Kenya’s Senate launches impeachment hearings against deputy president
High Court greenlights proceedings after lawmakers voted last week to impeach Rigathi Gachagua for abuse of office.
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Grand Egyptian Museum opens for trial run
Egypt opens series of galleries in new flagship museum that neighbours the pyramids of Giza.
Myanmar and China have world’s ‘worst environment’ for internet freedom
Freedom on the Net report says Kyrgyzstan showed sharpest downgrade, while Iceland had 'freest online environment'.
Nigeria fuel tanker explosion kills at least 140, injures dozens
Police say explosion on Jigawa state expressway happened as people rushed to the overturned vehicle to collect fuel.
Singapore scrambles fighters as bomb threat targets Air India jet
Indian airlines have suffered a spate of bomb hoaxes in recent days.
Boeing shores up finances even as striking workers rally
Some analysts are sceptical of Boeing's financial plans, saying short-term liquidity may be worse than thought.
US threatens Israel but deploys troops, revealing policy inconsistency
US threatened to withhold military aid to Israel, but deployed troops, anti-missile system at the same time.
Shaban al-Dalou: The Palestinian teen burned to death in Israeli bombing
19-year-old Shaban al-Dalou had filmed himself donating blood and narrating his family's displacement in Deir el-Balah.
Mozambique’s faded hotel squatters hope for change after polls
Around 4,000 people squatting at a once-luxurious hotel are hoping for a better life.
Hezbollah warns of more rockets unless Israel ends air and ground attacks
Hezbollah vows to fire more rockets until Israel stops air strikes and ground invasion in Lebanon.
Excitement as two new pandas arrive in US from China
The bears, part of China's 'panda diplomacy', will stay in DC's National Zoo under a 10-year agreement.
Have Israel’s wars on Gaza and Lebanon made Netanyahu more popular?
Some opinion polls suggest the Israeli prime minister's approval ratings are rising.
Air taxi growth demands efficient vertiports and traffic control systems
Demand for air taxis is rising, but regulatory approval and consumer trust remain significant hurdles, analysts warn.
Worst drought in century devastates Southern Africa with millions at risk
Over 27 million lives affected by worst drought in a century, with 21 million children malnourished, says WFP.
US and Canada impose sanctions, blacklist pro-Palestinian group Samidoun
Curbs against Palestinian prisoner support network imposed amid mounting pressure since Israel's Gaza war began.
A second Trump presidency has raised concerns of migrant workers’ rights
Former US President Trump says if re-elected, there would be a return of ICE raids.
US governor candidate Mark Robinson sues CNN over porn forum claims
North Carolina's Robinson denies report he wrote racially and sexually explicit posts and called himself a 'black Nazi'.
Timeline of tensions: How India-Canada relations soured
Tensions between the two countries were brewing long before the latest diplomatic spat.
Students in Pakistan continue protests against alleged Lahore campus rape
Students rally after a rape is reported on social media over the weekend.
Irregular border crossings decline as EU immigration policy stiffens
Irregular crossings fell 42 percent in the first nine months of 2024, according to EU's border agency Frontex.