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Thursday's protests were smaller and less violent than earlier in the week
Kenyan court allows military deployment to quell protests
NAIROBI — Kenya's High Court has approved the use of military force to restore order, following days of anti-tax protests that at some point overwhelmed police.More than 20 people have reportedly been killed in the nationwide protests that are largely led by young people opposed to government plans to increase taxes.Armored military vehicles patrolled streets in the capital, Nairobi, on Thursday as police fired tear gas to disperse protesters, who had threatened to storm the presidential palace.A judge said that the military deployment was critical to protect government installations but gave the authorities two days to clarify how long the deployment would last, along with its rules of engagement."To deploy the military in a blanket manner without defining their scope of...
June 28, 2024

Kenyan court allows military deployment to quell protests

A canopy over Terminal 1 caved in after heavy rain
One killed and several injured after part of Delhi airport roof collapses
NEW DELHI — A man was crushed to death in his car and eight others were injured on Friday after a section of roof at New Delhi’s airport collapsed following heavy rain, the latest high-profile infrastructure disaster to dent India’s image.“Due to heavy rain since early this morning, a portion of the canopy at the old Departure forecourt of Delhi’s Terminal 1 collapsed around 5 am,” a statement from the Indira Gandhi International Airport said.All departures from Terminal 1 are temporarily suspended, the statement added.Delhi Fire Services assistant divisional officer Ravinder Singh said rescuers got to the scene to find two support pillars had collapsed over a car.“There were eight injured and one man died,” Singh told CNN, noting that images showed a man “died in the car...
June 28, 2024

One killed and several injured after part of Delhi airport roof collapses

Now-dismissed Bolivian army chief General Juan Jose Zúñiga is escorted by policemen following his arrest in La Paz, on June 26, 2024
Bolivia arrests multiple high-ranking military and intelligence officials following failed coup
LA PAZ — Bolivia has arrested more than a dozen high-ranking military and intelligence officials following a failed attempt to unseat the country’s president in a coup allegedly led by its former army chief.Military officials first held meetings in May to plot the coup attempt on Wednesday, which involved mobilizing armed forces toward the capital’s main square and seizing power “by force,” according to a report sent to CNN by the Bolivian government.The meetings were led by former army chief Gen. Juan Jose Zúñiga and former navy commander Gen. Juan Arnez, with Zúñiga’s civilian personal adviser allegedly devising the “strategy” of the coup, the report claims.All three men are among 17 people arrested so far in connection with Wednesday’s events – most of them...
June 28, 2024

Bolivia arrests multiple high-ranking military and intelligence officials following failed coup

Emmanuel Macron (right) was among the EU leaders who reached a consensus to nominate Ursula von der Leyen (left) for a second term
Von der Leyen nominated to stay on in top EU job
BRUSSELS — EU leaders have nominated current European Commission head Ursula von der Leyen for a second five-year term in the bloc's top job at a summit in Brussels.Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas was picked as the EU's next foreign affairs chief and former Portuguese prime minister António Costa was chosen as the next chairman of EU summits.All three candidates are from centrist, pro-EU factions.The European Parliament is due to vote on the nominations next month.Ursula von der Leyen is from Germany’s center-right, António Costa is a socialist and Kaja Kallas a liberal.There had been resistance from Italy’s Prime Minister, Giorgia Meloni.Before the summit she said the plans ignored the successes of hard-right parties like her own in the recent elections for the...
June 28, 2024

Von der Leyen nominated to stay on in top EU job

(Fom left to right) Siti, Marsya and Widi were encouraged by their school counsellor to express their emotions through music
Indonesia’s hijab-wearing metalheads play Glastonbury
JAKARTA — The three girls started making metal music at high school, but they never thought they could make history for Indonesia at Glastonbury.The band they formed — Voice of Baceprot — are playing at the festival this year and when they found out they'd been invited they were “confused”.“Because we didn’t know how exciting [the festival] is... We didn’t know what to do next,” the band’s lead singer Firdda Marsya Kurnia said.The pressure was on after the trio realized they would be the first Indonesian band to play at Europe's largest music festival. Headliners at this year’s five-day festival include Coldplay and Dua Lipa.Voice of Baceprot — made up of Marsya, drummer Euis Siti Aisyah and bassist Widi Rahmawati — are performing on Friday. Baceprot...
June 28, 2024

Indonesia’s hijab-wearing metalheads play Glastonbury

Hu Youping tried to restrain a knife attacker who also injured a Japanese woman and her son
China honors woman who died saving Japanese family
BEIJING — A Chinese woman who tried to shield a Japanese mother and her child from a knife attack has died.Hu Youping was working as a school bus attendant in Suzhou province when a man attacked a Japanese woman and her child at a bus stop outside a Japanese school.She suffered serious injuries while trying to restrain him.Tributes for her have poured out online and the local government has said she will be given the title of "Righteous and Courageous Role Model".The Japanese embassy in China also lowered its flag to half-mast to honor Ms Hu. In a statement on Weibo, the embassy said it was "saddened" to hear of her death."We believe [Ms Hu's] courage and kindness also represent that of the Chinese people. We pay tribute to her righteous deeds. May she rest...
June 28, 2024

China honors woman who died saving Japanese family

Thousands of people have protested against the foreign agents law
EU warns Georgia's NGO law is blocking its path to joining
BRUSSELS — Georgia's path to EU membership is being blocked by the passing of a controversial foreign influence law, European leaders have said at a summit in Brussels.The passing of the law represented "backsliding" on steps laid out to enable the country to join the bloc."The European Council calls on Georgia’s authorities to clarify their intentions by reversing the current course of action which jeopardizes Georgia’s EU path," the leaders said in a document released on Thursday.They added that they maintained their "steadfast solidarity with the Georgian people" and expressed a "readiness to continue supporting Georgians on their path towards a European future"."The European Council calls on Georgia’s authorities to clarify their...
June 28, 2024

EU warns Georgia's NGO law is blocking its path to joining

Growing crowds have attended reformist Massoud Pezeshkian's rallies
Reformist doctor running for presidency gives new hope to young Iranians
TEHRAN — A snap election was called after a deadly helicopter crash. A candidate promising a different approach both at home and abroad. And suddenly there’s an element of suspense and unpredictability in Iran, as voters go to the polls to choose a new president.Elections in the Islamic Republic are tightly controlled affairs — the candidates are all vetted by an influential committee of clerics before they can stand. And recently voter apathy has been widespread.But this time there is a wild card: a reformist former heart surgeon and health minister, Massoud Pezeshkian, who has declared “immoral” the actions of Iran’s morality police, who enforce strict dress codes on women.The rules on wearing the hijab are now being regularly flouted by women and Pezeshkian, 69, has said:...
June 28, 2024

Reformist doctor running for presidency gives new hope to young Iranians

Germany's Interior Ministry has introduced new citizenship requirements, including recognizing Israel's right to exist
Germany demands new citizens accept Israel’s right to exist
BERLIN — People applying for naturalization in Germany will now be required to affirm Israel’s right to exist, under changes to the country’s citizenship law.The legislation, which came into effect Thursday, is part of a larger citizenship overhaul from Berlin as the government grapples with rising antisemitism, a surge in popularity for the far right, and fierce debate over its response to Israel’s war in Gaza.The country’s naturalization exam will now include a number of new questions, according to a statement from the interior ministry.“In response to increasing antisemitism in Germany, the list of questions in the naturalization test has been expanded. New exam questions have been added on the topics of antisemitism, the right of the state of Israel to exist and Jewish life...
June 28, 2024

Germany demands new citizens accept Israel’s right to exist

Joe Biden, 81, and Donald Trump, 78, are the two oldest major party candidates for the US presidency
Stumbling debate performance worsens age fears for Biden
WASHINGTON — Before Thursday evening, many Americans had expressed concerns about Joe Biden’s age and fitness for office. To say that this debate did not put those concerns to rest may be one of the greatest understatements of the year.The president came into the debate with a low bar to clear, and he stumbled. He was flat. He was rambling. He was unclear.Roughly midway through the debate, the Biden campaign told reporters that the president was battling a cold — an attempt to explain his raspy voice. That may be so, but it also sounded like an excuse.For 90 minutes, more often than not, Joe Biden was on the ropes. Particularly early in the evening, some of his answers were nonsensical. After losing his train of thought he ended one answer by saying, “We finally beat Medicare”...
June 28, 2024

Stumbling debate performance worsens age fears for Biden

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