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Kenyan cult leader sentenced to 200 years in prison

In tonight's edition, cult leader Paul Mackenzie is sentenced to 200 years in prison for the murder of 190 children starved ‌to death on his orders. Also, in South Africa, activists warn that new data centres could put added pressure on already strained water and electricity supplies. And Senegal continues to celebrate the spirit of sport at the Youth Olympic Games.

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12 Planes in 12 Days: Pope Begins Major Latin America Tour, Weeks After Surgery

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Pope in 'pretty good health' as he starts Latin America tour

Pope Leo travels to Uruguay just three weeks after having surgery for lung cancer.

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Judge Promptly Blocks Work on Trump’s Triumphal Arch After It’s Approved

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News Wrap: Judge blocks construction of Trump's triumphal arch for now

In our news wrap Friday, Trump's plans to build a massive triumphal arch near Arlington National Cemetery have been put on hold, two more top officials resigned from the Justice Department, residents along the Georgia-Tennessee border are returning home after record floodwaters receded, Pope Leo started his 12-day tour of Latin America, and Tesla will wind down production of its Cybertruck.

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Ousted Paraguay president under house arrest after bank collapse

Paraguayan authorities placed ousted president Santiago Peña under house arrest on Friday, shortly after the Senate unanimously removed him from office over a massive banking crisis that locked nearly half of Paraguayans out of their savings. Peña offered his resignation over the scandal, but lawmakers pressed ahead with impeachment proceedings that stripped him of political immunity.

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Tanzania’s Opposition Leader Gets a Four-Year Sentence

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Tanzanian opposition leader jailed in ‘politically motivated’ case

Tanzanian opposition leader Tundu Lissu has been jailed in a case widely condemned as politically motivated.

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‘Message to the West’ bomb threats target European newsrooms, travel

Newsrooms in Ireland and Bulgaria received bomb threats from someone identifying themself as ‘Mikhail Andropov’.

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US: Giant pandas from China make public debut at Atlanta zoo

Ping Ping and Fu Shuang are the first giant pandas to be housed in Zoo Atlanta after a gap of two years.

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Cornell faculty vote 'no confidence' in university leadership after alleged gang rape

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Cornell faculty declares 'no confidence' in university leadership

The university leadership has faced intense criticism for its handling of sexual crimes on campus since a former student filed a lawsuit saying she was drugged and raped at a fraternity house in October 2024.

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Protesters break into Microsoft data centre site in Amsterdam

Data centres face protests across Europe due to the massive amounts of computing power and water they use.

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US asks China to uphold Busan trade deal commitments

The US urged Beijing to meet commitments from a 2025 accord — particularly on agricultural purchases and rare earths supply. China, meanwhile, expressed concern over the US' "economic, trade restrictive" measures.

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Protesters storm site of Microsoft’s planned Amsterdam data centre

Activists in Amsterdam have stormed the site of a proposed Microsoft data centre. Al Jazeera’s Step Vaessen reports.

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Houston mayor curbs cooperation of US city’s police with ICE

People stopped for minor traffic violations will no longer be referred to US Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

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Pope in 'pretty good health' as he starts Latin America tour

News Wrap: Judge blocks construction of Trump's triumphal arch for now

Ousted Paraguay president under house arrest after bank collapse

Tanzanian opposition leader jailed in ‘politically motivated’ case

‘Message to the West’ bomb threats target European newsrooms, travel

US: Giant pandas from China make public debut at Atlanta zoo

Cornell faculty declares 'no confidence' in university leadership

Protesters break into Microsoft data centre site in Amsterdam

US asks China to uphold Busan trade deal commitments

Protesters storm site of Microsoft’s planned Amsterdam data centre

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Pro-Russian hackers leak Italian foreign minister’s data on dark web

Why are oil traders refusing to buy Russian diesel after Trump-Putin deal?

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Kenyan cult leader sentenced to 200 years in prison

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New Zealand election too close to call with over 95% of votes counted

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Nepal’s fight to rebuild after flood disaster

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France braces for new round of student and Yellow Vest protests

Sudan war and climate change see parents struggle to feed their children

Pedro Alliana sworn in as Paraguay president after Santiago Peña's impeachment

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