Politics
>>Delegates threaten to walk out of convention in protest
Rancor and hard-edged attacks dominated the start of the Republican National Convention on Monday as speakers branded Hillary Clinton as a liar who deserved to be in prison and two African-American Republicans ridiculed the Black Lives Matter movement. The New York Times
>>Erdogan has jailed 20,000 people over coup so far
Turkey purged its police on Monday after rounding up thousands of soldiers in the wake of a failed military coup, and said it could reconsider its friendship with the United States unless Washington hands over a cleric Ankara blames for the putsch. Reuters
Confusion is rife in Turkey on Monday, as finger-pointing and misinformation plagues an effort to figure out who is behind the effort to putsch the government of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Vice News
>>May: ‘Brexit means Brexit’
New British Prime Minister Theresa May will use the first meeting of her senior ministers on Tuesday to tell them they must all play their part in making Britain’s exit from the European Union a success. Reuters
Conflict
>>Kim’s go-to move
North Korea has launched three ballistic missiles in Pyongyang’s latest defiance of United Nations resolutions against the use of such military technology. Al Jazeera
>>Indian communist insurgents attack paramilitaries
At least 10 Indian paramilitary soldiers were killed in an attack by Maoist rebels in a forest area in eastern India, police said Tuesday. Associated Press
Human rights
>>Living in fear, then worst fear comes true
An Indian student is recovering in hospital after being gang-raped by a group of men, including some charged with sexually assaulting her three years earlier, police have said. AFP
Environment
>>Iraqi marshes are making a comeback
UNESCO has named Iraqi marshlands once ravaged by dictator Saddam Hussein as a world heritage site, a bright spot for a country where jihadists have repeatedly sought to wipe out history. The Guardian
>>Algae caused a state of emergency in Florida
Nearly 240 square miles of Lake Okeechobee, the largest freshwater lake in Florida, are covered in a scum of blue-green algae that has also traveled down nearby waterways and out to the coastline. Grist
Editor’s picks
>>U.S. does it all the time. Can Turkey?
In light of the presence on U.S. soil of someone the Turkish government regards as a “terrorist” and a direct threat to its national security, would Turkey be justified in dispatching a weaponized drone over Pennsylvania to find and kill Gulen if the U.S. continues to refuse to turn him over, or sending covert operatives to kidnap him? The Intercept
>>An outside perspective
Ahead of the Republican and Democratic conventions, I spoke with four foreign correspondents about how they’re making sense of the 2016 election and explaining the campaign to their audience. The Atlantic
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