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1. Kilmar Abrego Garcia's asylum bid rejected by immigration judge

   A US immigration judge has denied a bid for asylum from Kilmar Abrego Garcia, whose case has become a proxy for the partisan power struggle over immigration policy. Garcia has 30 days to appeal the decision, but may be deported to Uganda.

2. Somaliland: eleven cheetah cubs rescued from illegal trade in exotic pets

   Eleven cheetah cubs were rescued from illegal trade in Somaliland in what a conservationist described on Thursday as “one of the largest confiscations of the species.”

3. Ivory Coast sets new cocoa price ahead of upcoming elections

   President Alassane Ouattara has announced a record-high farm gate price for cocoa, setting the cost at 2,800 CFA francs (4.26 euros) per kilogram for the upcoming main harvest, ahead of presidential election on October 25 in which Mr. Ouattara is a candidate, seeking a fourth term.

4. Ukraine and Russia exchange 185 soldiers each in latest prisoner swap

   Moscow and Kyiv exchanged more than 300 soldiers and 20 civilians, which were returned to Ukraine, on Thursday. It is the latest in a series of prisoner swaps that started in the summer.

5. Sudan army claims Colombian, Ukrainian mercenaries killed in Darfur

   These claims have not been independently verified. Both the RSF and foreign governments alleged to be involved have not made immediate responses.