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| Hello. US President Joe Biden held an hour-long news conference at the end of the Nato summit in Washington DC. Anthony Zurcher examines his performance. In Canada, Nadine Yousif hears from relatives of the victims of a serial killer who targeted indigenous women. Also, BBC Africa Eye investigates a series of attacks on elderly people accused of witchcraft in Kenya. Finally, enjoy the view as a slackline acrobat becomes the first person to cross the Strait of Messina on foot. | |
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TOP OF THE AGENDA | Gaffes steal spotlight at punchy presser | | Mr Biden said he was confident he could beat Donald Trump in November's election. Credit: Reuters | President Joe Biden seemed the happy warrior in his first unscripted appearance since the much-criticised debate with his rival Donald Trump. Brushing aside calls to drop out of the race for re-election, Mr Biden laughed and smiled as he was peppered with questions. North America correspondent Anthony Zurcher writes that, depending on perspective, it was either a sign of dogged determination or of a man in denial about how dire his situation has become - aggravated by two separate verbal missteps. In a first gaffe, Mr Biden introduced Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky as "President Putin". Realising his error, he joked about his focus on defeating the Russian leader. But then, at the presser, he referred to Vice-President Kamala Harris as "Vice-President Trump" without correcting himself. As Mr Biden returns to the campaign trail, a sit-down interview with NBC’s Lester Holt awaits him on Monday. Nervous Democrats will wonder if there are more gaffes to come.
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Florida meet up: Following the Nato summit, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán headed to Mar-a-Lago to see Donald Trump. | |
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| A people's anguish over serial killings | | Rebecca Contois was one of four women murdered between March and May 2022. Credit: BBC | A judge in Manitoba found a serial killer guilty of murdering four indigenous women. Defence lawyers said the man was suffering from schizophrenia at the time of the killings. Prosecutors argued his crimes were calculated and racially motivated. |
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| | | In the court gallery, Jeremy Contois' reaction was reserved. His younger sister, Rebecca, was one of the women killed in the city of Winnipeg, Manitoba two years ago. "I feel a little sense of relief," Mr Contois said, but will not get full closure until the killer, Jeremy Skibicki, is formally sentenced. Another relative held up a large photo of Rebecca in Skibicki's direction as he left the courtroom. "Why did I lift up her photo? Because we, as First Nations people, are not statistics," Krista Fox said afterwards. |
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| | | Warning: Readers might find some of the details in the story distressing. |
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BEYOND THE HEADLINES | Of witchcraft, murder and land grabs |
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| | | Farmer Tambala Jefwa was left with one eye after an assault. Credit: BBC | A suspiciously high number of elderly people along Kenya's Kilifi coast have been accused of witchcraft and attacked - sometimes fatally - and lost their land as a consequence. BBC Africa Eye investigates the episodes and uncovers the true reasons and potential culprits behind the violence. |
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SOMETHING DIFFERENT | Beach reflection | When conditions are just right, this Japanese beach looks like a mirror. | |
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And finally... | An Estonian man has become the first person to cross the Strait of Messina, between Sicily and mainland Italy, on foot. But the feat, performed across a 3.6km (2.4 mile) slackline suspended high above the water, didn't count as a world record as acrobat Jaan Roose fell after almost three hours of tiptoeing. Take a look. | |
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