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- U.K. Police Investigate Online Threat to J.K. Rowling August 14, 2022The author of the “Harry Potter” books was threatened on Twitter after she posted condolences for the novelist Salman Rushdie, who was stabbed on Friday in western New York.
- Relatives Clash With Police Over School Lockdown in Arizona August 14, 2022Two of the three people arrested during the altercation were shocked with stun guns by officers, the authorities said. The man who prompted the lockdown was also in custody.
- Idaho Supreme Court Rules That Strict Abortion Ban Can Take Effect August 14, 2022In a late Friday ruling, the state’s highest court said that a ban could begin at the end of the month while legal challenges are reviewed.
- Southern Baptist Convention Says It Faces Federal Investigation for Sexual Abuse August 13, 2022Church leaders disclosed that multiple Southern Baptist entities were under investigation and said that all would cooperate.
- Some Republicans Make a More Restrained Case for Defending Trump August 15, 2022When some G.O.P. members of Congress attacked the nation’s top law enforcement agencies immediately after the F.B.I.’s search of Mar-a-Lago, it underscored deep fissures within the party.
- Trump’s Shifting Explanations Follow a Familiar Playbook August 15, 2022The former president and his allies have given often conflicting defenses of his retention of classified documents, without addressing why he had kept them.
- Thousands in Michigan Under Boil Water Advisory August 14, 2022The water main that provides several communities north of Detroit with drinking water was found leaking on Saturday morning, the authorities said.
- Man Dies by Suicide After Ramming Car Into Barricade Near U.S. Capitol August 14, 2022The man exited the car and fired several shots into the air before shooting himself, said the police, who are investigating his motives.
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- At least 41 people killed in Egypt church fire, say officials August 14, 2022Security sources say majority of dead are children after blaze breaks out at Coptic Abu Sifin church in GizaA fire sparked by an electrical fault at a packed church in a working-class district of Greater Cairo has killed at least 41 people and injured another 45, Egyptian officials have said.About 5,000 people had gathered at the Coptic Abu Sifin church in I […]
- Police chief quit after abuse by British colonial troops in Kenya covered up August 14, 2022Documentary reveals how Britain was not only involved in rape and torture but tried to suppress evidenceA former police commissioner resigned after attempts to expose rape and torture by British colonial forces in Kenya during the Mau Mau uprising were covered up, a documentary shows.During the 1950s, Britain fought a war in Kenya against the Mau Mau, a move […]
- Mali’s prime minister, Choguel Maïga, ‘ordered to rest’ by doctor August 13, 2022Politician’s office says move comes after ‘intense exertion’, while adviser denies reports of a strokeThe prime minister of Mali, Choguel Maïga, has been ordered by his doctor to rest after months of intense exertion, his office said on Saturday, while an adviser denied media reports that he had been hospitalised after having a stroke.“After 14 months of wor […]
- Kenya presidential election: Raila Odinga slightly ahead in early results August 13, 2022Odinga has 52.54% of the vote against 46.76% for William Ruto, as country waits for final countKenya’s one-time opposition leader Raila Odinga is slightly ahead in the race for the presidency against the incumbent deputy president, William Ruto, partial official results showed.Odinga has 52.54% of the vote against 46.76% for Ruto, according to figures issued […]
- Count for Kenya’s presidential election enters fourth day August 12, 2022Head of election commission blames slow progress on political parties treating process like a ‘forensic audit’Kenya’s election count has dragged into its fourth day, after an election this week that pitted former prime minister Raila Odinga against the deputy president, William Ruto.On Friday, the head of Kenya’s election commission blamed the slow progress […]
- Blinken raises concerns over Hotel Rwanda dissident trial with Kagame August 11, 2022US secretary of state on last stop of African tour has been clear about US misgivings related to Paul Rusesabagina’s convictionThe US secretary of state, Antony Blinken, has raised US concerns about the trial of the jailed dissident Paul Rusesabagina with Paul Kagame, president of Rwanda, and other senior Rwandan officials during a visit to the capital Kigal […]
- Colombian government and ELN rebels meet in Havana to restart peace talks August 12, 2022Government pledges ‘judicial and political steps’ to enable talks to resume with nation’s last guerrillas broken off three years agoColombia’s new government and members of the nation’s last guerrilla group have taken steps towards restarting peace talks that were suspended three years ago in Cuba.Newly elected President Gustavo Petro, a former member of the […]
- Mexico prison cartel clash spills on to streets of border city leaving 11 dead August 12, 2022Four radio station employees among dead as alleged gang members rampaged through Ciudad JuárezA prison confrontation between members of two rival cartels spilled on to the streets of the border city Ciudad Juárez, where alleged gang members have killed nine more people, including four employees of a radio station.The violence began on Thursday, when Los Chap […]
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- From Kabul and beyond, a year of Taliban rule in Afghanistan August 14, 2022Lyse Doucet reports from Afghanistan on what the Taliban's takeover has meant for its people.
- Egypt fire: Dozens dead in Giza Coptic church August 15, 2022The blaze broke out at a Coptic Christian church in the city of Giza causing a stampede.
- We saved who we could - Church fire survivor August 15, 2022Dozens of people have died, including children, after a fire broke out at a Coptic church in Giza.
- Marshall Islands: Covid-19 cases surge August 14, 2022Cases in the Marshall Islands have surged not long after the first community spread was confirmed.
- Russia vows to expand relations with North Korea August 15, 2022President Vladimir Putin made the comments in a letter sent to North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.
- Salman Rushdie's 'defiant sense of humour' remains, son says August 14, 2022The author was severely injured after being stabbed on stage at an event in New York State.
- Ecuador: Guayaquil blast 'declaration of war' by gangs - officials August 15, 2022Officials blame crime gangs as a state of emergency is declared in Guayaquil following more violence.
- Mangrove forests: How 40 million Australian trees died of thirst August 14, 2022The mass loss of trees in 2015 provides important lessons for the future, scientists say.
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