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Conservative MPs are continuing the process of whittling down leadership candidates to replace UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson. Four contenders are still in the running - one person is set to be eliminated later. Alex Cadier has more.
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A U.S court in Texas has sentenced two Nigerian founders of a fintech company to 27 months in prison for their role in sending $160 million in fraud earnings to Nigeria through their company, Ping Express U.S. LLC.
According to a statement by the US Department of Justice the firm acknowledged it failed to maintain an effective anti-money laundering and unlicensed money transmission programme over the last three years.
Ajeck Mangut reports from Abuja
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The UK is set for record temperatures later with a red weather warning put out across much of England.
Transport services have been heavily impacted with many trains running slower than usual for safety reasons.
Chris Jones reports
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The European Union and China are holding virtual trade talks after months of delays.
Beijing and Brussels concluded negotiations on a major trade and investment agreement in 2020, but ratification of the accord has been on ice for more than a year amid strained ties.
The Swedish born American pop artist Claes (Klahs) Odenburg has died.
He was known for monumental sculptures of ordinary objects displayed in public spaces.
Rachel Silverman reports from San Francisco.
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A 77-page report investigating the massacre at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas has found "systemic failures and egregious poor decision making" blighted the police response, after officers waited for more than an hour in the school hallways before breaching the classroom and killing the gunman.
Our US Correspondent Benji Hyer has read the report revealing what happened as 19 students and two teachers were murdered almost two months ago in the deadliest school shooting in nearly a decade.
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The trial has begun of President Donald Trump's former chief strategist, Steve Bannon.
He faces two counts of contempt of Congress after he defied a subpoena from the House select committee that's investigating the January 6th attack on the U.S. Capitol.
From Washington, Kate Fisher reports
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Record temperatures across the UK are causing enormous concerns for rail bosses across the UK.
A red extreme heat warning has been issued across England and an amber warning for Wales and Scotland, as temperatures soar well into 30 degrees celsius.
Chris Jones has more.
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As the UK experiences an unprecedented heatwave the Met Office is awaiting confirmation record temperatures have been measured in Wales. Forecasters predict some areas in England could hit 40 degrees Celsius or 104 degrees Fahrenheit this week, with extreme weather warnings issued across swathes of the country. Laura Makin-Isherwood has more from London.
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Nigeria's inflation rate has risen to 18.6 percent.
It's the highest since 2017 when it was 18.7 percent.
Correspondent Tesem Akende reports.
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