Raila Odinga, Champion of Kenyan Democracy and Former Prime Minister, Dies at 80 – The New York Times
- Raila Odinga, Champion of Kenyan Democracy and Former Prime Minister, Dies at 80 The New York Times
- Raila Odinga: The symbol and symptom of Kenya’s political tragedy Al Jazeera
- 'Father of our democracy': Kenya's Raila Odinga dies in India aged 80 BBC
- Kenya's veteran opposition leader Raila Odinga dies at 80 Reuters
- Photos of Raila Odinga, the former Kenyan PM who helped steer the country into multiparty democracy AP News
Netanyahu says Israel giving “peace a chance,” but no Palestinian state without “destroying fanaticism” – CBS News
- Netanyahu says Israel giving "peace a chance," but no Palestinian state without "destroying fanaticism" CBS News
- Netanyahu says Hamas must disarm or "all hell breaks loose" CBS News
- Israel says it expects Hamas to fulfil its obligation and return all hostages Reuters
- Benjamin Netanyahu promises released Gaza hostages all will return The Jerusalem Post
- Netanyahu warns Hamas to disarm or risk ‘all hell’ breaking loose The Times of Israel
Syria’s New Leaders Are Talking to Russia, a Former Enemy – The New York Times
- Syria’s New Leaders Are Talking to Russia, a Former Enemy The New York Times
- Syria's Sharaa to meet Russia's Putin on Wednesday, Syrian state news agency reports Reuters
- Putin Welcomes Syria’s New President in Moscow, While Still Harboring al-Assad The New York Times
- Syria’s interim leader arrives on his first visit to Russia, set to meet with Putin AP News
- Syria's Sharaa tells Putin he wants to 'redefine' Russia ties on Moscow visit France 24
Former Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga dies in India aged 80
Odinga died on Wednesday while receiving medical treatment at a hospital in India, family sources tell the BBC.
Israel keeps Gaza border crossing closed while reducing aid deliveries – NPR
- Israel keeps Gaza border crossing closed while reducing aid deliveries NPR
- Three more hostages identified as Israel says it will restrict aid to Gaza - live updates CNN
- Hamas still hasn't returned these hostages' bodies from Gaza Axios
- Israeli military says one of the bodies handed over by Hamas is not that of a hostage AP News
- LIVE: Gaza death toll from Israeli attacks rises, despite ceasefire Al Jazeera
Israel and Hamas Start Next Phase of Talks on Trump Plan – The Wall Street Journal
Israel and Hamas Start Next Phase of Talks on Trump Plan The Wall Street JournalView Full Coverage on Google News
Raila Odinga, towering Kenyan opposition figure, dies aged 80 – The Guardian
- Raila Odinga, towering Kenyan opposition figure, dies aged 80 The Guardian
- Raila Odinga's body: Kenyan police fire shots and tear gas at Kasarani stadium BBC
- How Raila Odinga Symbolized the Good and Bad of Kenyan Politics The New York Times
- Police in Kenya fire tear gas to disperse mourners at Raila Odinga viewing Al Jazeera
- Four dead after Kenyan forces fire shots, teargas to disperse crowds at Odinga viewing Reuters
Hostage families confirm identities of three of four bodies handed over by Hamas
Hamas has yet to return 21 hostages' bodies as agreed under a ceasefire deal brokered by the US.
Hamas carries out public executions after returning to the streets of Gaza – The Independent
- Hamas carries out public executions after returning to the streets of Gaza The Independent
- Masked Hamas fighters seen executing men in Gaza City as the group fights with rival powers CNN
- Germany says Hamas executions of Gazans are terrorism, but aid must still flow to Strip The Times of Israel
- Hamas reasserts power in Gaza with retribution campaign, clouding peace deal’s prospects The Hill
- After Israel’s war halted, who is clashing with Hamas in Gaza? Al Jazeera
Spies, Burgers and Bombs: After a New War, Old Wounds Resurface in Tehran – The New York Times
Spies, Burgers and Bombs: After a New War, Old Wounds Resurface in Tehran The New York Times
‘Catholicism is reinventing itself’: Brazilians waking at 4am to stream prayers
Habit of rising early for live streams growing rapidly, suggesting Brazil is testing ground for religious influencers
Psychologist Cláudia Rodrigues de Oliveira Barbosa, 54, needs to be at work by 7.40am, but she wakes up at 3.40am – not because she has a lengthy commute, but to watch a “dawn prayer” livestream on YouTube.
She is one of the millions of Brazilians who tune in to the 4am sermons of Catholic friar Gilson da Silva Pupo Azevedo, 38, known as Frei Gilson, who has recently averaged an impressive 2m daily views for each video.
Continue reading...‘He transformed R&B forever’ – Stars pay tribute to D’Angelo, after his death at 51
The Grammy-winning singer, who died of cancer, "transformed R&B forever", says Beyoncé.
Wildlife Photographer of the Year awards – in pictures – The Guardian
- Wildlife Photographer of the Year awards – in pictures The Guardian
- Wildlife Photographer of the Year: snapping the world's rarest hyena BBC
- Ghostly shot of hyena wins Wildlife Photographer of the Year award CNN
- Why this ghostly hyena portrait is the best wildlife photo of 2025 National Geographic
- Ghost Town Visitor Natural History Museum
Israel frees some Gaza medical staff, but a prominent hospital chief remains imprisoned – AP News
- Israel frees some Gaza medical staff, but a prominent hospital chief remains imprisoned AP News
- Free Dr. Abu Safiya: Calls Grow for Israel to Release Imprisoned Gaza Healthcare Workers Democracy Now!
- Calls grow for release of Gaza’s Dr Hussam Abu Safia after ceasefire deal Al Jazeera
- Gaza hospital chief says freed prisoners need special care after torture in Israel Middle East Eye
- Israel Is Still Holding at Least 115 Health Care Workers Hostage, Org Says Truthout
2 hikers hospitalized after encountering grizzly bear with 2 cubs on trail – ABC News – Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
- 2 hikers hospitalized after encountering grizzly bear with 2 cubs on trail ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
- Mama grizzly bear attacks 2 hikers, hospitalizing both people USA Today
- 2 hikers taken to hospital after grizzly attack northeast of Prince George, B.C. CBC
- Elk Hunter Attacked By Grizzly, Latest In Growing Bear Problem MeatEater
- Grizzly bear attack in Canada leaves 2 hikers hospitalized, 1 in critical condition CBS News
Freed hostage Avinatan Or: ‘I’m fine, just tired’; Father: he was in a cage underground – Ynetnews
- Freed hostage Avinatan Or: 'I'm fine, just tired'; Father: he was in a cage underground Ynetnews
- Reunited hostage describes stark differences in couple's Gaza captivity Yahoo
- Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang hails release of Israeli employee held by Hamas for two years Haaretz
- Freed hostages' loved ones thank Trump for reuniting them after more than two years Fox News
- Abducted by Hamas, Noa never lost hope she would see her 'soulmate' again Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Watchdog rules Red Tractor exaggerated its environmental standards
The Advertising Standards Authority agrees with River Action that the food safety body’s 2023 advert misled the public
The UK’s advertising watchdog has upheld a complaint that Britain’s biggest farm assurance scheme misled the public in a TV ad about its environmental standards.
The Red Tractor scheme, used by leading supermarkets including Tesco, Asda and Morrisons to assure customers their food meets high standards for welfare, environment, traceability and safety, is the biggest and perhaps best known assurance system in Britain.
Continue reading...Thousands trapped in El Fasher siege on ‘edge of survival’, says report
The city – the Sudanese army’s last stronghold in the west of the country – has withstood more than 500 days of attacks by paramilitary RSF
The besieged Sudanese city of El Fasher has been declared “uninhabitable” with new data indicating most homes are destroyed and critical levels of malnourishment among people trapped there.
The stark assessment comes as the city endures constant artillery and drone attacks, shoehorning its 250,000 starving people into a shrinking urban enclave.
Continue reading...Bangladesh garment factory fire kills at least 16 – BBC
- Bangladesh garment factory fire kills at least 16 BBC
- Bangladesh official blames locked door, toxic gas for deaths in factory fire Reuters
- Garment factory fire kills 16 workers in Bangladesh NBC News
- Death toll rises to 16 after factory fire in Bangladesh capital AP News
- Bangladesh Garment Factory Fire Kills at Least 16, Official Says The New York Times