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Turkey Coup Attempt Commemorated

Turkey's president Recep Tayyip Erdogan warns plotters to expect harsh treatment as thousands of people commemorate the anniversary of a failed coup in Istanbul. Also in the programme, Jupiter's shrinking red spot, and mathematics genius Maryam Mirzakhani dies aged 40. (PHOTO: Crowds in Istanbul. CREDIT: EPA)

Turkey One Year After Failed Coup

Turkey is holding mass rallies to mark the first anniversary of the failed military coup. The Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has rejected criticism of the mass arrests and purges that have followed the coup and said its defeat was a turning point in the history of democracy. We hear from Turkey, Europe and the US to assess the state of the country. Also in the programme: The funeral of the Chinese Nobel Peace laureate and political prisoner Liu Xiaobo; And the new frontier for fake news: computer-generated audio. (Image: A memorial in central Turkey with the names of people killed last year during the failed coup attempt. Credit: Ozan Kose/AFP/Getty Images)

Russia Lobbyist Attended Trump Jr Meeting

A former Soviet counter-intelligence official attended a meeting last year with senior aides to President Donald Trump and his son. Donald Trump Jr's email show he was promised damaging material on Hillary Clinton at the meeting. Also in the programme; two deadly attacks in Egypt and; a personal testimony of the seemingly impossible decisions a firefighter had to grapple with during the recent Grenfell Tower fire in which more than 80 people were killed. (Picture: Donald Trump Jr. delivers a speech during a ceremony for the official opening of the Trump International Tower & Hotel. Credit: Jeff Vinnick/Getty Images)

President Trump Attends France's Bastille Day Parade

American troops march on Paris's Champs Elysee as part of the 14th July celebrations and to mark the centenary of the US's entry into World War One. Also in the programme: Norwegian Nobel Committee chair calls for release of Liu Xiaobo's widow; and actor Simon Russell Beale on celebrating Bach at the Proms. (Photo: French President Emmanuel Macron talks to US President Donald Trump while attending the traditional military parade as part of the Bastille Day celebrations. Credit: EPA/IAN LANGSDON.)

Chinese Dissident Liu Xiaobo Dies

China's best-known dissident, the Nobel Peace laureate Liu Xiaobo, has died at the age of 61. He had recently been moved from prison to hospital for cancer treatment. Western governments and rights organisations had called on Beijing to allow Liu Xiaobo to go overseas for treatment, but those demands were refused. The Chinese artist Ai Weiwei tells us the West made too little effort to press for Mr Liu's release during his years in prison. Also in the progamme: Emmanuel Macron tries to persuade Donald Trump to change his climate stance; And has Hungary broken EU law by pressuring civil society groups? (Image: An undated image of Liu Xiaobo in Beijing. Credit: EPA/Liu Xia)

Trump Goes to Paris

US President is in France for a 2-day visit but do he and Macron have anything in common? Also in the programme: the ethics of the case of baby Charlie Gard and the gamblers who practise "edge-sorting" (Picture: US President Donald Trump waves as he disembarks form Air Force One with First Lady Melania Trump. Credit: AFP/Getty Images)

UAE Minister on Qatar Crisis

UAE's Minister of State for Federal National Council Affairs, Noura al Kaabi, speaks to Newshour on the dispute with Qatar, the fight against terrorism, and the war in Yemen. Also in the programme: FBI nominee says the Russia probe is not witch hunt; and the glove that can decode the alphabet of sign language. (Photograph shows a map of Qatar. Credit: Reuters)

Russia Rejects Trump Jr Story

Russia's foreign minister Sergei Lavrov has called criticism of Donald Trump Jr's meeting with a Russian lawyer '"an absurdity". Also: Net Neutrality 2.0, as firms campaign against proposed changes to how the internet works; and one of the biggest icebergs ever recorded has broken away from Antarctica. Picture: A mug on sale in Moscow displays the faces of Presidents Trump and Putin. Credit: AFP/Getty Images.

Trump Jr's Russia Links

President Trump's eldest son has released a chain of emails showing he was offered "sensitive" information on Hillary Clinton from a Russian lawyer ahead of last year's presidential election. Also in the programme: Brazil's labour reform; and Chairman Mao's handwritten notes sold at auction. (Photograph shows Donald Trump Jr. Credit: EPA)

How Much Did Donald Trump Jr Know?

When Donald Trump Jr had a private meeting with Russian officials, did he know they were offering to help the Trump campaign? Also in the programme: a new vaccine against the sexually-transmitted disease, gonorrhoea; and are the Kurds seeking a truly independent state? (Photo: Donald Trump Jr campaigning for his father in Las Vegas ahead of the elections last year Credit: Getty Images)

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