5 killed in donkey cart explosion in northeast Kenya
People gather at the site of a blast, after an improvised explosive device (IED) exploded in El Wak town, Mandera county, Kenya, April 29, 2024.
Finnish carrier suspends Estonia flights after GPS interference prevents 2 landings
FILE – Passenger planes of the Finnish national airline company Finnair stand on the tarmac at Helsinki international airport.
Botswana pumps water into drying channels to aid stranded hippos
Hippos are stuck in a dried up channel near the Nxaraga village in the Okavango Delta on the outskirts of Maun, Botswana, April 25, 2024.
German prosecutors: Stabbing deaths of Ukrainian soldiers may be political
Flowers and candles are placed at the scene, as residents mourn the death of two Ukrainian soldiers in the small southern town of Murnau, Germany, April 29, 2024.
Fact-checker on China’s Weibo targets US Embassy, Russian state media
FILE – The logo of Chinese social media app Weibo is seen on a mobile phone in this picture taken Dec. 7, 2021.
US to withdraw its troops from Niger, source says
FILE – Protesters react as a man holds up a sign demanding U.S. Army soldiers leave Niger without negotiation during a demonstration in Niamey, on April 13, 2024. The U.S. will withdraw its troops from Niger, a source familiar with the matter said on Friday.
Khamenei steps up pressure to enforce ‘Islamic standards’ across Iran
FILE – Iranian women walk on a street amid the implementation of new hijab-related surveillance in Tehran, Iran, April 15, 2023. (West Asia News Agency via Reuters)
UN: Growing fears of rebel attack on Darfur’s El Fasher
FILE – A MSF handout photograph from January 2024 shows a woman and baby at the Zamzam displacement camp, close to El Fasher in North Darfur, Sudan.
US calls for transparency from Cambodia over China-backed canal
FILE – A ferry is shown on March 18, 2024, along the Mekong River where a proposed canal is planned.
US sanctions entities for funding West Bank extremists targeting Palestinians
A Palestinian woman reacts to damage done to her house in Qusra, near Nablus, West Bank, April 14, 2024. Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank had gone on an extensive rampage in the area; witnesses said settlers assaulted a number of communities.