Cold water spilled across Sverdlovskaya Embankment in St. Petersburg late Friday evening. City workers quickly cleared the flooded roadway. Nearby homes never lost their water service during the incident.
Vodokanal repair crews started fixing the broken 400 mm water pipe early Saturday morning. They closed two of three lanes near building 34 on Sverdlovskaya Embankment heading toward Piskarevsky Prospekt from Arsenalnaya Street. Officials asked drivers to plan for these road closures when traveling through the area.
Ukraine attacked the Black Sea coast of Krasnodar Krai last night. The strike damaged buildings both in Novorossiysk and near Anapa, according to regional governor Veniamin Kondratyev.
Novorossiysk suffered the worst damage, where three grain terminal reservoirs were hit. Three apartment buildings also took damage there. Four people were hurt, with two children among them. Debris from downed drones fell on private homes in Taman village of Temryuk district and the villages of Yurovka and Tsibanobalka near Anapa.
Novorossiysk Mayor Andrei Kravchenko said they fought off a large attack that used drones, unmanned boats, and missiles. He asked residents to stay inside for safety as special services check the area. Russian air defense...
America wants Congo and Rwanda to sign a peace deal at the White House soon. The agreement includes mining deals worth billions for both countries. US Africa advisor Massad Boulos says investors will be ready once the papers are signed.
Both nations must turn in draft agreements tomorrow as part of last week's Washington talks. Secretary Marco Rubio plans to meet with foreign ministers from both countries in mid-May to finish the final peace document. Before the signing happens, Rwanda must pull troops out of Congo and stop helping M23 rebels. Congo needs to address Rwandan worries about FDLR fighters.
A team from America, Qatar, France, and Togo will watch how these countries progress toward peace. The mineral deals differ in size...
DR Congo wants to put former leader Joseph Kabila on trial. Officials seek to remove his legal protection as they claim he helps rebels fighting in eastern parts of the country. The justice minister says they have proof of war crimes against both regular people and soldiers. Kabila denies these charges and has stayed outside Congo since late 2023, mostly living in South Africa.
The government hopes to finish a peace agreement soon with Rwanda about the M23 rebels who took over large areas this year. Both countries promised to create a draft deal by May 2 under American supervision. Kabila ran Congo for almost twenty years after his father died in 2001. He refused to leave when his term ended but finally stepped down after elections in...
Police say someone planned to kill Kenya lawmaker Charles Were ahead of time. The gunman shot Were when his car stopped at a red light on Ngong Road around 7:30 PM Wednesday. People nearby saw the shooter ride up as a passenger on a motorcycle next to Were's car. He fired bullets through the passenger window before racing away on the motorcycle. The attack stands out because political killings rarely happen in Kenya.
We were served in parliament for the Kasipul area in western Kenya with the opposition ODM party. Party leader Raila Odinga wrote online that Were died without mercy from an assassin's bullets. Odinga lost to William Ruto in the 2022 election. He claimed the vote had problems, but later agreed to work with Ruto on fixing...
German soccer hero Bastian Schweinsteiger landed in Victoria Falls on Thursday carrying the UEFA Champions League trophy. Fans came face-to-face with the famous silver cup during its world tour. The Zimbabwe destination serves as the final African stop after earlier visits to Kenya and South Africa. These three nations stand as the only African countries chosen for this special journey.
Schweinsteiger travels as an official UEFA representative with the trophy through many countries. Before reaching Africa, the tour passes through Vietnam, Indonesia, China, South Korea, and Japan. All these stops lead up to the Champions League final, scheduled for later this year.
Thousands gathered in Ouagadougou to back junta leader Ibrahim Traore after claims of a thwarted coup. The military said plotters operated from the nearby Ivory Coast. Protesters filled the main square, shouting support for Traore as they waved Russian flags. Some carried signs with American general Michael Langley marked as a slave after he accused Traore of misusing gold reserves.
Musician Ocibi Johann told reporters that past American leaders lied about Iraq and Libya, but the Burkinabe people would not fall for such tricks again. The U.S. closed its military bases in neighboring Niger last year after losing access. Burkina Faso battles an insurgency linked to al-Qaida and Islamic State groups alongside Mali and Niger.
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The High Court put off hearing bail appeals for people arrested during the March 31 protests after prosecutors asked for more time. They need the police investigator to explain why these people should stay locked up. Earlier delays happened because court papers never arrived from the lower courts. Everyone must wait until next Monday for answers.
Most suspects - 94 out of 98 people - remain behind bars. Three women already won freedom last week through separate hearings. Only Munyaradzi Mazhiriri walked free yesterday when Justice Philipa Philips granted his bail request. The rest face charges about joining gatherings meant to cause public violence.
Prosecutors claim these people met at Freedom Square, planning to march through Harare...
Musician Gift Hombarume, known as Chillmaster, stays free after killing a pedestrian. Mbare magistrate Tatenda Mukurunge gave him a suspended two-year jail term for running over Custon Charumbira on April 9. He must pay a $200 fine because he drove without a license. He needs to complete community service at Stoneridge Primary School instead of going to jail.
The Charumbira family told the court they had forgiven him already. His sister Lucia said Hombarume helped them with all expenses during the funeral. The magistrate noted this when deciding his punishment. She called him a first-time offender who showed he felt sorry.
Court records say Hombarume promised to give cattle to prevent avenging spirits. He agreed to pay for schooling...
