Pay for Kenya’s police and prison officers is set to rise by 40% over three years following proposals in a review of the security sector, President William Ruto has said.…
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USA: Apple, Disney and IBM halt advertising on X
Firms including Apple, Disney and IBM have paused advertising on X amid an antisemitism storm on the site. It comes after X owner Elon Musk amplified an antisemitic trope on…
UK: One killed in New Hampshire psychiatric hospital shooting
An armed suspect opened fire in the lobby of a psychiatric hospital in New Hampshire, killing a security guard, before an officer returned fire, killing the attacker, police say. Officials…
Liberia: President George Weah loses to Joseph Boakai in presidential race
Liberian President George Weah has called his challenger in the presidential race, Joseph Boakai, to congratulate him on his victory. In an address to the nation he said “the Liberian…
USA: Cancer patient’s dying wish erases $16m in people’s medical debt
A New York City woman who died of ovarian cancer has raised enough money to pay off millions of dollars in other people’s medical debts. In a social media post…
USA: Police seize $1bn worth of fake designer goods in New York
Authorities in New York have seized more than $1bn (£803m) worth of fake products, said to be the largest haul of counterfeit goods in US history. Officials say they seized…
Haiti: Gang violence prompts hospital evacuation
A hospital in the Haitian capital, Port-au-Prince, has been evacuated by police after nearby gang violence. More than 100 patients – nearly half of them children – had to be…
Australia: Bouncy castle firm charged after death of six children
A bouncy castle firm has been charged for breaching health and safety regulations in Australia, almost two years after six children were killed in an accident. The children fell about…
Italy: Authorities ban lab-grown meat in nod to farmers
Italian MPs have voted to back a law banning the production, sale or import of cultivated meat or animal feed, in what the right-wing government calls a defence of Italian…
Ethiopia: Decision not to abandon soccer match played in dense fog questioned
The Ethiopian Football Federation (EFF) has said that its World Cup qualifying match against Sierra Leone should have been abandoned because of dense fog. It has complained to football’s world…