Some say they don’t trust President William Ruto, despite him sending a contentious finance bill back to parliament with a vow to make budget cuts to replace scrapped tax increases.
Flooding seen in provinces including Guangdong and Anhui, officials and state media said Friday, with more rain expected through the day.
Deal includes a vow of mutual aid if either country is attacked, as both face escalating standoffs with the West. Putin is making his first visit to North Korea in 24 years.
China: A Hong Kong court on Thursday convicted 14 pro-democracy activists while acquitting two former district councilors. This was the city’s biggest national security case under a law imposed by Beijing that has all but wiped out public dissent.
India: Northern India continues to struggle with a record heat wave, as temperatures Wednesday hit a national record of 52.3 degrees Celsius in New Delhi, according to the country’s weather bureau.
Papua New Guinea: Authorities fear a second landslide and a disease outbreak are looming at the scene of last Friday’s mass-casualty landside, which authorities say buried more than 2,000 people
Papua New Guinea: A government official has told the United Nations more than 2,000 people are believed to have been buried alive following a Friday landslide and has asked for international help. Casualty estimates have varied. The remains of only six people have been recovered so far.
Israel: The bodies of three more hostages killed by Hamas on October 7 were recovered overnight from Gaza, Israel's army said Friday. The army said all three were killed on the day of the attack at the Mefalsim intersection, and their bodies were taken to Gaza.
Mexico: At least nine people are dead, including a child, and 63 others injured, after a strong gust of wind toppled the stage at a campaign rally on Wednesday evening in the northern state of Nuevo Leon, the state's governor said.
Ireland, Norway and Spain each announced Wednesday the recognition of a Palestinian state, citing the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza and a need to achieve a two-state solution for lasting peace in the region. Israel announced the recall of its ambassadors from Ireland and Norway.
France: President Emmanuel Macron is traveling to the island of New Caledonia, signaling French authorities’ growing confidence that reinforced security and emergency measures are bringing unrest on the French Pacific territory under control.
Netherlands: Israel again defended its military operation in Gaza at the International Court of Justice Friday in a third round of hearings on emergency measures requested by South Africa, which wants the court to order a cease-fire.
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