A Kenyan court has found Paul Mackenzie and 29 other cult leaders guilty of murder in a case involving 191 deaths, 190 of them children. Mackenzie is due to be sentenced on 6 November.
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Russia’s foreign minister met Iranian officials as Gulf states pressed Moscow to help restore shipping through the Strait of Hormuz. Attacks on vessels continued, while a missile strike on a Yemeni military camp killed at least 50 people, according to a government official.
Zelenskyy says Ukraine received no warning from its partners before an overnight Russian missile barrage and alleges delays in vital U.S. supplies. U.S. officials deny changing intelligence sharing or deliberately slowing Starshield data.
France is considering local curfews after nationwide protests over schools and living costs descended into rioting. Officials reported thousands of arrests and extensive damage to businesses and public buildings.
Albertans are voting on whether to start the legal process for a later, binding referendum on separation from Canada. Polls favour remaining in Canada, but the campaign has sharpened disputes over the province’s economy and future.
Independent lawmaker Helen Haines is critically injured after a car struck her outside her office in Victoria. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese called it an apparent deliberate act, while police said they were still investigating the driver’s intent.
Israeli police have arrested 10 suspects after attacks on Washington Post photographer Heidi Levine and European diplomats in the occupied West Bank. The incidents occurred amid a surge in violence during the Palestinian olive harvest.
Funding shortages are forcing the World Food Programme to reduce assistance in Gaza from 1.6 million people to 1.1 million. Daily hot meals will fall from 250,000 to 150,000 as the agency seeks $450 million to maintain operations.