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• Malcolm Turnbull (pictured) replaces Tony Abbott as the Liberal Party leader, becomingPrime Minister of Australia.
• An explosion in Petlawad, Madhya Pradesh, India, kills more than 100 people and injures many more.
• The ruling People's Action Party, led by Lee Hsien Loong, retains its majority in theSingaporean general election.
• A crane collapses at the Grand Mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, killing more than 100 people and severely damaging the building.
• Scientists announce the discovery of Homo naledi, a species of early human.

• Ongoing events: 
  • European migrant crisis
• Recent deaths: 
  • Moses Malone
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