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Kenya Cult Leader Guilty of 191 Murders After Ordering Parents to Starve Their Children to Death to 'Meet Jesus'

Paul Mackenzie has been convicted of murdering 191 followers, all but one children, after prosecutors said his ministry instructed people to fast to death in Kenya's Shakahola forest.

International Business Times UK · 1h ago

Short of funds, UN food agency cuts aid to 500,000 Palestinians in Gaza and 200,000 in the West Bank

The United Nations has cut food assistance to 500,000 Palestinians in Gaza and 200,000 in the West Bank due to a serious funding shortage

The Independent UK · 2h ago

Leader of Kenyan doomsday cult that left more than 400 followers dead convicted of 191 murders

A Kenyan doomsday cult leader has been convicted of murdering 190 children and one adult

The Independent UK · 4h ago

Cuts force World Food Programme to end support for half a million Palestinians in Gaza

Two-thirds of population face crisis levels of food insecurity and 200,000 people are in danger of famine

The Guardian - UK · 13h ago

Kenya Ebola Cases Reach Eight as Three Health Workers and a Hospital Attendant Test Positive in Quarantine

Kenya's Ebola cases rose to eight as three health workers and a patient attendant who cared for the first patient tested positive. U.S. risk remains low.

Medical Daily · 14h ago

World Food Programme cuts aid to 500,000 Palestinians in Gaza, citing funding shortages

The UN World Food Programme is cutting food assistance in Gaza due to funding shortages, leaving 500,000 people without monthly support. Food rations and hot meals have also been reduced as 1.4 million people face crisis levels of food insecurity or worse. The agency urgently needs $450 million to sustain…

The Economic Times · 15h ago

WFP Slashes Gaza Food Aid: UN agency cuts support for 500,000 people; warns it needs $450 million

The World Food Programme (WFP) has announced major cuts to food assistance in Gaza due to funding shortages, reducing the number of people it supports from 1.6 million to 1.1 million as winter approaches and families continue to struggle with hunger.

The Times of India · 15h ago

Civilian Toll From Drone Strikes: HRW alleges Mali, Russia killed 94 civilians; strikes more than doubled

Mali's armed forces and their Russian allies have intensified drone strikes against insurgents, resulting in civilian deaths. Human Rights Watch reported that civilian casualties doubled from the previous year during this period. Some drone strikes targeted marketplaces and health centers, causing significant collateral damage. Insurgents have also been implicated in…

The Times of India · 18h ago

Three years on from Kenya's Shakahola cult murders, families still seek closure

A court in Mombasa, Kenya, will on Monday deliver a long-awaited verdict in the Shakahola sect murder trial. Paul Nthenge Mackenzie, a self-proclaimed pastor, is accused of forcing church members, including children, to starve themselves to death in order to meet Jesus. Three years after the tragedy, families of the…

Radio France Internationale · Oct 18

Attacked from the sky: Sudanese goldminers count deadly cost of eking out a living on the Egypt border

As civil war has left their country in ruins, many young Sudanese have turned to artisanal mining. An airstrike last week killed more than 100 and has provoked anger against Egypt, seen as the likely suspect

The Guardian - UK · Oct 18