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One of two candidates to succeed David Cameron as Britain's Prime Minister has been accused of exaggerating her banking experience to bolster her leadership credentials.

• William James
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Britain's next prime minister, tasked with negotiating the country's exit from the EU, will be chosen by September 9 following a vote of the ruling Conservative Party's 150,000 grassroots members.

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• Georgina Mitchell, Josephine Tovey and Megan Levy
• 50m ago

"Snipers" have shot dead four police officers and injured at least six other officers in Dallas, Texas during a protest over recent fatal police shootings in the US.

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• Josephine Tovey
• 1h ago

Latest developments as five Dallas police officers are killed and seven injured during protests against the shooting of black men by police.

• Georgina Mitchell
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Eleven law enforcement officers have been shot in Dallas during a peaceful protest rally.

• David Wroe

Former Labor leader Simon Crean has said there is a "strong causation" between the controversial 2003 Iraq invasion and the immediate terrorism threat that Australia faces today.

• Yeganeh Torbati and Wiktor Szary

US President Barack Obama urges NATO leaders to stand firm against a resurgent Russia over its seizure of Crimea from Ukraine.

• Peter Mares

Young mother searches for stability and a visa.

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• Nick O'Malley

A nation already struck with fear has again watched horror spread and blood spill across its streets.

A state-owned Russian television station showed a video Thursday of what it claims was a brawl between an alleged US spy and a Russian security guard at an entrance to the American Embassy in Moscow.

• Philip Pullella

Conspiracy trial ends with guilty verdicts for "the Pope lobbyist" and freedom for Vatican journalists who published secrets.

• Maher Sattar

Attackers targeted Bangladesh's largest gathering for the Eid al-Fitr holiday, killing three and injuring several.

• Philip Pullella

Conspiracy trial ends with guilty verdicts for "the Pope lobbyist" and freedom for Vatican journalists who published secrets.

NATO leaders will display their resolve towards a resurgent Russia at a summit in Warsaw despite what many see as a weakening of the West due to Britain's vote to leave the European Union.

French biotech firm Valneva says it has produced a possible vaccine against the mosquito-borne Zika virus.

• Danielle Paquette

As Lavish Reynolds watched blood drench her boyfriend's shirt, she didn't scream of cry. She remained polite. This is why.

• Andrea Peterson

When police fatally shot Philando Castile, Lavish Reynolds turned to Facebook and began live-streaming the gruesome aftermath. As the view count mounted, Facebook removed it.

A man was shot by a policeman during a routine traffic stop in Minnesota in a graphic event that had been caught on a Facebook Live video stream.

• Melissa Eddy

International women's rights groups have long bemoaned the lack of effective legislation to protect women against sexual violence in Germany, and the strict requirements for filing criminal complaints

Michael Gove's elimination from the leadership race means the UK will have its first woman PM since Margaret Thatcher.