Former US President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he would not sign a federal abortion ban if one reached his desk were he to be elected in November. It’s Trump’s firmest response to date on a national abortion ban. He has simultaneously claimed credit for appointing the Supreme Court justices who helped overturn Roe v. Wade while…
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South Africa’s ex-president Zuma wins court bid to run in May election
A South African court on Tuesday, April 9, allowed former president Jacob Zuma to run in May’s general elections, overturning a decision by electoral authorities barring him over a previous conviction. The electoral court ruled in favour of Zuma, 81, who is fronting uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK), a new opposition party that has become a…
Bus full of passengers swept away by raging waters in Kenya.
Emergency services have been rescuing passengers who were trapped in a bus that was swept away by floods on a busy highway in northern Kenya. The bus, with about 50 passengers, was heading to the capital, Nairobi, from northern Wajir county, police said. The driver had attempted to cross a flooded section of the road…
Security increased at Champions League ties after threat.
Security will be increased at Champions League games this week after a media outlet supporting the Islamic State group published threats against venues. Ministers in both France and Spain have confirmed enhanced security measures. A pro-IS media channel has published several images of stadiums hosting quarter-final ties on Tuesday and Wednesday. Uefa said it was…
Tanzanian soldiers killed in DR Congo by missile attack.
A mortar attack in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo has killed three soldiers from a southern African military force. All of those who died were from Tanzania. Three others were hurt. “Hostile” missile fire “fell near the camp where they were staying,” said the Southern African Development Community (Sadc) on Monday. None…
What’s behind Israeli troop pullout from southern Gaza?
Israel’s military announced Sunday it had withdrawn its forces from the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis, wrapping up a key phase in its ground offensive against the Hamas militant group and bringing its troop presence in the territory to one of the lowest levels since the six-month war began. France 24’s Rob Parsons takes…
Kagame blames the world’s inaction as Rwanda commemorates the 1994 genocide.
Getty ImagesRwanda’s President Paul Kagame said the country was “humbled by the magnitude of our loss” Rwanda’s president said the international community “failed all of us”, as he marked 30 years since the 1994 genocide that killed around 800,000 people. President Paul Kagame addressed dignitaries and world leaders who had gathered in Rwanda’s capital, Kigali,…
Russian drone strikes on Kharkiv kill seven, officials say.
At least seven people have been killed in Russian drone attacks on the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, officials say. Mayor Ihor Terekhov said six people were killed when Iranian-made Shahed drones hit several buildings, including apartment blocks, early on Saturday. Another person was killed in a second strike on a residential area, he added. Attacks…
