Theresa May, UK’s home secretary, is set to become the next prime minister of the United Kingdom after her major opponent, Andrea Leadsom, pulled out of the contest to become Conservative Party leader.
Mike Rawlings, Mayor of the city of Dallas, says authorities believe that Micah Johnson, the man accused of killing five police officers in a gun attack during a protest rally in Dallas, acted alone and that the city is now safe.
Five police officers have been killed in Dallas, USA and seven others wounded by gunmen during protests against the shooting of black men by police. Two civilians were also wounded in the attack.
The U.S. National Institutes of Health said it will fund a study to monitor U.S. athletes, coaches and members of the Olympic Committee staff for exposure to Zika virus while in Brazil, with the hope of gaining better understanding of how it persists in the body and the potential risks it poses.
Argentina and Barcelona football star, Lionel Messi, and his father Jorge Messi have been handed a 21-month suspended prison sentence each for defrauding the Spanish government of €4.1 million in taxes between 2007 and 2009.