Kenyan activists abducted after joining opposition rally in Uganda

Pair had crossed border to support presidential campaign of reggae singer Bobi Wine

Two Kenyan activists have been abducted in Uganda after attending a presidential campaign event for Bobi Wine, the reggae musician turned politician.

Heavily armed security operatives detained Bob Njagi, the chair of Free Kenya, and Nicholas Oyoo, the movement’s secretary general, at a petrol station near Kampala on Wednesday afternoon.

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Israel blocks main road to Gaza City, gives residents last chance to leave – Reuters

  1. Israel blocks main road to Gaza City, gives residents last chance to leave  Reuters
  2. Israeli strikes kill dozens in Gaza as Hamas considers its response to Trump's peace proposal  AP News
  3. At least 53 Palestinians killed in fresh wave of Israeli attacks on Gaza  The Guardian
  4. Israel 'tightens siege' of Gaza City as Hamas reviews Trump peace plan  BBC
  5. Israel threatens all staying in Gaza City, kills at least 53 in enclave  Al Jazeera
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Canadian government asked to clarify whether Kneecap barred from country

Opposition party says minister ‘either lied or has no clue how it works’ when he said band were ‘ineligible’ to enter

Canada’s opposition party has asked the government to clarify whether the Belfast rap trio Kneecap have been barred from the country, after doubts emerged over their status.

The Liberal MP Vince Gasparro, the parliamentary secretary for combating crime, posted a video on social media on 19 September in which he said Kneecap were “ineligible” to enter Canada.

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‘We are the last hope’: Gen Z Madagascar vows to fight on until president resigns

Protesting young people reject dissolution of government as insufficient and demand list of reforms

Young protesters in Madagascar have said they will continue their fight for the resignation of the president, Andry Rajoelina, and rejected his dissolution of the government on Monday as insufficient.

Twenty-two people were killed and 100 injured at the demonstrations, according to the UN. The unrest broke out on 25 September when local councillors were arrested for protesting against water and electricity outages in the capital, Antananarivo. The youth-led protests quickly spread to other towns and cities, fuelled by social media and other “Gen Z protests in Indonesia and Nepal, where the government was toppled.

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Hamas military leader in Gaza objects to ceasefire plan, BBC understands – BBC

  1. Hamas military leader in Gaza objects to ceasefire plan, BBC understands  BBC
  2. The White House’s plan for Gaza deserves praise  The Economist
  3. Italy Backs Trump’s Gaza Plan as Public Demands Support for Palestinians  The New York Times
  4. Israel intercepts Gaza Sumud flotilla vessels: What we know so far  Al Jazeera
  5. Scoop: How an Israeli attack inadvertently launched Trump's Gaza peace plan  Axios
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