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Elephant kills 80-year-old US tourist in Zambia
BBC NEWS
An 80-year-old US woman has been killed by an "aggressive" elephant, after it charged at a vehicle during a safari drive in Zambia, local officials said.
Senegal swears in Africa’s youngest elected leader as president
AP NEWS
AKAR, Senegal - Senegal inaugurated Africa’s youngest elected leader as president on Tuesday, as the 44-year-old and previously little-known Bassirou Diomaye Faye completed a dramatic ascent from prison to palace within weeks.
Pressure grows after Israeli airstrike on Gaza charity workers
BBC NEWS
US President Joe Biden has condemned Israel's killing of seven humanitarian aid workers in Gaza.
Baltimore bridge collapse: 6 workers missing presumed dead
DW NEWS
BALTIMORE, USA - The six people who were missing after the Key bridge collapsed are now presumed dead, and the US Coast Guard has said the search for survivors has been suspended.
Tunisia sentences 4 to death over politician's assassination
DW NEWS
TUNIS, Tunisian - A court in the Tunisian capital, Tunis, sentenced four people to death on Wednesday over the assassination of secular opposition leader Chokri Belaid.
Thailand moves to legalise same-sex marriage
BBC NEWS
Thailand has taken a historic step closer to marriage equality after the lower house passed a bill giving legal recognition to same-sex marriage.
Trump predicts ‘bloodbath’ if he loses US election
WASHINGTON DC, USA - Joe Biden tore into Donald Trump’s mental stability at a dinner in Washington DC on Saturday – just as the former president was making verbal gaffes at a campaign rally in Ohio as well as, during remarks on the economy and auto industry, predicting a “bloodbath” for the country if he met defeat in November’s election.
US court blocks strict new immigration law in Texas
BBC
TEXAS, USA - A court has frozen Texas's controversial immigration law, one of the toughest of its kind, in a case being closely watched across the US.
Hong Kong’s new law is 'final nail in coffin', say critics
BBC NEWS
Western leaders, the UN and rights groups have joined a chorus of criticism of Hong Kong's new security law, saying it further erodes freedoms.
Boeing whistleblower found dead of apparent suicide
REUTERS
John Barnett, a former Boeing employee who had reportedly raised concerns about the company's production issues, was found dead of an apparent suicide, according to authorities in South Carolina.