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The father of Manchester bombing victim Chloe Rutherford reacts to the sentencing of the brother of the suicide bomber who killed 22 people at an Ariana Grande concert in 2017. Judge Jeremy Baker said Hashem Abedi, who was convicted in March of murder, attempted murder and conspiring to cause explosions, would spend a minimum of 55 years in prison. SOUNDBITE
A fire at a primary school dormitory which killed at least 17 children in central Kenya is an "injury to the republic", interior Minister Kithure Kindiki says in a statement during a visit to the scene where he also offered condolences to families of the victims. "The country has woken up this morning to very devastating news," he says. "This injury is not an injury to Nyeri county, it's an injury to the republic of Kenya." SOUNDBITE
Gerald Darmanin is voting in Tourcoing, in northern France, for someone who has given him a proxy, for the second round of the legislative elections. The French Interior Minister himself voted earlier in the day. IMAGES
French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin arrives at the synagogue in Rouen, where he is greeted by the city's mayor Nicolas Mayer-Rossignol, after a knife-wielding man set fire to the building before being shot dead by police officers. IMAGES
French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin arrives at the Ile-de-France Gendarmerie regional training centre, for a meeting with security forces over measures for the Olympic and Paralympic Games, and in particular the security arrangements for the Olympic Torch Relay. 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.