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By Duarte Mendonca, CNN (CNN) — Kenya’s independent policing review body has launched an investigation into the death of a protester who was shot during the mass anti-tax demonstrations in the capital Nairobi on Thursday. The incident has sparked widespread outrage and intensified scrutiny of police actions amid the escalating protests. The man named by

By Max Foster and Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Prince William’s family marked his 42nd birthday on Friday by posting a fun photo of him jumping off a sand dune, holding hands with his children – Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis. “Happy birthday Papa, we all love you so much! Cx,” said the

Story by Reuters (CNN) — China, which views Taiwan as its own territory, has made no secret of its dislike of President Lai Ching-te who took office last month, saying he is a “separatist,” and staged war games shortly after his inauguration. China on Friday threatened to impose the death penalty in extreme cases for “diehard”

By Chris Lau, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Tens of thousands of people across southern China have been evacuated, with many more potentially at risk, as deadly torrential rains continue to lash the region, causing flash flooding and mudslides. At least 55 people have died since June 9, Chinese state media reported Friday, with dramatic footage

By Esha Mitra and Kathleen Magramo, CNN New Delhi (CNN) — Nights are getting uncomfortably and dangerously hotter in India’s capital as people in the world’s most populous nation feel little respite from unrelenting temperatures. Northern India has endured a scorching summer, with one part of Delhi reached 49.9 degrees Celsius (121.8 degrees Fahrenheit) in

By Sharon Braithwaite, CNN (CNN) — A luxury cruise ship rescued 68 migrants drifting off the Spanish Canary Islands on Wednesday, Spain’s maritime rescue agency said in a statement on X. The bulk carrier Philipp Oldendorff spotted a canoe-shaped boat adrift with people on board roughly 440 nautical miles, or about 815 km, south of

By Niamh Kennedy, Emmanuel Miculita and Saskya Vandoorne, CNN (CNN) — The alleged gang-rape of a 12-year-old Jewish girl in northern France has triggered an outcry over surging antisemitism in the country, a key issue in the looming French parliamentary elections this month. Politicians from all sides have weighed in on the alleged attack, with French

By Christian Edwards and Tamar Michaelis, CNN (CNN) — Israel’s top military spokesman has said Hamas cannot be made to “disappear,” casting doubt about whether the government’s war aim of defeating the militant group can be achieved and drawing a sharp rebuke from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. “The idea that it is possible to destroy

By Michael Rios and Michelle Watson, CNN (CNN) — Turks and Caicos is revising part of its firearms law that recently caused legal trouble for several Americans carrying ammunition into the British Overseas Territory, House of Assembly member Edwin Astwood said in a statement Friday. The revision comes weeks after a bipartisan US congressional delegation traveled

CNN By Sophie Tanno and Tal Alroy, CNN (CNN) — Hamas’s surprise October 7 attacks stunned Israel. But not everyone was caught unaware. When he learned the news, Dr. Yuval Bitton says he felt it was coming – and knew immediately who was behind it. “I know the person who planned and conceived and initiated

By Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un were seen laughing as they took turns to drive each other around in a Russian-built limousine during Putin’s first visit to Pyongyang in 24 years. In footage released by North Korean state media agency KCNA on Thursday, the

By Sophie Tanno and Tal Alroy, CNN (CNN) — Hamas’s surprise October 7 attacks stunned Israel. But not everyone was caught unaware. When he learned the news, Dr. Yuval Bitton says he felt it was coming – and knew immediately who was behind it. “I know the person who planned and conceived and initiated this