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Humza Yousaf leaves Bute House after resigning as First Minister of Scotland. Yousaf announced his resignation before he was due to face two confidence votes this week sparked by his ditching of junior coalition partners in a row over climate policy. IMAGES
The White House says it is "seriously concerned" about reports that a Palestinian teenager with dual US citizenship has been killed by Israeli fire in the occupied West Bank. "We're seriously concerned about these reports. The information is scant at this time, we don't have perfect context about exactly what happened," National Security Council spokesman John Kirby tells reporters. SOUNDBITE
Images outside former Scottish prime minister Nicola Sturgeon's house in Glasgow after she was arrested as part of an investigation into the finances of the political party she led for over eight years. Her detention marks the third arrest in the probe that has sent shockwaves through Scotland's politics, long dominated by the Scottish National Party (SNP). IMAGES
President Joe Biden will still leave Wednesday for the G7 summit in Japan but is reevaluating the rest of his planned tour of Asia, spokesperson for the White House National Security Council John Kirby tells reporters, as the White House negotiates with Republican leaders to avoid a US debt default. Until now the president had planned to also visit Papua New Guinea and Australia after the G7 meeting in Hiroshima. SOUNDBITE
Newly elected Scottish National Party leader Humza Yousaf vows to ensure that the party's drive to achieve an independent Scotland is "in fifth gear". "The people of Scotland need independence now more than ever before and we will be the generation that delivers independence of Scotland," Yousaf says in his victory speech. IMAGES
Supporters of Zambian President Lungu hold a rally in Lusaka during a tense presidential race, which has been marked by clashes between rival supporters. The presidential election will take place on Thursday. IMAGES.