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All of the 19 children and two teachers killed in Tuesday's shooting at an elementary school in Texas were in the same fourth-grade classroom, according to a state official.
The majority of the victims are yet to be officially identified.
US correspondent Kate Fisher reports
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A long-awaited report into law-breaking parties at UK government buildings has been published.
Report author Sue Gray says many of the events she looked into "should not have been allowed to happen".
Sally Patterson has more in London.
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Fresh fighting between the DR Congo government and M23 rebels in North Kivu has sparked a new refugee crisis at the border with Uganda. Thousands of Congolese nationals have been displaced into Uganda in the past two months.
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After visits to Senegal and Niger, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz was in South Africa on Tuesday. Around 600 German companies operate in the country. Topics of discussion between the two nations included trade, education, and the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Mark Roughton reports.
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Pharmaceutical firm Pfizer says it will sell its patent-protected medicines and vaccines which are currently available in the US or EU on a not-for-profit basis to 45 lower-income countries.
It's part of a new accord with nations including Malawi and Rwanda announced at the World Economic Forum on Wednesday.
Rosie Birchard has more.
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India has capped sugar exports at 10 million tonnes for this season to prevent a surge in domestic prices.
It's the country's first curb in six years.
And it comes amid concerns about a global food shortage, partially triggered by another ban that India imposed on wheat exports earlier this month.
Ishan Garg reports.
IN: The world's biggest...US president Joe Biden has demanded that the country "stand up to the gun lobby" following an elementary school shooting in the town of Uvalde, Texas that killed at least 18 students and 1 teacher.
Police identified the suspected gunman as Salvador Ramos, an 18 year old local resident, who was shot and killed by police. The motive remains unknown.
It's the deadliest shooting at a US school since 20 children and six staff members were killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut in 2012.
Speaking from Washington Biden compared the horrific scenes to a battlefield.
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Biden spoke of the grief the parents are facing after losing a young child.
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Biden also demanded that lawmakers act to "stand up to the gun lobby" and pass stricter gun legislation.
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14 school children and one teacher are reported to have been killed at an elementary school in Texas.
The Governor of Texas says the suspect was an 18 year old from the town of Uvalde where the attack occurred.
Our US Correspondent Simon Marks reports.
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Governor Greg Abbott of Texas briefed reporters in the city of Austin.
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British supermodel Kate Moss is expected to testify in the US legal battle between actors Johnny Depp and Amber Heard.
Ms Moss is a former partner of Mr Depp, who is suing Ms Heard, his ex-wife, over a newspaper column in which she claimed to be a victim of domestic abuse.
US correspondent Kate Fisher reports
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