Top Stories: Sailors Missing After Ship Crash; Confederate Statues Out At UT-Austin

Good morning, here are our early stories:

-- Search For 10 Missing Launched Off Singapore After U.S. Destroyer, Tanker Collide.

-- Driver Plows Into Bus Shelters In Southern France, Killing 1

Person.

-- Confederate Statues Are Coming Down At The University Of Texas.

And here are more early headlines:

Trump To Discuss U.S. Military Plan For Afghanistan Tonight. ( AP)

Barcelona Attack Death Toll Increased To 15 People. ( NBC)

Diplomatic Rift Stalls Qatari Pilgrims' Hajj To Saudi Arabia. ( Reuters)

U.S., South Korea Begin Annual Military Exercises. ( New York Times)

Sierra Leone Landslide Death Toll Nears 500 People. ( AP)

5 U.S. Troops Remain Missing Off Hawaii. ( Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

Kenneth Becomes Major Hurricane In Pacific, No Land Threat Seen. ()

British Big Ben's Bongs Are Stilled For Repairs. ( Telegraph)

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