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The Justice Department has released new police body camera footage from the January 6 assault on the US Capitol. The footage was used in the case against Thomas Webster, a former Marine and retired police officer from the New York City Police Department accused of participating in the Capitol attack.

CNN's Matthew Chance speaks to Russian President Vladimir Putin at a press conference following his summit with US President Joe Biden.

Former Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo returns to the country after 10 years in exile, following an acquittal from the International Criminal Court. He had been on trial for violence in the country following his refusal to concede in the 2010 elections.

President Joe Biden spoke about voting rights, vaccines and gun violence before signing a bill into law making Juneteenth a national holiday.

DNA will be used to slow the decline of species from bacteria to blue whales as part of a new project launched on June 17. The International Union for Conservation of Nature and NatureMetrics is sending sample kits to parts of the world most threatened by climate change and overdevelopment, including the Amazon, the Niger Delta, and the Ganges rivers.

The man known as Zambia's founding father has died at the age of 97. Kenneth Kaunda was one of the last of a dying generation of liberation leaders who saw their countries through a triumphant and turbulent period in African history. Kaunda rose to power during Africa's heady post-independence period, when dozens of former European colonies gained their freedom.

As the United States and NATO pull their troops out of Afghanistan, civilian casualties have increased, especially among women and children. With the outlook bleak, experts are considering options to try to prevent catastrophe in the war-stricken country.

As Africa finds itself in the midst of a third wave, the vaccine roll-out is picking-up speed.

Belgium and Luxembourg have begun sharing aircraft in response to NATO's long drive towards better interoperability. The two countries are jointly responsible for the acquisition, management, operation and support of the fleet, which for now, stands at just one plane – an Airbus A400M – but the aim is for this model to replace all of the old fleets.

The man known as Zambia's founding father has died at the age of 97. Kenneth Kaunda rose to power during Africa's heady post-independence period, when dozens of former European colonies gained their freedom. VOA's Anita Powell reports from Johannesburg on the death of this African giant.