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Images show burned-out buildings and the charred remains of the village of Sobane-Kou in central Mali after a mass ethnic killing. Nearly 100 people died in the gruesome overnight attack according to officials. There has been no immediate claim of responsibility but the massacre, targeting a village inhabited by the Dogon community, bears the hallmarks of tit-for-tat ethnic attacks that have claimed hundreds of lives. IMAGES of the village of Sobane Kou
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres arrives in Sévaré, central Mali, on the second day of his visit to the country where the United Nations is currently conducting its most dangerous peace mission. IMAGES of Guterres' arrival
At least ten people are dead and scores missing after a landslide triggered by monsoon rains hits central Sri Lanka. Rough Cut (No reporter narration)
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French President Emmanuel Macron arrives in Saint-Denis, near Paris, for the inauguration of the Olympic Village, five months before the start of the Games (26 July - 11 August). IMAGES
A large plume of smoke rises over central Gaza, seen from Israel. Heavy fighting rages on in the Gaza Strip where Israeli forces launched new strikes and ground combat operations, killing 92 people overnight according to the health ministry of the Hamas-ruled territory. IMAGES