Bullfighter and bull runner die in Spain and other top stories.

• Bullfighter and bull runner die in Spain

  

  Video will begin in 5 seconds. Matador killed in Spain bullfight A 29-year-old professional bullfighter has been killed in the ring, the second bull-related death in a single day. PT0M51S 620 349 Madrid: A man participating in a village bull run and a bull fighter have been killed in Spain while another two men were gored at the world-famous festival in Pamplona.Victor Barrio, a 29-year-old professional bullfighter, was killed when a bull's horn pierced his chest in front of ..

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• Obama cites guns as contributing to tensions between police, communities

  

  WARSAW, Poland — After a crushing week of attacks, protests and anger, President Barack Obama touched on the values that unite Americans before diving headlong into the debate over guns, one of the most divisive issues of his presidency. The president, speaking on Saturday at the NATO summit here, suggested that the licensed gun in the car of Philando Castile, who was shot by police in Minnesota during a routine traffic stop, had contributed to the tragedy there. Castile died as his girlfriend ..

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• Dallas shooting: Who was Micah Xavier Johnson?

  

  Video will begin in 5 seconds. Dallas shooting: Obama denies US divided President Obama urges Americans not to see the country as being riven into opposing groups, seeking to soothe raw emotions after a "painful" week of deadly shootings. PT1M25S 620 349 Dallas, Texas: They called him X – as in his middle initial. Some thought him cool – "not a violent or rough dude," in the judgment of Israel Cooper, a mate who'd known him for a couple of years.When Micah Xavier Johnson was ..

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• NATO commits to fund Afghan forces to 2020

  

  A woman holds a banner during an anti-NATO protest joined by hundreds in Warsaw, Poland, on Saturday. Photo: AP Warsaw: NATO allies have agreed to help fund Afghan security forces to the tune of around $US1 billion ($1.3 billion) annually over the next three years, despite public fatigue in Western countries about their involvement in the long-running conflict.Fifteen years since the United States invaded to topple the Taliban rulers who had harboured al-Qaed..

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• Brexit: British government rejects petition calling for second EU referendum

  

  Brexit: British government rejects petition calling for second EU referendum Updated July 10, 2016 04:52:32 The British Government has rejected an online petition signed by 4.1 million people calling for a new referendum on whether to leave the European Union. Key points:The petition called for a re-vote should the winning vote be less than 60 per centUK Foreign Office says no such threshold was placed on the voteObama says to 'expect Brexit to stick' Britons voted by..

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