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Investigative journalist Seymour Hersh has published a 10,000-word story on the 2011 killing of al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden that differs starkly with the official version of events.
"We were outraged to learn of an IDF (Israel Defense Forces, ed) strike that killed a number of civilian humanitarian workers yesterday from the World Central Kitchen," National Security Council spokesman John Kirby tells reporters during a briefing at the White House. SOUNDBITE
Several hundred demonstrators gather in Nanterre, near Paris, to protest the release from jail of a police officer who is accused of killing a teenager named Nahel on June 27. The officer remains charged with murder as criminal justice proceedings continue. The rally was called by the teen's mother. IMAGES
A group of furious women set on fire the house of an Indian man accused of parading two women naked in a northeastern state where months of ethnic violence have left at least 120 dead. A clip went viral Wednesday showing two women said to be from the largely Christian Kuki tribal group walking naked along a street, being jeered at and harassed by a mob reportedly from the Meitei community. As the fire rages, the women -- members of the predominantly Hindu Meitei community, like the accused -- break down the walls and roof of the house with sticks. IMAGES
The United States renews calls for Russia to free Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich after his detention was extended until August 30. "The claims against Evan are baseless and we continue to call for his immediate release as well as for the immediate release of Paul Whelan," State Department spokesman Matthew Miller tells reporters, referring to Gershhovich and detained former marine Whelan. SOUNDBITE
U.S. President Barack Obama attends an outdoor arrival ceremony in heavy rain, as the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).