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US President Joe Biden says he is the "most qualified" American to take on Donald Trump in November's presidential election as he faced growing calls from within his own party to step down. He also says VP Kamala Harris is 'qualified to be president' though he mistakenly refers to her as "Vice President Trump." SOUNDBITE
UK opposition leader Keir Starmer arrives to cheers and applause at the vote count centre for his London consituency, after exit polls indicated he is set to replace Rishi Sunak as prime minister with his Labour party on course for a landslide win that will end 14 years of Conservative rule. IMAGES
Right-wing lawyer Jose Raul Mulino accepts victory as Panama's president-elect with 34% of the vote, nine points above his immediate follower, announced the Electoral Tribunal after 90% of the polling stations had been counted. "I accept the results expressed, which represent the will of the majority of Panamanians within our democracy," he says. SOUNDBITE
South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa meets the Springboks in Pretoria after their record fourth Rugby World Cup win. IMAGES
The United States voices concern about the health of Niger's detained president after Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke to him by telephone. "We are greatly worried about his health and his personal safety and the personal safety of his family," State Department spokesman Matthew Miller tells reporters. SOUNDBITE