Kenya’s top court will on Thursday rule on constitutional changes proposed by President Uhuru Kenyatta and his allies ahead of crucial elections in August. The reforms — popularly known as the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) — aim to expand the executive and would be the biggest change to Kenya’s political system since the introduction of a […]
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© Provided by Associated Press Missouri Gov. Mike Parson announces that the state is switching to an endemic phase of handling COVID-19 during news conference on Wednesday, March 30, 2022, at the state Capitol in Jefferson City, Missouri. Parson declared that “the COVID-19 crisis is over” in Missouri. (AP Photo/David A. Lieb) JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP)
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© AFP Many M23 former fighters went to live in camps in Uganda after a peace deal © Monusco The UN has refused to be drawn into the blame game as investigations into the crash continueRebels in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have denied shooting down a UN helicopter, killing eight peacekeepers on-board. DR Congo’s army
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© Ezequiel BECERRA Costa Rica’s Carlos Martinez (left) tackles the USA’s Antonee Robinson during Wednesday’s qualifier in San Jose The United States and Mexico booked their tickets to the World Cup finals in Qatar on Wednesday after securing the results needed to claim the last two automatic qualifying places from the CONCACAF region. The USA were
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© Provided by The Guardian Photograph: Naomi Baker/Getty Images Manchester United will return to Australia for two matches to be played in front of expected bumper crowds at the MCG on the Premier League club’s first overseas pre-season tour since 2019. Related: Van Gaal warns Ten Hag against joining ‘commercial club’ Manchester United The Victorian government on
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© Provided by Associated Press – Sports United States’ Deandre Yedlin, right, and Costa Rica’s Jewison Bennette battle for the ball during a qualifying soccer match for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 in San Jose, Costa Rica, Wednesday, March 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo) SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) — The United States men are
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© Reuters/DYLAN MARTINEZ International Friendly – England v Ivory Coast (Reuters) – Qatar World Cup chief executive Nasser Al-Khater has called for a meeting with Gareth Southgate after the England manager said he is unhappy some fans will not feel safe travelling to the event due to concerns over human rights issues in the country. ©
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Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan is facing arguably the biggest challenge of his political career, as the opposition seeks to remove him from office in a vote of no confidence. The country’s lawmakers will convene on Thursday to begin debating the motion as Mr Khan’s future appears to be hanging by a thread. In recent
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© Reuters/Goran Tomasevic FILE PHOTO: Women carry their belongings outside town of Kaabong in Karamoja region By Elias Biryabarema KAMPALA (Reuters) – Uganda’s military has killed 309 people in an eight-month-old operation against cattle rustling in a northeast region rich in minerals including gold, limestone and potentially oil, the armed forces said. The Uganda People’s Defence
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Renowned Russian opera singer Anna Netrebko has sought to distance herself from Vladimir Putin, expressing “regret” that any allegiance had been “misinterpreted”. In a statement to the PA news agency, the soprano said she had only met the Russian president “a handful of times”, amid criticism over her failure to condemn the invasion of Ukraine. The 50-year-old said:
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