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Police are out in force on the streets of the Kenyan capital Nairobi, after calls for more demonstrations against the embattled government of President William Ruto. As protestors gather in the central business district, police in riot gear fire tear gas, repelling some people with batons. Even as street protests have eased since dozens of people were killed and parliament stormed in late June, activists are still demanding the president's resignation, and calling for new rallies using the hashtag "RutoMustGo". IMAGES
EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell urges faster aid deliveries to Gaza, and said the bloc was debating calling for a "humanitarian pause" in Israel's campaign against Hamas. SOUNDBITE
Après les 6 % de hausse de prix l’an dernier qui n’ont pas fait bouger la consommation de tabac, le coût du paquet de cigarettes est remajoré de 6 %. Réactions des fumeurs dans les rues de Metz.
The United States criticizes Israel's far-right national security minister for leading prayers at the flashpoint Al-Aqsa mosque compound, saying he has hurt efforts for talks toward a Gaza ceasefire. "Not only is it unacceptable, it detracts from what we think is a vital time, as we are working to get this ceasefire deal across the finish line," State Department spokesman Vedant Patel tells reporters. SOUNDBITE
World Health Organization (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus calls an "emergency" meeting of international representatives to discuss the spread of the mpox virus. With mpox spreading outside of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Tedros adds that the WHO emergency committee would meet "as soon as possible" to advise him on "whether the outbreak represents a public health emergency of international concern". SOUNDBITE