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South Sudan's President Salva Kiir pledges he would not return the country to war, in a speech marking 10 troubled years of independence. The world's newest nation, South Sudan declared independence from Sudan on July 9, 2011. Just two years later it was plunged into a devastating civil war that claimed almost 400,000 lives and displaced four million people. SOUNDBITE
South Sudan President Salva Kiir replaces his vice president and rival Riek Machar, a move that could potentially undermine last year's peace deal and reignite war in Africa's youngest nation.
As India prepares to try the men accused of gang-raping and killing a 23-year-old student, we take a look at how this gruesome case could bring about much-needed change. Next, French troops leave Afghanistan with more than they arrived with: Afghan translators will be evacuated with them. Finally, forget the Orient express, try Cambodia's Bamboo train: tourists and goods alike are welcome on this alternative means of transportation.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky leaves his hotel in Tirana, Albania, where he arrived late Tuesday, to meet with leaders from southeast Europe, seeking to keep support and weapons flowing to Kyiv as Russia makes gains on the battlefield two years after invading its neighbour. IMAGES
The lawyers involved in the rape trial of ex-Brazil international Dani Alves arrive at the courthouse in Barcelona, with the footballer due to tell the court his version of events involving a young woman at a Barcelona nightclub. IMAGES
Former Brazil player Dani Alves faces the second day of his trial after a woman accused him of rape in a local nightclub in 2022. His wife Joana Sanz arrived to the court to be heard as witness, same as Sutton nightclub owner Robert Massanet. IMAGES