Kenya police battle protesters demanding president's resignation
Summary
Police and thousands of protesters engage in running battles in Kenya's capital Nairobi and other cities
At least 50 people injured, the BBC understands
Protesters demand the president's resignation
Live TV and radio coverage of the protests has been banned and some stations taken off air
President Ruto orders police to secure the nation and protect lives
Police warn against attempts to storm the president's office and parliament
Schools and businesses are closed for fear of violence
Anger over forced abductions
Another reason why people have been marching today is that Kenya has been gripped by a wave of disappearances, ever since the youth-led protests against a series of planned tax rises on 25 June 2024 - exactly a year ago.
More than 80 people were abducted between last June and January this year, according to a state-funded rights group.
A few have been released in recent weeks, and there are growing calls for all who have been abducted to be freed.
‘Like a trap’: NHS surgeon describes death of nephew, 16, at Gaza food point
Mohammad went missing after becoming separated from his uncles. His family later found his body mutilated beyond recognition
Wed 25 Jun 2025 14.36 BST
Mohammad’s family spent four days searching for him after he became separated from his uncles at a food distribution point in northern Gaza. They clung to the chance that he had been arrested by the Israel Defense Forces, as the boy was not among the corpses recovered after troops opened fire.
But eventually they found his body mutilated beyond recognition, identifiable only by his electrician father’s work shoes. Mohammad was 16, and his family had not seen a bag of flour for more than a month. His uncle Mo, who was born in Jabaliya, northern Gaza, received news of his nephew’s disappearance in the UK, where he has worked as an NHS consultant for the past 20 years.
Thailand moves to make recreational cannabis illegal again
Three years after decriminalizing cannabis, Thailand is on course to reclassify it as a narcotic, potentially collapsing a $1 billion industry and shutting down thousands of cannabis shops in popular tourist areas.
Thailand is set to reclassify cannabis as a narcotic only three years after the country became one of Asia's first to decriminalize its recreational use.
Coming in the wake of a government coalition split, the major policy reversal would renew controls on the recreational use of cannabis and shut down a booming $1 billion (€860 million) industry.
Study finds child vaccination rates are dropping globally, threatening millions
Researchers said on Tuesday that vaccination rates among children are dropping across the world, increasing the risk of outbreaks of preventable diseases, as economic inequality, misinformation, and foreign aid cuts threaten to stymie decades of progress.
Efforts to vaccinate children against deadly diseases are faltering across the world due to economic inequality, Covid-era disruptions and misinformation, putting millions of lives at risk, research warned Wednesday.
These trends all increase the threat of future outbreaks of preventable diseases, the researchers said, while sweeping foreign aid cuts threaten previous progress in vaccinating the world's children.
Japan holds first missile drill to backdrop of China tensions
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June 25, 2025 at 15:48 JST
Japan conducted its first domestic drill of a long-range missile on June 24, a move that underscores Tokyo’s growing focus on maritime defense in response to China’s expanding military presence.
The Ground Self-Defense Force launched a nonexplosive Type 88 surface-to-ship missile from a test range here on the southern coast of Hokkaido. This marks the first time that a missile with a capability exceeding a 100-kilometer range has been fired within Japan’s borders.
Australian Court Says Journalist Critical of Israel Was Wrongfully Fired
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation violated labor law when it took Antoinette Lattouf off the air after she posted on Instagram about Gaza, the court ruled.
An Australian court ruled on Wednesday that the country’s main public broadcaster had illegally fired a journalist for reasons that included a social media post critical of Israel’s war in the Gaza Strip.
The journalist, Antoinette Lattouf, had sued the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, saying it had taken her off the air in December 2023 for expressing a political opinion. The ABC removed her after she made an Instagram post highlighting a Human Rights Watch report that accused Israel of “using starvation as a weapon of war in Gaza.”
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