Kenya's Ruto orders evacuations after deadly floods Mai Mahiu Kenya - Kenyan President William Ruto on Tuesday deployed the military to evacuate everyone living in flood-prone areas in a nation where 171 ... 04/30/2024 - 1:07 pm | View Link
Kenya floods death toll nears 170 as president vows help for his country's "victims of climate change" President William Ruto has promised help for Kenyans as unusually heavy monsoon rains burst a dam and unleash deadly floods and mudslides. 04/30/2024 - 3:02 am | View Link
Raila Odinga: Government caught off guard by floods Azimio la Umoja coalition leader, Raila Odinga. [Jonah Onyango, Standard] Azimio la Umoja coalition leader, Raila Odinga, has expressed concerns over the government’s readiness in flood management and ... 04/30/2024 - 12:50 am | View Link
Kenya's Ruto convenes cabinet meeting over deadly floods Kenyan President William Ruto convened a special cabinet meeting on Tuesday to discuss measures to tackle deadly floods that have killed nearly 170 people and displaced 185,000 others since March, his ... 04/29/2024 - 10:59 pm | View Link
Kenya to help Zimbabwe fight sanctions; Zimbabwe to help Odinga land top AU job Zimbabwe is set to support Kenya’s bid for AU Commission chair. In return, Kenya will support the former’s rejoining of the Commonwealth. Kenya will also help Zimbabwe oppose “illegal” sanctions. 04/29/2024 - 6:46 pm | View Link
For Pia Hollenstein, the long-awaited ruling at the European Court of Human Rights for a case brought against the Swiss government by her group, KlimaSeniorinnen, came at an inconvenient time. At 73, the retired nurse and former Parliamentarian from St. Gallen is an avid climber, and on the day of the verdict, she was planning to hike the Grisons Alps.
Both President Joe Biden and Xi Jinping strongly reject the current U. S.-China competition as a new Cold War. As recently as September, Biden said that he doesn’t “want to contain China” and that “we’re all better off if China does well.” Xi, in turn, proclaimed that “China doesn’t want a cold war or a hot war with anyone,” following a meeting between the two in San Francisco in November.
(NEW YORK) — Large numbers of New York City police officers began entering the Columbia University late Tuesday as dozens of pro-Palestinian protesters remained on the campus.
Demonstrators had occupied Hamilton Hall hours earlier after setting up an encampment earlier in the month.
Students had defiantly set up tents again after police cleared an encampment at the university on April 18 and arrested more than 100 people.
mdash; Two men have been charged with cutting down the popular 150-year-old Sycamore Gap tree next to Hadrian’s Wall last year in northern England, prosecutors said Tuesday.
Daniel Graham, 38, and Adam Carruthers, 31, were charged with causing criminal damage and damaging the wall built in A. D. 122 by Emperor Hadrian to guard the northwest frontier of the Roman Empire.
They were ordered to appear in Newcastle Magistrates’ Court on May 15.
The sycamore’s majestic canopy between two hills made it a popular subject for landscape photographers.
King Charles III officially returned to public duties on Tuesday, following a months-long period of recuperation since being diagnosed with an undisclosed type of cancer in February.
The 75-year-old monarch opted for a cause close to home to mark his return to work. King Charles and Queen Camilla visited a cancer treatment center in London, where he greeted doctors, held hands with patients, and gave out gifts to children.
Sophie, the Duchess of Edinburgh, became the first member of the British royal family to visit Ukraine since Russia launched its full scale invasion of the country in February 2022. Sophie is the wife of Prince Edward, the youngest child of Queen Elizabeth II, and brother of King Charles III.
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The Duchess met Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky and First Lady Olena Zelenska during the Monday visit.