum like a punch-drunk boxer, unfocused, bloodied, angry, flailing in every direction.

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US scraps ban on transgender soldiers

Defense Secretary Ash Carter speaks during a news conference at the Pentagon.

Within one year, transgender individuals would be allowed to join the armed forces, provided they have been "stable" in their preferred gender for 18 months, he said.

Saudi Arabia fury for rights groups' criticism

Complicated relationship: US Secretary of State John Kerry with Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir.

Saudi Arabia said it was "alarmed and outraged" by calls for the kingdom to be suspended from the UN Human Rights Council until Saudi-led coalition stops killing civilians in Yemen.

Who are the candidates in race to lead Tories? 

Left to right: Theresa May; Michael Gove; Liam Fox; and Stephen Crabb.

6:30 AM   There are five candidates competing for the position of leader of Britain's Conservative Party. Here is what you need to know. 

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Brexit: Boris Johnson pulls out of UK leadership race

Former London mayor Boris Johnson waves after announcing he will not run for leadership.

Nick Miller 5:13 PM   Boris Johnson has withdrawn from the race to be the next British prime minister, less than a week after leading the Leave campaign to victory.

Women may lead US, Germany, UK

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks during a rally in Raleigh, North Carolina, on June 22.

Jena McGregor 5:13 PM   The possibility that women could lead the United States, Britain and Germany at the same time is now a very real one.

Israeli teenager fatally stabbed in West Bank settlement

Rina Ariel touches the body of her slain  daughter Hallel, 13, during her funeral inside the Jewish West Bank settlement ...

Diaa Hadid and Myra Noveck 3:06 PM   A Palestinian teenager scrambled over a fence, ran into a house and stabbed an Israeli-American girl to death as she slept.

The disunited kingdom

Tourists make their way over Westminster Bridge the day after the majority of the British public voted to leave the ...

Nick Miller 1:47 PM   This disunited kingdom is reeling away from its referendum like a punch-drunk boxer, unfocused, bloodied, angry, flailing in every direction.

Stop bashing GMO foods, more than 100 Nobel laureates say

Nobel Laureate Brian Schmidt signed the letter condemning Greenpeace's anti-GMO stance

Niraj Chokshi 12:23 PM   More than 100 Nobel laureates have a message for Greenpeace: Quit the GMO-bashing.

Istanbul airport attackers were from Russia, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan

Mourners at the funeral of Gulsen Bahadir, 28, a Turkish Airlines flight attendant killed in the attack.

Humeyra Pamuk and Daren Butler 11:52 AM   One of the three suspected Islamic State bomber who killed 43 people was from Dagestan, which borders Chechnya, a Turkish official says.

Australian Michael Quinn facing US child porn allegations

Michael Quinn worked at a Melbourne IVF clinic.

10:26 AM   Australian rugby player and accused attempted child sex trafficker Michael Quinn's US legal troubles appear set to get worse after the alleged discovery of "suspected child pornography" on his iPhone.

'It makes House of Cards look like Teletubbies': How Michael Gove's 'cuckoo nest plot' sank Boris Johnson

Justice Secretary and leading Brexit campaigner Michael Gove is the darling of the media barons.

Gordon Rayner 9:20 AM   Johnson-backer Nigel Evans MP was asked whether Boris Johnson had been stabbed him in the back. "That's about it," he said. "It makes House of Cards look like Teletubbies."

'I'll never forgive you': 60 Minutes mum lashes out over charge

Sally Faulkner with daughter Lahela, 6.

Jorge Branco 8:12 AM   Brisbane mother Sally Faulkner tells of "parental alienation".

Donald Trump White House is just as likely as Brexit, say odds makers

Donald Trump has a 27 per cent chance of winning White House, according to one oddsmaker.

Dara Doyle 5:57 AM   What are the chances of UK still being in the European Union for another four years and beyond? About the same as Donald Trump winning the U.S. presidency, according to oddsmakers.

'Donald Trump where are you?'

A naked man jumps off the rear staircase ledge above the TKTS Broadway ticket booth in New York's Times Square.

5:33 AM   Police say a naked man shouting about presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump jumped off the back of a large grandstand in Times Square above the booth where discounted Broadway tickets are sold.

Australian woman, 73, sentenced to death in Vietnam on heroin charges

An Australian woman has been sentenced to death in Vietnam.

5:21 AM   "We are concerned that an Australian citizen has been sentenced to death in Vietnam," the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade said.

Sally Faulkner, Adam Whittington charged with kidnapping

Ms Faulker - the subject of a botched 60 Minutes child recovery - with children Lahela and Noah.

Latika Bourke 4:54 AM   Brisbane mother Sally Faulkner and child recovery agent Adam Whittington have been charged with kidnapping her two children in Lebanon.

US Joint Base Andrews given all clear after lockdown over false active shooter report

Air Force One departs Andrews Air Force Base for Cuba.

1:10 AM   Officials at a US military base near Washington DC have given the all clear after it was placed on lockdown on Thursday due to a report of an active shooter.

The dark mood pushing politics towards the far right

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French far right party Front National (FN) candidate Marine Le Pen celebrates during the election night rally ...

Sian Powell   A brand of angry nationalism is flowering across Europe, polarising communities and and fuelling the rise of right-wing parties.

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Plagiarised lessons and deceptive tactics: a look inside the Trump Institute

What next? Donald Trump in the White House?!

Jonathon Martin   Putting his name on products and services - and collecting fees - was often where Trump's actual involvement began and ended.

Father killed in Turkey attack was trying to save his son from IS

Fathi Bayoudh, seen here in his army uniform, was a "rather severe" man who "would have done anything" for his only son ...

Lilia Blaise   Fathi Bayoudh and his wife were hoping to be reunited with their radicalised son. Instead he became a victim of terrorism.

Indian couple accused of faking widely praised Everest climb

Dinesh and Tarakeshwari Rathod claimed to have climbed Mount Everest.

Adam Taylor   Climbing experts say the couple's timeline and photos from the expedition don't make sense.

David Cameron tells Jeremy Corbyn: 'For heaven's sake, go!'

David Cameron urged Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn to step aside.

Griff Witte   Pressure grows for UK Labour leader to resign, with outgoing PM and party predecessors all urging him to step aside.

Scottish leader's plea to stay in Europe rebuffed in Brussels

Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon wants Scotland to stay in the EU despite the 'Brexit'.

Alastair Macdonald and Robin Emmott   Scottish leader got a "sympathetic" hearing in Brussels as she pleaded her case for Scots to stay in the EU.

US-led strikes pound Fallujah, killing 250 Islamic State militants

A destroyed vehicle in Fallujah on Tuesday.

Phil Stewart   Deadly air-strikes around Fallujah have killed about 250 Islamic State fighters, according to a US official.

'You are not going to die out here': Lauren Conner's terrifying night on a river

John Woodrow Cox   Lauren Conner laughed when she first slipped off the boat.