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Police in Kenya reportedly killed several protesters and injured scores more

outside the country's parliament in Nairobi.

Part of the building was set on fire.

Earlier, Parliament passed a controversial finance bill which aims to raise more than $2 billion from taxes, including 16% value added tax on

bread and an excise duty of 25% on vegetable oil.

Protesters across the country called on William Ruto, the president, to resign. Since he took office, Mr Ruto, has implemented a series of reforms to reduce Kenya's debt burden.

The International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for two senior Russian officials.

The Court said that Valuri Grosimov, Russia's top general, and

Sergei Shoygu, a former defense minister, were responsible for missile strikes

against Ukrainian electric infrastructure causing

quote civilian harm. In 2023 the ICC issued an arrest warrant for

President Vladimir Putin for illegally

deporting children from occupied areas of Ukraine.

Israel's Supreme Court ruled that national service must be extended to young men from the Jewish Ultra Orthodox or Haredi community.

For decades they have been exempt from compulsory military service.

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