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Colombia unrest: President Duque pledges police reform after protests

Colombian President Iván Duque has vowed to modernise the country's police and increase oversight of officers. ...

Burkina Faso attack: More than 130 killed in village raid

Armed men have killed over 132 people in an attack on a village in northern Burkina Faso, the country's worst attack in recent years, the government says. ...

Putin sees 'double standard' in US Capitol riot prosecutions

Russian President Vladimir Putin has accused the US of double standards for its treatment of the Capitol rioters. ...

Covid: China's Sinovac vaccine gets WHO emergency approval

The World Health Organization (WHO) has approved China's Sinovac Covid vaccine for emergency use. ...

Canada-wide search urged as children's remains found

Indigenous groups in Canada have demanded a nationwide search for further graves after the discovery of the remains of 215 children. ...

Texas Democrats walk out over 'discriminatory' voting bill

Democrats have walked out of the Texan House of Representatives, blocking a bill on voting that has been criticised as racially discriminatory. ...

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. ...