Pakistan: Deadly blast hits luxury hotel (BBC)
"A bomb explosion at a luxury hotel in the Pakistani city of Quetta has killed at least four people and wounded 11. The Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan is suspected to have been the target of the attack in the car park of the Serena hotel, correspondents say. The Pakistani Taliban have claimed responsibility, without giving details."
Russia: Nearly 1,500 reported arrested at Navalny rallies (AP)
"The largest of the protests took place in Moscow, where thousands marched through the center city. Some of the people arrested were seized before the protests even began, including to top Navalny associates in Moscow."
United Kingdom: Queen Elizabeth spends first birthday without Prince Philip (CNN)
"Queen Elizabeth II is marking her 95th birthday in a low-key fashion at Windsor Castle, just days after the funeral of Prince Philip, her husband of 73 years."
Ohio: Columbus police kill black teenage girl (BBC)
"A police officer in the US state of Ohio has shot dead a 16-year-old black girl while responding to an emergency call over an attempted stabbing. The teenager involved in the incident, in the state capital Columbus, has been identified as Ma'Khia Bryant."
North Carolina: Deputy fatally shot Black man while serving warrant (AP)
"A North Carolina deputy shot and killed Andrew Brown, a Black man, while executing a search warrant Wednesday, authorities said, spurring an outcry from a crowd of dozens that immediately gathered at the scene and demanded law enforcement accountability."
Pennsylvania: 1 killed and suspect is dead from self-inflicted gunshot wound (CNN)
"A man was killed and the suspect later took his own life following a shooting outside a Wawa convenience store and gas station in Upper Macungie Township, Pennsylvania, on Wednesday, according to Lehigh County District Attorney James Martin."