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Armed conflicts and attacks
M23 rebels hold a military parade of newly-trained recruits in eastern Congolese towns captured by the rebels in an offensive months prior. (AP)
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Business and economy
Uganda announces that it will borrow US$358 million from the African Development Fund, the Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa, and Standard Chartered to fund a power grid link with South Sudan, a road to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and expanded clean water access. (Reuters)
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Disasters and accidents
At least 15 people are killed and 16 others are missing when a cloudburst causes landslides and flooding across Uttarakhand, India. (The Indian Express)
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International relations
Australia announces that it will fund the construction of a new ministerial wing for Papua New Guinea's Parliament House in Port Moresby as the country marks its 50th anniversary of independence. (AP)
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International relations
The United States restores Hungary's full participation in the Visa Waiver Program after the Orbán government implements measures requested to address security concerns. (Reuters)
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International relations
Mercosur signs a free trade agreement with Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, and Switzerland. (AP)
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Law and crime
Colombia's Special Jurisdiction for Peace sentences seven former FARC leaders, including ex-commander Timoleón Jiménez, to up to eight years of reparations work for their role in kidnappings. (AFP via France 24)
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Law and crime
A Brazilian regional federal court orders former president Jair Bolsonaro and the federal government to each pay R$1 million (US$185,528.76) in damages for racist remarks he made in 2021 while in office. (The Guardian)
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Law and crime
In the United States, a New York judge dismisses the two terrorism charges brought against Luigi Mangione, the alleged killer of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, but allows a second-degree murder charge to stand. (BBC News)
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Law and crime
The High Court of Justice issues an interim injunction blocking the deportation of an Eritrean asylum seeker to France under a returns agreement, pending a hearing on his trafficking claim. (Al Jazeera)
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Law and crime
An Italian appellate court approves the extradition to Germany of a Ukrainian national allegedly involved in the 2022 Nord Stream pipeline explosions. The suspect's lawyer says that he plans to appeal the decision to the Supreme Court of Cassation. (AP)
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Law and crime
The Seoul Central District Court issues an arrest warrant for former People Power Party floor leader Kweon Seong-dong on charges of receiving illegal political funds from the Unification Church during the 2022 South Korean presidential election campaign. (The Korea Herald)
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Politics and elections
Matteo Rossi and Lorenzo Bugli are elected the new captains regent of San Marino for the following semester. (San Marino RTV)