Thousands of Muslim worshippers attend Eid prayers in Jakarta
Thousands of Muslim worshippers attend the Eid al-Adha prayers outside Al-Azhar Mosque in Jakarta, Indonesia, as they celebrate the religious festival. IMAGES
US President Donald Trump unveils plans for a "Golden Dome" missile shield system to protect his country against foreign attacks, saying it should be operational by the end of his second term. "In the campaign I promised the American people I would build a cutting-edge missile defense shield," Trump says at the White House. "Today I am pleased to announce we have officially selected architecture for this state-of-the-art system." SOUNDBITE
Thousands of Muslim worshippers attend the Eid al-Adha prayers outside Al-Azhar Mosque in Jakarta, Indonesia, as they celebrate the religious festival. IMAGES
Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva says that emerging BRICS economies did not want to live under an "emperor", after Donald Trump declared a 10% tariffs hike on members for their allegedly anti-American policies. "I don't think it's very responsible or serious for the president of a country as big as the United States to go around threatening the world through the internet. It's not right. The world has changed. We don't want an emperor," he tells journalists at a press conference following a two day BRICS summit in Rio de Janeiro. SOUNDBITE
Argentine police recover an 18th century painting stolen from a Dutch Jewish art collector over a week after it appeared in a property ad, investigators say. Prosecutors say that "Portrait of a Lady" by Italian baroque portraitist Giuseppe Ghislandi, which was photographed hanging in the home of the daughter of a senior SS officer, had been returned by the woman's lawyer. IMAGES
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