Interior minister Theresa May will become Britain's prime minister on July 13, with the task of steering its withdrawal from the European Union, after rival Andrea Leadsom abruptly terminated her disastrous leadership campaign.

Portugal found an unlikely hero as Eder's thunderous finish deep into extra time secured their first European Championship title after they overcame the early loss of Cristiano Ronaldo to snatch a 1-0 victory over hosts France on July 10.

US President Barack Obama met the king of Spain and acting Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy on July 10, but the trip that was meant to show solidarity with Europe has been overshadowed by violent events in the United States.

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK)'s military said on July 11 it will take "physical response" to a move by the United States and the Republic of Korea (RoK) to deploy the advanced THAAD missile defense system to the Korean peninsula to counter the threat from the DPRK.

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's ruling coalition won a landslide victory on July 10 in an election for parliament's upper house, despite concerns about his economic policies and plans to revise the nation’s post-war pacifist constitution for the first time.

Islamic State lost an area the size of Ireland - a quarter of its territory - to hostile forces in the last 18 months in Iraq and Syria and is likely to further step up attacks on civilians in coming months, IHS said in a report on July 10.

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.

Militants shot down a military helicopter near Palmyra in Syria, killing two Russian pilots on board, Interfax news agency said, quoting Russia's defense ministry.

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) fired a ballistic missile from a submarine on July 10, but it appears to have failed soon after launch, the Republic of Korea's military said.

Air strikes killed 23 people at a holiday spot in Syria's Idlib province while at least 25 died when rebels shelled government-held areas of Aleppo city on July 8, the last day of a 72-hour ceasefire announced by the Syrian army, a war monitor said.