Kenya and Haiti have signed agreements aimed at deploying 1,000 Kenyan police officers to Haiti to address surging gang violence.Kenya initially agreed to lead this international police force but faced legal challenges due to constitutional concerns.President William Ruto of Kenya and Prime Minister Ariel Henry of Haiti oversaw the signing…

The Green Cozy Cottage Shopping Mall in Dhaka, Bangladesh, caught fire on Thursday, resulting in at least 46 deaths.Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina criticized the lack of fire exits in the mall and attributed the tragedy to negligence.41 victims have been identified, and 38 bodies have been returned to their families,…

Four people, including a child, were killed in an overnight shooting that took place in rural areas near Hannover and Bremen in northern Germany.The suspect, identified as a German soldier, turned himself in to police shortly after.Authorities said that the motive behind the shooting wasn’t immediately clear.Four people were killed…

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U.N. delegates on Thursday withdrew a motion calling for more research into technologies that aim to fight climate change by reflecting the sun’s rays back into space, amid concerns about health and environmental risks.Some who opposed the draft resolution at the U.N. Environment Assembly were also worried that the use…

Russian authorities on Thursday fined journalist Sergei Sokolov, the editor of independent newspaper Novaya Gazeta, for discrediting the army after detaining him, his newspaper reported.Sokolov said he did not agree with the charge against him.The case stemmed from an article published in Novaya Gazeta in December 2023 entitled “Nobody’s boys”…

Recent ceremonies, including flag-placing and libation rituals, honor the memory of Black soldiers buried in Vicksburg National Cemetery.The soldiers, previously unknown, were identified through historical research.The National Park Service has expanded its presentation of history to include Black contributions in parks nationwide.Thelma Sims Dukes grew up during the 1940s and…

A bill in Belarus that would outlaw the promotion of homosexuality and other behavior is set to land on lawmakers’ desks amid an unwavering crackdown on dissent initiated by authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko in 2020.Prosecutor General Andrei Shved said Thursday the proposed legislation establishes administrative liability for anyone promoting “abnormal…

The Brazilian state of bra in the Amazon rainforest has been hit with more than 2,000 fires in February, according to data released Thursday by the state space agency.The National Institute for Space Research, known by its Portuguese acronym INPE, said that satellite sensors detected the blazes between Feb. 1…

Embattled Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry traveled to Kenya on Thursday in hopes of salvaging a plan to deploy 1,000 police officers to combat the Caribbean nation’s gang epidemic.Henry met with Kenyan counterpart William Ruto to “finalize modalities” for a potential agreement, though it is unclear how a ruling against…