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August 13: Colombia Earthquake Rescue and China Spying Inquiry
In Colombia
The death toll from the earthquake in Pereira has risen to 265, with nearly 500 people still missing. Rescue teams are continuing to search collapsed buildings as the first 72 hours, usually the most critical period for finding survivors, closes.
In Britain
David Taylor, a former Labour adviser and the husband of Labour MP Joani Reid, remains on bail after his March arrest on suspicion of spying for China. Taylor denies the allegation. Counter-terrorism police are investigating his past access to Labour’s Rose Network, a donor group whose events can bring members into contact with senior party figures. Reid denies wrongdoing and has had the Labour whip restored.
In Lebanon
Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam says Israeli strikes that destroyed villages in the south violated international law. He rejected Israel’s assertion that the sites were military targets.
In Palestinian territories
In Gaza, some women are accepting faster divorces that require them to give up legal rights, rather than face lengthy court battles for a fuller settlement. The choice is between securing an exit from a marriage sooner and preserving rights that may take much longer to enforce.
In the West Bank, a Palestinian family says its home was demolished despite a court order, leaving them sleeping outside in extreme heat.
In Chicago
A Chicago police sergeant has been stripped of his powers after video showed him confronting a group of teenagers and allegedly making physical contact with a 13-year-old girl who was recording the encounter.
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