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British woman Rachel Kerr, 31, has been found safe in Agadir, Morocco, after her disappearance following a night out. Kerr, from Maddiston, Falkirk, had not been seen for several days before police located her. She is now reunited with her brother.
Rebel groups, including Jamaat Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin, have established checkpoints around Mali’s capital, Bamako, and captured the northern town of Tessalit. This surge follows recent attacks that killed Defence Minister Sadio Camara, raising concerns over Mali’s military response to escalating violence.
A 36-year-old man has been arrested in Jerusalem for violently assaulting a nun, resulting in injuries to her head and face. This attack, described as an “act of sectarian violence” by Olivier Poquillon of the French School of Biblical and Archaeological Research, has raised alarms over rising attacks on Christians. The investigation continues.
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The US front pages report on a variety of domestic news with President Joe Biden issuing a ‘full and unconditional’ pardon for his son Hunter Biden leading much of the American press.
The news has been met with widespread backlash across the right and left as Biden had previously promised he would not pardon his son or commute his sentence. Hunter Biden was set to face sentencing this month on federal felony gun and tax convictions
President Biden said his U-turn was due to how unfairly Hunter had been treated, he said although he believed in the justice system, “politics has infected this process and it led to a miscarriage of justice”.
A few major papers cover the Syrian rebel forces seizing control of Aleppo – the country’s second-largest city.
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