Republican U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson survived an attempt to remove him Wednesday initiated by firebrand Republican Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene. Democrats joined Republicans in a 359-43 vote to protect Johnson's speakership.

Kenya: The nation continues to grapple with catastrophic flooding triggered by incessant rains. The interior ministry reports 238 have died and about 200,000 have been directly affected.

U.S. President Joe Biden's administration paused a shipment of weapons to Israel last week in opposition to apparent steps by the Israelis toward invading the southern Gaza city of Rafah, according to a senior administration official speaking on Tuesday.

President William Ruto has declared Friday a public holiday to mourn the nearly 240 people killed in ongoing flooding. Kenya and other parts of East Africa have been overwhelming by flooding that has displaced an estimated 235,000 people. Many are now living in camps.

ኢትዮጵያ ለሙስና ወንጀሎች ያላት ተጋላጭነት በየጊዜው እየጨመረ መምጣቱን፣ “ትራንስፓረንሲ ኢንተረናሽናል” የተባለው ሉላዊ ተቋም ይገልጻል፡፡

Search and rescue efforts continue in the South African city of George, a day after a five-story building collapse killed at least five people and trapped dozens of others, according to authorities. Rescue teams say they have contacted 11 people trapped under the rubble.