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VOA says a man who participated in the January 6 U.S. Capitol riot will spend eight months in prison after he was sentenced for a felony charge.

Aljazeera says rockets have landed near the Afghan presidential palace in Kabul during prayers for the Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha.

Arab News says Israel’s new prime minister backtracked on Monday after claiming that Jews were entitled to “freedom of worship”.

France24 says rural teacher-turned-political novice Pedro Castillo on Monday became the winner of Peru’s presidential election.

Boris Johnson was reluctant to tighten Covid restrictions as cases rose last autumn because he thought people dying from it were “essentially all over 80”

Sky News says an independent review to investigate the “disgraceful scenes” which marred the Euro 2020 final has been commissioned by the Football Association (FA)

TRT World says Gusty winds and dry, hot weather have been increasing the size of dozens of wildfires scorching vast stretches of Oregon, California and other western states.

Arab News says Australia’s two largest cities are set to stay under tight COVID-19 restrictions as Melbourne on Monday extended a five-day snap lockdown

France24 says Chancellor Angela Merkel visited flood-ravaged areas of Germany on Sunday to survey the damage and meet survivors after days of extreme rainfall

BBC News says Prime Minister Boris Johnson has urged caution as most legal restrictions on social contact are lifted in England.