A fire in a girls’ dormitory in Kenya on Thursday killed 16 children and hospitalised 79 in the latest deadly blaze to hit a school in the east African country. The fire broke out shortly before 1:00 am local time at Utumishi Girls Academy in Nakuru County, around 120 kilometres (75 miles) north of the […]
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France inches towards symbolic repealing of slavery legislation
Lawmakers were moved to tears in parliament Thursday as France inched towards repealing outdated legislation that defines people enslaved in its colonies as “moveable goods”, in a symbolic move as the country grapples with its colonial legacy. The French were the third largest slave traders in Europe, after the British and the Portuguese. Ships departing […]
Italian police seize $232 mn in late mafia boss’s assets
Italy said Thursday it was seizing more than 200 million euros ($232 million) in assets belonging to late Mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro derived from drug trafficking and reinvested in Europe and beyond. The “vast fortune” of the ruthless Cosa Nostra boss — a legendary figure finally captured in 2023 in Palermo after three decades […]
US, Iran trade strikes in most serious clash since truce began
The United States and Iran traded strikes on Thursday in their most serious clash since an April ceasefire began, rattling ongoing efforts to negotiate an end to the war and open the vital Strait of Hormuz. The latest exchange also drew in US ally Kuwait, which said it was responding to incoming fire, and came […]
Latvia to get new govt after row over stray drones
Latvia is to install a new government on Thursday, weeks after the previous coalition collapsed in a row over stray Ukrainian drones. Lawmakers are set to confirm centrist Andris Kulbergs as prime minister with the aim of leading the Baltic nation until parliamentary elections on October 3. Evika Silina resigned as prime minister on May […]
France moves towards symbolic repealing of slavery legislation
France is Thursday expected to move towards repealing outdated legislation that defines people enslaved in its colonies as “moveable goods”, in a symbolic move as the country grapples with its colonial legacy. The French were the third largest slave traders in Europe, after the British and the Portuguese. Ships departing from French ports between the […]
China’s military says drove away Dutch warship in South China Sea
China’s military said on Wednesday it drove away a Dutch navy vessel it accused of “illegally intruding” into the area around the Paracel Islands in the contested South China Sea. Beijing claims the South China Sea in nearly its entirety despite a 2016 international ruling rejecting its assertion, fuelling tensions with its regional neighbours. The […]
Israel strikes Tyre after declaring ‘combat zones’ in south Lebanon
The Israeli military said on Thursday it had begun new strikes on Hezbollah infrastructure around the southern Lebanese city of Tyre after issuing an evacuation warning to its residents. Israel the previous day had declared all areas south of Lebanon’s Zahrani River – an area roughly 40 kilometres (25 miles) from the border and including […]
Temperatures likely to remain at record levels in 2026-2030: UN
Global average temperatures are likely to continue at or near record levels this year and for the next four years afterwards, the United Nations warned Thursday. The 11 hottest individual years ever recorded all happened from 2015 onwards and the UN’s weather and climate agency said the trend was set to continue, with a new […]