Today's Headlines: Obama calls for calm after shootings, Arrests as Turkey targets coup 'virus', 'Deal on damages' for MH17 victims

Obama calls for calm after shootings

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Top News Stories Obama calls for calm after shootings US President Barack Obama calls for restraint after three police officers were shot dead in the city of Baton Rouge in Louisiana. Arrests as Turkey targets coup 'virus' Arrests in Turkey after Friday's failed coup rise to around 6,000, as President Erdogan vows to cleanse state bodies of the "virus" that caused it. France 'must act' to stop attacks In the wake of the Nice attack, former French President Nicolas Sarkozy says the government is not doing enough to provide security. 'Deal on damages' for MH17 victims Malaysia Airlines settles damages with relatives of most victims of flight MH17 which was shot down over Ukraine, the lawyer for the victims says.   Boris Johnson to meet EU counterparts Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson is set to meet his European Union counterparts for the first time during talks in Brussels later. Stories from India How Bollywood is fighting 'irrational' censorship in India The BBC Asian Network's Haroon Rashid speaks to Bollywood actors about the battle between creative freedom and censorship in India. Parliament to take up key tax bill The tensions in Indian-administered Kashmir and the Goods and Services Tax are the main issues expected to dominate the parliament session. The Indian state that is obsessed with beef fry The Kerala beef fry is the stuff of legend, the great social binder and fuel for heady political debate.

From the BBC Cultural Calendar On now: Sheetal Gattani Work by the abstract artist is on display at the Chemould Prescott Road Gallery in Mumbai, until 21 July.   Find out more about exciting events around the world in the BBC Cultural Calendar.   Top Videos Barack Obama: 'Attacks on police are an attack on all of us' US conventions: Hough protests, 50 years on Stigma and ignorance about HIV in South Africa Punishment rules found in IS school Magazine VIDEO: I trekked across Europe so I could go to school safely Eleven-year-old Israa trekked more than 2,000 miles (3,000km) with her family to northern Europe after their home in Syria was destroyed. They often had to walk, pushing her disabled sister in a wheelchair across muddy fields. Exodus: Our Journey To Europe is broadcast on BBC Two on 11, 12 and 13 July. Watch other migrants' stories every day this week online. Includes music by Simon Russell. Sport England v Pakistan: Tourists win Lord's thriller England are denied a record Lord's victory by Pakistan, following an inspired bowling display from the tourists. Stenson holds off Mickelson to win The Open Henrik Stenson becomes the first Swede to win The Open after an enthralling tussle with Phil Mickelson at Royal Troon. Davis Cup: Kyle Edmund win seals GB victory over Serbia Kyle Edmund beats Serbia's Dusan Lajovic to give Great Britain an unassailable 3-1 lead to take them into the Davis Cup semi-finals.

Business Softbank to buy ARM Holdings for £24bn Japan's Softbank is to buy ARM Holdings, one of the UK's biggest technology companies, for £24bn ($32bn) it has confirmed. Brexit 'will be horrible for UK economy' The vote to leave the European Union will have a "horrible" impact on the UK economy, which could "judder to a halt", a leading fund manager warns.   Technology Softbank to buy ARM Holdings for £24bn Japan's Softbank is to buy ARM Holdings, one of the UK's biggest technology companies, for £24bn ($32bn) it has confirmed. German police in 'hate speech' raids German police carry out raids on 60 addresses, targeting people suspected of posting hate content on social media.

Autos How Pokémon Go is changing transport The weird ways the year's biggest fad affects mobility   The minimalist future of Audi How the auto industry is bidding car keys and dashboard buttons farewell Capital Is full-time work bad for our brains? Why anyone over 40 should consider a 25-hour week   Is volunteering a luxury for the rich? Are expensive gap year tours more about selfies than sacrifice? Culture The secret pantomime of power An image that reveals as much as it hides   The man who destroyed all he owned What an artist can teach us about the value of things Earth Is this the world's cutest cat? No not this one. Her kitten   How wildlife copes with extreme weather How Britain's butterflies and birds cope with unpredictable weather and extremes Future An umbrella to explore deep space A spacecraft that will sail away on the solar wind   The robots that risk all The drones that defuse the most dangerous devices Travel The nation that hates to be late Which came first – the precise timekeepers or the precise people?   Where the water is too pure to touch You must navigate this underground lake by boat

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