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Kenya Azimio demonstrations: Schools shut as police battle protesters
BBC
NAIROBI, Kenya - Kenya has closed schools in the country's two main cities as a three-day opposition protest kicks off with demonstrators confronting police.
Trump loses immunity shield in defamation lawsuit
BBC NEWS
Ex-President Donald Trump can be held liable for disparaging comments he made about a woman who accused him of rape, the US Department of Justice has said.
Argentina police officers jailed for life for racial killing
DW NEWS
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - A Court in Argentina on Tuesday sentenced three police officers to life imprisonment for the racially motivated killing of Lucas González, a teenager, in November 2021.
Dutch government collapses over immigration policy dispute
CNN
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands - Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said Monday he would step down as leader of the country’s ruling party and leave politics, after his government collapsed over immigration policy, Dutch national broadcaster and CNN affiliate NOS reported.
Cocaine found in White House sparks brief evacuation
BBC NEWS
The US Secret Service is investigating after cocaine was found at the White House on Sunday night.
AI linked to layoffs in surprising industry
CNN
SILICON VALLEY, CALIFORNIA - Many have raised alarms about the potential for artificial intelligence to displace jobs in the years ahead, but it’s already causing upheaval in one industry where workers once seemed invincible: tech.
16 abused children freed in Philippines after man’s arrest in Sydney
CNN
MANILA, Phillippines - Sixteen children allegedly abused in the Philippines have been rescued after Australian police found sexually explicit material on the phone of a man arrested in Sydney.
Canadian wildfire smoke is blanketing the US again
CNN
CHICAGO, USA - Over 80 million people from the Midwest to the East Coast are under air quality alerts as smoke from the Canadian wildfires sweeps across the US border Tuesday, prompting beach closures, warnings about reduced visibility and calls to stay indoors.
Brewery leak turns sea red in Japan
CNN
NAGO CITY, Japan - Visitors to a beach resort city in southwest Japan got a shock on Tuesday when they woke to discover the usually crystal-clear sea had turned an ominous shade of red – after a local brewery sprung a leak.
Anger in Paris after police kill teen in traffic stop
BBC NEWS
Protests and unrest erupted in the Paris region overnight after police shot dead a 17-year-old who failed to stop when ordered to by traffic police.
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