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Philippines human rights lawyer shot dead on Negros Island
Al Jazeera
NEGROS ISLAND, Phillipines, - A human rights lawyer, who provided assistance to families of recently slain sugarcane farmers, was shot dead in central Philippines, becoming the 34th member of the legal profession killed since President Rodrigo Duterte came to power in 2016.
Colorado man pleads guilty to wife, daughter's murders
BBC News
WELD COUNTY, Colorado, USA - Colorado man, Chris Watts, has pleaded guilty to killing his pregnant wife and daughters.
Cameroon kidnap: Bamenda students freed
BBC News
Students kidnapped from a boarding school in Cameroon's North-West region have been freed, officials say.
Trump plans to end birthright citizenship
Aljazeera
Washington, UNITED STATES: The US government is planning to end birthright citizenship for babies of non-citizens and undocumented immigrants born on US soil, President Donald Trump said in an interview on Tuesday.
Hurricane Michael: 'Extremely dangerous' storm set to hit Florida
BBC
Hurricane Michael has been upgraded to an "extremely dangerous" category 4 storm, hours before it is due to make landfall in Florida.
Bangladesh court sentences 19 to death over 2004 attack
Al Jazeera
DHAKA, Bangladesh - A Dhaka court has handed down death penalty to 19 people, including two former ministers, and sentenced a top opposition leader to life imprisonment over a 2004 attack on the current Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
Majorca flash flood kills at least six on Spanish island
BBC News
At least six people have died and nine are feared missing in flash flooding on the Spanish island of Majorca.
US and Canada clinch new trade deal
Al Jazeera News
Negotiators from Canada and the United States went down to the wire but were able to reach an agreement on a new free trade pact that will include Mexico, the governments announced late on Sunday night.
Israeli forces tear down protest camp near Khan al-Ahmar
Al Jazeera News
Israeli forces have dismantled several shacks that were set up by Palestinian protesters close to the Bedouin village of Khan al-Ahmar.
Afghanistan: Death toll soars to 68 in suicide bomb attack
Al Jazeera News
The death toll from a suicide bomb attack at a protest gathering in the eastern Afghan province of Nangarhar on Tuesday has risen to 68, with 165 wounded, a government official said.