The News NAIROBI — Kenya’s President William Ruto on Wednesday withdrew a controversial finance bill that contained unpopular tax hikes following pressure from youth-led protests. Twenty-one protesters had been killed as of Tuesday evening, according to the Kenya Human Rights Commission (KHRC), with more than 200 injured. “Listening keenly to the people of Kenya who […]
Kenya’s President William Ruto says he will withdraw a finance bill containing controversial tax hikes after deadly protests which saw parliament set ablaze on Tuesday. In an address to the nation, he said it was clear that Kenyans “want nothing” to do with the bill. “I concede,” he said, adding that he will not sign […]
Russia is withdrawing some of its forces from Vovchansk after becoming “bogged down” in the now-destroyed town north east of Kharkiv, the Ukrainian military has said. A spokesman for Ukraine’s Khortytsia military group said that Russian forces had also been pulling back from the border villages of Lyptsi and Tykhe. “This indicates that the enemy […]
A Church of England dean has withdrawn from a Palestine rally at which he was due to speak, saying he “would not want to appear to endorse the view that Israel has no right to exist”. The Dean of Peterborough Cathedral, the Very Reverend Chris Dalliston, was expected at the Peterborough March for a Free […]
Romania’s president has withdrawn from the race to become Nato’s next secretary general, leaving outgoing Dutch prime minister Mark Rutte all but certain to head the world’s biggest military organisation from October. The office of Klaus Iohannis said in a statement that Romania’s security council has backed Mr Rutte’s bid. It also said that Mr […]
PARIS (AP) — Candidates were racing to register before a Sunday evening deadline in snap parliamentary elections that are redrawing France’s political landscape, with a left-wing alliance newly formed to counter the surge of the far right losing, in the final hours, a prospective lawmaker previously convicted for spousal assault. Adrien Quatennens announced the withdrawal […]
Russian president Vladimir Putin has promised to “immediately” order a ceasefire in Ukraine and begin negotiations if Kyiv starts to withdraw troops from the four occupied Ukrainian regions and renounces plans to join Nato. Such a deal appears a non-starter for Kyiv, which wants to join the military alliance and has demanded that Russia withdraw […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin has promised to “immediately” order a ceasefire in Ukraine and begin negotiations if Kyiv starts to withdraw troops from the four occupied Ukrainian regions and renounces plans to join Nato. Such a deal appears a non-starter for Kyiv, which wants to join the military alliance and has demanded that Russia withdraw […]
By Mike Scarcella (Reuters) -Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk on Tuesday moved to dismiss his lawsuit in California state court accusing ChatGPT maker OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman of abandoning the startup’s original mission of developing artificial intelligence for the benefit of humanity and not for profit. Attorneys for Musk asked the court to dismiss […]
The company whose controversial contracts caught the eye of the News Center 7 I-Team two years ago has pulled out of the bankruptcy process. In September, News Center 7 reported the troubled real estate company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. >> PREVIOUS COVERAGE: I-TEAM: MV Realty files for bankruptcy amid controversy regarding 40-year listing agreements […]
For years, the expanding restaurant empire of Brian and Sarah Ingram became well-known for giving cash and food to people in need, including families of slain police officers or victims of catastrophes abroad, through their charitable arm: Give Hope. On Monday, Brian Ingram told the State Attorney General’s Office he’s dissolving Give Hope as a […]
The Brazilian government officially withdrew its ambassador to Israel on Wednesday, following a diplomatic dispute over the Gaza war. Federico Meyer will represent Brazil at the Geneva Conference on Disarmament in future, according to an announcement in the nation’s official gazette. This means that the Brazilian embassy in Israel will only be led by a […]