Beirut port blast: Day of mourning in Lebanon after bloodshed at protest
Seven people were killed and dozens injured in the worst violence for years in Beirut on Thursday. BBC News – Middle East
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Brazil soldiers who shot dead a musician convicted
The men fired dozens of rounds into Evaldo dos Santos Rosa’s car, killing him and a bystander. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
Norway attack: Killer held in medical custody amid mental health investigation
Police believe a bow-and-arrow attack that killed five may have been as a result of mental illness. BBC News – Europe
Sir David Amess killing was terrorist incident, Met Police say
Detectives also say the fatal stabbing of Tory MP Sir David Amess has a potential link to Islamist extremism. BBC News – UK
Afghanistan: US offers to pay relatives of Kabul drone attack victims
Ten people were mistakenly killed by the US military in a drone strike on the Afghan capital. BBC News – US & Canada
Viewpoint: Why Ethiopia’s Tigray region is starving, but no famine declared
Despite mass starvation in northern Ethiopia, aid officials are not calling the situation a famine. BBC News – Africa