Obama’s half-sister was tear-gassed during Kenya protest over tax hikes
Young people have largely led the movement against the finance bill, using social media to galvanize protesters using the hashtag #RejectFinanceBill2024. Young people who voted for Ruto in 2022 praised his promises of economic relief. Now, those who are protesting say that they feel betrayed. “I fell for his lies,” one voter, Oscar Saina, told More...
‘Toxic’ panda fans in China call for keeping the bears at home
A flurry of panda deals The online concern over the well-being of pandas at U.S. zoos can be traced to the sudden death of Le Le, a male panda that had been at the Memphis Zoo since 2003. Last February, Le Le More...
International Criminal Court issues arrest warrants for Russia’s Shoigu and Gerasimov
The ICC issued warrants for Sergei Shoigu, Russia’s ex-defense minister, and general Valery Gerasimov for alleged crimes committed during the Ukraine war. Source link More...
Chicago woman on Bahamas yoga retreat goes missing; family ‘deeply concerned’
Authorities in the Bahamas were searching for a Chicago woman who was reported missing after she traveled to Paradise Island to attend a yoga retreat, according to police and her family. In a statement Monday, More...
Police patrols increased after protesters clash outside Los Angeles synagogue
Police are stepping up patrols outside a synagogue that was an epicenter for protests that turned physical in West Los Angeles over the weekend. Pro-Palestinian and Pro-Israeli demonstrators clashed Sunday More...
Parents of Hamas hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin say why they wanted video of abduction released
The parents of Hersh Goldberg-Polin, a 23-year-old Israeli American who was kidnapped by Hamas on Oct. 7, said Monday that newly released video of his abduction should serve as a “call of action” to do everything More...
Mexico City neighborhood of Cuautepec keeps Volkswagen Beetle alive
Janette Navarro’s 1996 Volkswagen Beetle roars as it barrels up a steep hill overlooking concrete houses stacked like boxes on the outskirts of Mexico City. She presses her foot on the pedal, passes a lime More...
Intense phase of Israel’s war with Hamas about to end, Netanyahu says
Hamas seized upon Netanyahu’s comments, saying his bid for a partial deal was a “clear rejection” of the proposal outlined by President Joe Biden for a comprehensive three-phase agreement to More...
Taylor Swift brings Travis Kelce on stage in London for first time at Eras Tour show
If anyone thought singing “Karma is the guy on the Chiefs” was as public as Taylor Swift was going to go with her all-star boyfriend, Travis Kelce, think again. On Sunday night, at the fourth of More...
Over 1,300 pilgrims died during this year’s Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia, officials say
CAIRO — More than 1,300 people died during this year’s Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia as the faithful faced extreme high temperatures at Islamic holy sites in the desert kingdom, Saudi authorities announced More...
