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Atlanta police chief resigns over shooting death
Erika Shields quit after an African-American man, Rayshard Brooks, was shot dead by police on Friday.
Bollywood star Sushant Singh Rajput dies at 34
The film and television actor was found dead in his apartment in the city of Mumbai, police said.
India to use train carriages as coronavirus wards
New emergency plans are announced in Delhi to cope with a surge in Covid-19 cases.
France's ancient burial brotherhood
The Charitable Brothers of Saint-Eloi were founded in the 12th Century to bury plague victims.
South Africa leader's shame over murders of women
Cyril Ramaphosa's remarks come after several femicides amid the lifting of coronavirus restrictions.
Polish leader likens LGBT 'ideology' to communism
The favourite to win Poland's 28 June election denounces gay rights activism as an alien ideology.
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Erika Shields quit after an African-American man, Rayshard Brooks, was shot dead by police on Friday.
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The leaders of Somalia and the self-declared republic of Somaliland are holding rare talks in an effort to end a long-standing feud.
President Mohamed Abdullahi "Farmajo" Mohamed of Somalia and the head of Somaliland’s administration, Muse Bihi Abdi, are meeting in neighbouring Djibouti.
The main point of contention is Somaliland’s political status following its decision to declare independence in 1991.
This was rejected by the government in Mogadishu and Somaliland has not been internationally recognised.
Djibouti's President Ismail Omar Guelleh and the Ethiopian Prime Minister and Nobel Peace Prize winner Abiy Ahmed are playing a mediation role at the meeting.
Mr Guelleh tweeted that the talks were a "perfect illustration" of regional efforts to resolve differences through dialogue.
The resumption of the talks between Somalia and Somaliland is a perfect illustration of the continued determination of the leaders of the region to resolve differences through dialogue.
In recent years rival Gulf states have taken sides, which has raised tensions.
Mr Abiy was awarded to the Nobel prize last year for making peace in 2018 with Ethiopia's bitter foe Eritrea - ending a 20-year military stalemate following their 1998-2000 border war.
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Two UN peacekeepers have been killed in Mali in an attack on a convoy in the north of the country.
The vehicles had stopped while travelling from Tessalit to Gao on Saturday when unidentified gunmen opened fire, a UN statement said.
The victims are reported to be Egyptian.
The head of UN force Minusma, Mahamat Saleh Annadif, condemned the attack and said every effort would be made to apprehend those behind it.
More than 13,000 international troops are in Mali to contain violence caused by various armed groups in the north and centre of the country, including jihadists linked to al-Qaeda and the Islamic State group.
The film and television actor was found dead in his apartment in the city of Mumbai, police said.
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Turkey has announced the last-minute postponement of a visit by the Russian foreign and defence ministers for discussions that had been expected to focus on ending the fighting in Libya.
Ankara and Moscow support opposing sides in the conflict, which has displaced tens of thousands of people since April last year.
The Turks support the government based in Libya’s capital, Tripoli.
Russia backs the other side, supporting renegade General Khalifa Haftar - who in recent weeks has suffered a series of major defeats.
The government side has pushed his forces far back into eastern Libya and it may well want to carry on advancing and seizing ground.
But earlier this week, Russia said it shared with Turkey a desire to create conditions for talks and reconciliation.
Turkish media had suggested that the Syrian conflict would also be discussed.
United States president Donald Trump says he will not watch the NFL or the US Soccer sides if players do not stand for the national anthem.
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