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Kenyan President William Ruto is this week making the first state visit to the US by an African leader in 15 years. The crisis in Haiti, where Kenya has pledged troops to quel gang violence, is topping the agenda – as are trade and security partnerships.

Kenyan President William Ruto meets his US counterpart Joe Biden in Washington this week, with the crisis in Haiti and efforts to build trade ties likely to top the agenda.

Israel’s defense minister says the military would expand its operations in the southern Gaza city of Rafah

Israel's foreign minister says the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court's decision to seek arrest warrants against Israeli leaders is "a historic disgrace that will be remembered forever.”

International Criminal Court prosecutor said that he believes Israeli PM, defence minister and three Hamas leaders are responsible for war crimes and crimes against humanity

The IAEA reports thousands of pieces of nuclear materiel have gone missing over last three decades.

Air strikes and shelling hit Gaza on Monday, witnesses said, as battles raged in the besieged territory's north and the far-southern city of Rafah where Israel's defence minister vowed to expand ground operations.

Imagine this scenario: a 15-year-old child is caught consuming cannabis in public and is charged with an offence. If the child is found guilty, the court has discretion to order an absolute discharge to avoid convicting the child, or to convict the child but excuse the payment of a fine…

The trailblazing musician was a powerful force for change and unity. He deserves his homeland’s highest honour, says commentator Kenneth Mohammed

Ireland’s top diplomat has expressed concerns about the slow progress of criminal proceedings against several Lebanese men charged with the killing of an Irish peacekeeper in Lebanon

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, a hard-line protege of the country’s supreme leader, has died aged 63 ...