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Summary: We look to Nouakchott as Arab leaders gather to attend the Arab League Summit and then cross to Philadelphia to hear about day one of the Democratic National Convention. Plus: the latest on a mass-stabbing attack in Japan and US telecom giant Verizon’s $4.8bn buyout of Yahoo.