A
fuel tanker explodes on a highway in
Kogi State,
Nigeria, destroying several nearby vehicles and killing at least 25 people. The victims include a number of
Kogi State Polytechnic students whose school bus was destroyed in the blast.
(BBC News)
The number of deaths in
India exceeds 90,000. In the past 24 hours, the country reported 83,347 new cases and 1,085 more deaths.
(The Nation PK)(Deccan Herald)
Israel reports a record jump of 6,923 new cases in the past 24 hours, as the country imposes a second nationwide lockdown to prevent the spread of the virus. Further restrictions are being considered.
(Al Jazeera)
Johnson & Johnson enters a Phase III clinical trial for its potential vaccine, becoming the fourth vaccine company backed by
Operation Warp Speed to do so. The trial is expected to enroll up to 60,000 volunteers across 215 locations in the
United States and other countries.
(CNBC)
KingSalman of Saudi Arabia calls for a "comprehensive and firm" response to
Iran's
nuclear program and condemns what he describes as "its expansionist activities, create its terrorist networks, and use terrorism", adding that it produces nothing but "chaos, extremism, and sectarianism". An Iranian official rebuffs the accusations as "baseless".
(Al Jazeera)
A grand jury in
Louisville, Kentucky, indicts former
police officer Brett Hankison on felony charges of wanton
endangerment for firing into a neighboring apartment, but no officers are charged directly with Breonna Taylor's death. A large police presence is seen in Louisville as protests continue.
(USA Today)(CNN)
Two
Louisville Metro Police officers are shot and wounded during protests over the Breonna Taylor indictment. One suspect is reportedly in custody.
(AP)
Human rights campaigners urge
Cook Islands' MPs to abolish Article 64 of the Crimes Act, which criminalises
gay men with up to 14 years' imprisonment. The activists call on the lawmakers to abide by the Constitution. The Cook Islands is a sovereign territory belonging to
New Zealand.
(RNZ)
President Alexander Lukashenko is sworn in for a sixth term in office at an unannounced inauguration at the
Independence Palace in
Minsk. The opposition and some foreign governments do not recognize the legitimacy of the inauguration, and call for continued
civil resistance.
(BBC News)
Ishmael Toroama is declared President-elect of the
Autonomous Region of Bougainville following an election process that began six weeks ago. Toroama secured 48,766 votes cast and promised to solve the issue of independence.
(RNZ)
A
fuel tanker explodes on a highway in
Kogi State,
Nigeria, destroying several nearby vehicles and killing at least 25 people. The victims include a number of
Kogi State Polytechnic students whose school bus was destroyed in the blast.
(BBC News)
The number of deaths in
India exceeds 90,000. In the past 24 hours, the country reported 83,347 new cases and 1,085 more deaths.
(The Nation PK)(Deccan Herald)
Israel reports a record jump of 6,923 new cases in the past 24 hours, as the country imposes a second nationwide lockdown to prevent the spread of the virus. Further restrictions are being considered.
(Al Jazeera)
Johnson & Johnson enters a Phase III clinical trial for its potential vaccine, becoming the fourth vaccine company backed by
Operation Warp Speed to do so. The trial is expected to enroll up to 60,000 volunteers across 215 locations in the
United States and other countries.
(CNBC)
KingSalman of Saudi Arabia calls for a "comprehensive and firm" response to
Iran's
nuclear program and condemns what he describes as "its expansionist activities, create its terrorist networks, and use terrorism", adding that it produces nothing but "chaos, extremism, and sectarianism". An Iranian official rebuffs the accusations as "baseless".
(Al Jazeera)
A grand jury in
Louisville, Kentucky, indicts former
police officer Brett Hankison on felony charges of wanton
endangerment for firing into a neighboring apartment, but no officers are charged directly with Breonna Taylor's death. A large police presence is seen in Louisville as protests continue.
(USA Today)(CNN)
Two
Louisville Metro Police officers are shot and wounded during protests over the Breonna Taylor indictment. One suspect is reportedly in custody.
(AP)
Human rights campaigners urge
Cook Islands' MPs to abolish Article 64 of the Crimes Act, which criminalises
gay men with up to 14 years' imprisonment. The activists call on the lawmakers to abide by the Constitution. The Cook Islands is a sovereign territory belonging to
New Zealand.
(RNZ)
President Alexander Lukashenko is sworn in for a sixth term in office at an unannounced inauguration at the
Independence Palace in
Minsk. The opposition and some foreign governments do not recognize the legitimacy of the inauguration, and call for continued
civil resistance.
(BBC News)
Ishmael Toroama is declared President-elect of the
Autonomous Region of Bougainville following an election process that began six weeks ago. Toroama secured 48,766 votes cast and promised to solve the issue of independence.
(RNZ)