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Colombia protests: Duque sends military to Cali

Colombian President Iván Duque says he is sending the military to restore order in the city of Cali after weeks of deadly anti-government protests. ...

Afghanistan: Bus blast kills three university staff

At least three teachers have died and 15 more people have been wounded after a roadside bomb hit a bus carrying university staff in Afghanistan. ...

Germany officially recognises colonial-era Namibia genocide

Germany has officially acknowledged committing genocide during its colonial occupation of Namibia, and announced financial aid worth more than €1.1bn (£940m; $1.34bn). ...

Russian hackers target aid groups in new cyber-attack, says Microsoft

Microsoft says another wave of Russian cyber-attacks has targeted government agencies and human rights groups in 24 countries, most in the US. ...

San Jose shooting: 'Multiple fatalities' in California shooting

A gunman has opened fire in a commuter train yard in California, killing "multiple" people, police say. ...

Italy cable car fall: Three arrested over fatal accident

Three people have been arrested in Italy over Sunday's cable car accident that left 14 dead. ...

Mali's coup leader Assimi Goïta seizes power again

Mali's president and prime minister have been ousted by the officer who led last year's coup and became vice-president of an interim government. ...

Belarus flights redirected after Roman Protasevich's arrest

Several European airlines have said that they will not fly over Belarus, days after a dissident journalist was arrested on a flight diverted to Minsk. ...

China ultramarathon: Severe weather kills 21 runners

Twenty-one runners have died after extreme weather struck a long-distance race in north-western China. ...

Nord Stream 2: Biden waives US sanctions on Russian pipeline

The Biden administration has waived sanctions on a company building a controversial gas pipeline between Russia and Germany. ...

New York prosecutor says Trump inquiry now 'criminal'

The New York attorney general's office says it is investigating the Trump Organization "in a criminal capacity". ...

Migrants reach Spain's Ceuta enclave in record numbers

At least 6,000 migrants have reached Spain's Ceuta enclave from neighbouring Morocco, a record number over a single day, Spanish officials say. ...

Thailand: Record number of Covid cases as prison clusters grow

Thailand has seen its highest number of daily Covid cases, with the majority of the new infections stemming from the country's overcrowded prisons. ...

India's Covid crisis hits Covax vaccine-sharing scheme

The international scheme to ensure equal access to Covid-19 vaccines is 140 million doses short because of India's continuing Covid crisis. ...

Taliban capture Afghan district ahead of Eid ceasefire

The Taliban have taken control of a district near the Afghan capital, Kabul, a day before a three-day ceasefire is due to begin. ...

US fuel pipeline hackers 'didn't mean to create problems'

A cyber-criminal gang that took a major US fuel pipeline offline over the weekend has acknowledged the incident in a public statement. ...

Agent Orange: French court rejects lawsuit against chemical companies

A French court has thrown out a bid by a former journalist to hold companies to account for supplying the toxic herbicide "Agent Orange" during the Vietnam War. ...