Bolivia foils a military coup attempt. Army General Juan José Zúñiga is arrested hours after he led troops and tanks to storm the presidential palace in the capital, La Paz.
In Kenya, protests resume a day after President Ruto makes a dramatic U-turn and withdraws contentious tax hikes. On Tuesday, the Kenyan Parliament was partly set ablaze and close to two dozen people are reported killed across the country.
Israel warns it can send Lebanon “back to the Stone Age” as the United Nations humanitarian affairs chief warns a conflict would be “potentially apocalyptic.” And plans for a post-war Gaza continue to cause tension in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu‘s government.
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