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Kenyan Rastafarians disappointed after court ruling denies cannabis use/in /by
Rastafarians in Kenya express disappointment and a determination to appeal, after a court refused to grant them the right to smoke weed on religious grounds on Wednesday
How big is the impact of the Middle East war on global travel?/in /by
Days of back-and-forth strikes by the US and Iran have shaken the Middle East. The interim deal to end the conflict is in tatters. Now there are fears the region could tip back into all-out war.
Iran displays new banner showing Trump lying in casket in central Tehran/in /by
This comes as Iran's supreme leader on Saturday vowed revenge for the US-Israeli killing of his father and predecessor, hours after President Donald Trump warned against any attempt to assassinate him.
Head of fake Nigerian government agency arrested after weeks on the run/in /by
Nigerian police have arrested the man behind a fake government agency that operated out of the presidency's office for nearly two years.
Italy: melting ice statues protest heatwave conditions in Rome/in /by
Greenpeace Italy and the CGIL union melted ice statues outside Rome's Colosseum on 15 July 2026. The protest highlighted the impact of heatwaves on outdoor workers and called for a fossil fuel phase-out.
Hundreds of Malawians seek repatriation as anti-immigrant protests surge in South Africa/in /by
Hundreds of Malawi nationals gathered outside their country's embassy in Johannesburg on Tuesday as the forced return of migrants continued.
Mali: Six former Bah N’Daw allies on trial over alleged coup plot/in /by
In Mali, six men linked to former transitional president Bah N'Daw are on trial over an alleged coup plot. The case is before the Bamako Court of Appeal on Tuesday, July 14.
Kenyan court rejects Rastafarians’ bid to use cannabis for religion/in /by
A Kenyan court refused to grant Rastafarians the right to smoke weed on religious grounds in a ruling Wednesday.
Health workers in Ebola-hit DR Congo threaten ‘full-scale strike’ over unpaid wages/in /by
Health workers fighting the Ebola outbreak in the DRC are threatening to go on "a full-scale strike" over unpaid wages.
Senegal government silences Football Federation amid World Cup row/in /by
As tensions are escalating following Senegal's exit from the World Cup, the Senegalese government has stepped in and ordered the country's Football Federation to refrain from giving interviews or making public statements until further notice.