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Malian strongman Colonel Assimi Goïta, who carried out two coups in nine months, has been officially sworn in as transitional president in Mali. This is an opportunity for the 37-year-old officer to try to reassure people of his intentions beyond his country's borders. IMAGES
Gilad Erdan, Israel's ambassador to the UN, concludes his speech during a Security Council meeting on the Palestinian question by leading a walk-out of the Israeli delegation. Before marching out, Erdan lights an electric candle in honor of Israelis who've died in terrorist attacks. "I’m sorry but I refuse to spend this sacred day listening to lies and condemnation," referencing Israeli Independence Day. "This debate disgraces the fallen and Israel will not take part in it," he adds. IMAGES
Malian strongman Colonel Assimi Goita is sworn in as transitional president following his second coup in less than a year. The ceremony in Bamako comes after Goita, who headed a coup last August, ousted the civilian president and prime minister of a transitional government on May 24. IMAGES
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres pleads for an immediate end to deadly Israeli-Palestinian violence, warning a Security Council meeting that the fighting could plunge the region into an "uncontainable" crisis. SOUNDBITE
The ECOWAS delegation led by former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan meets with judges of the Malian Constitutional Court in Bamako. Last week's coup -- Mali's second in eight years -- followed months of protests calling for Ibrahim Boubacar Keita to resign as public discontent with the government grew over the collapsing economy and a brutal Islamist insurgency. IMAGES
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