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Human rights office calls for accountability after 31 people are killed, and 107 others wounded in nationwide ‘Saba Saba’ marches.

The death toll from antigovernment protests in Kenya has surged to at least 31 people, the country’s human rights commission said, with at least 107 others wounded during the nationwide marches.

In a statement on Tuesday, the National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR) also reported two forced disappearances in the wake of Monday’s marches, which…

French President Emmanuel Macron has called for British support to recognise the state of Palestine and help defend Ukraine as he arrived in the United Kingdom for the first state visit by a European leader since Brexit.

Macron, in a rare address to both houses of the British parliament on Tuesday, celebrated the return of closer ties between France and the UK, and said the two countries must work together to end “excessive dependencies” on the United States and China.

The French…

US president dismisses lingering questions about accused sex trafficker after law enforcement review dismays supporters.

United States President Donald Trump has waved away lingering questions about accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein after the release of a law enforcement memo about the case incensed segments of his MAGA base.

Trump’s angry dismissal of the continuing interest in the case on Tuesday came after a joint review by the US Department of Justice (DOJ) and FBI concluded that…

Here are the key events on day 1,231 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.

Here is how things stand on Wednesday, July 9:

Fighting

• A Ukrainian attack on a beach in the Russian city of Kursk killed three people and injured seven, including a five-year-old boy, acting regional Governor Alexander Khinshtein said. The dead included a Rosgvardia (Russian National Guard) officer, Russia’s TASS news agency reported.
• TASS reported that a Ukrainian drone attack on Rylsk, also in the Kursk region, hit the…

United States President Donald Trump has met Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House for a second time in 24 hours to discuss a possible ceasefire deal in Gaza.

The unscheduled talks on Tuesday evening lasted just over an hour with no press access.

Speaking ahead of the meeting, Trump said he would be speaking with Netanyahu “almost exclusively” about Gaza.

“We gotta get that solved. Gaza is a- it’s a tragedy, and he wants to get it solved, and I want to get…

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump meet again.

Their third meeting this year is taking place as ceasefire talks are ongoing in Doha.

While the official talks are being held privately, what has openly been discussed are post-war plans for Gaza, which appear to include forcibly displacing Palestinians.

And Netanyahu is nominating Trump for the Nobel Peace…

‘Hospitals are rationing. Ambulances are stalling. Water systems are on the brink,’ UN humanitarian office says.

The United Nations humanitarian office, OCHA, has warned that the fuel crisis in Gaza due to the Israeli blockade has reached a “critical point” and will cause further deaths and suffering in the besieged Palestinian territory.

OCHA said the fuel powering vital functions in Gaza, including water desalination stations and hospitals’ intensive care units, is running out…

Tehran’s top diplomat Abbas Araghchi visits Saudi Arabia for the first time after Iran’s 12-day war with Israel.

Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) has met Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in Jeddah in the first visit by a top Iranian official to the Gulf kingdom after Israel’s war with Tehran.

Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said Araghchi’s talks with Prince Mohammed and other Saudi officials on Tuesday were…

Sana’a (Quds News Network)- Yemen’s Ansar Allah released a video on Tuesday showing the moment they sank the commercial Israeli-linked vessel Magic Seas in the Red Sea. The Yemeni Armed Forces stated that the ship’s owners violate a ban on entering occupied Palestinian ports.

The footage begins with a warning in English from the Yemeni Naval Forces. The speaker orders the Magic Seas to stop immediately for inspection and warns of consequences for non-compliance.

The ship…

Joao Pedro hits a brace on debut against former club Fluminense to send Chelsea into FIFA Club World Cup 2025 final.

England’s Chelsea defeated Fluminense of Brazil 2-0 to reach the final of the FIFA 2025 Club World Cup, with Blues debutant Joao Pedro netting twice against his boyhood club.

The Brazilian forward, who was at Fluminense from age 10 until leaving for Watford in 2020, curled his new club in front at MetLife Stadium on Tuesday from the left side of the box in the 18th…