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Police fires tear gas and stun grenades in a bid to break up an unprecedented thousands-strong march in Almaty, Kazakhstan's largest city, after protests that began over fuel prices threatened to spiral out of control. IMAGES
Pope Francis holds Holy Mass in the EXPO International Exhibition Center grounds in Nur-Sultan during the second day of his Apostolic visit to Kazakhstan. IMAGES
Police guard the street where a 17-year-old youth arrested over a mass stabbing in the north of England is reported to have lived. The attack in Southport on Monday targeted a Taylor Swift themed dance and yoga class for children on their summer holiday from school. Three children were killed, with five children and two adults still in a critical condition. IMAGES
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan condemns the "immorality committed against the Christian world" at the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in Paris, and announces his intention to call Pope Francis on the subject. "I will call the Pope at the first opportunity to share with him the immorality committed against the Christian world and against all Christians. The Olympic Games have been used as a tool of perversion that corrupts human nature", says the head of state before a meeting of his party. SOUNDBITE
The sentencing by a Russian court of US reporter Evan Gershkovich to 16 years in prison on espionage charges raises "serious concerns," a UN spokesman says. SOUNDBITE