Kenya protests, Russian detainees and Bi...

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Protests in Kenya turn deadly as demonstrators storm the parliament building to protest proposed tax hikes and IMF demands. As Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich's closed-door trial starts in Russia, we take a look at the fate of other American detainees in the country. And ahead of the first US election debate between President Joe Biden and Dona ... Show More

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