Kenya's government says at least 180 people have died in flooding around the nation as heavy rains continue.

Lawmakers in the Solomon Islands elect former Foreign Minister Jeremiah Manele the new prime minister. Manele promised to put his country's interests first.

Police arrest more than 20 students at a pro-Palestinian demonstration and clear their temporary camp at the University of California, Los Angeles.

And New York will retry former movie producer Harvey Weinstein on rape charges after a state court declared a mistrial in the 2020 decision against him.

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