Three students were killed and five others injured after a gunman opened fire on the Michigan State University (MSU) campus on Monday night. The victims were all students at the…
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France: Louis Vuitton picks Pharrell Williams to lead men’s designs
French fashion brand Louis Vuitton has named Grammy-winning producer, rapper, singer and songwriter Pharrell Williams as its new menswear creative director. The label described Williams as “a visionary whose creative…
India: BBC offices searched by income tax officials
BBC offices in India have been searched as part of an investigation by income tax authorities. The searches in New Delhi and Mumbai come weeks after the broadcaster aired a…
Tunisia: President Kais Saied’s critics arrested in crackdown
Police in Tunisia have detained the head of an independent radio station on the third day of a wave of arrests of opposition politicians and activists. On Monday, officers raided…
Fiji: Australian boy, 8, dies of suspected electrocution at a resort
An eight-year-old Australian boy has died from suspected electrocution while on holiday in Fiji. The boy, identified by family as Cairo Winitana from Sydney, was staying with his parents at…
New Zealand: Cyclone Gabrielle leaves three dead
New Zealand’s prime minister says Cyclone Gabrielle, which for days battered the North Island, is a weather event not seen “in a generation”. Chris Hipkins’ government earlier declared a state…
South Africa: Tour bus crash kills 20 in Limpopo province
A head-on collision between a tour bus and an armoured cash-in-transit van has killed 20 people and wounded 68 others in South Africa. The vehicles collided on a motorway bridge…
Kenya: President Ruto hosting a national prayer day
Kenyan President William Ruto is hosting a national prayer day to seek God’s intervention on challenges facing the country including drought and hunger. The interdenominational event is being held at…
Equatorial Guinea: WHO to meet over Marburg virus outbreak
The World Health Organization says it’s to hold an emergency meeting on the outbreak of the Marburg virus in Equatorial Guinea. Nine people have died from the haemorrhagic fever, and…
Rwanda: Schools to get Starlink internet
Rwanda will prioritise education institutions in its plan to roll out low-cost internet delivered by Starlink, an internet initiative owned by SpaceX, a company founded by US billionaire Elon Musk,…