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AFP Kenyan business student Nelson Amenya has been hailed as a hero by those campaigning for greater transparency in the deals his government makes with private firms. Recent Kenyan history is littered with stories of huge contracts that have resulted from corruption – and despite laws that are supposed to prevent this from happening, there…

Lara Trump, daughter-in-law of US President-elect Donald Trump, has withdrawn her name from consideration for a seat in the Senate. She stepped down this month as co-chairwoman of the Republican National Committee (RNC), fuelling speculation that she might replace outgoing Senator Marco Rubio, a Florida Republican, whom Trump has nominated for secretary of state. But…

Gisèle Pelicot: ‘I never regretted decision to make trial public’ French President Emmanuel Macron has paid tribute to Gisèle Pelicot for the strength she showed in the mass rape trial of her husband and 50 other men. Describing her as a trailblazer for women, he said her “dignity and courage moved and inspired France and…

Germany is in mourning after a car ploughed into crowds at a Christmas market in the city of Magdeburg, leaving five people dead and more 200 injured. As the BBC’s Europe correspondent Bethany Bell reports, this is not the first time Germany has dealt with a Christmas market vehicle attack. While the government has promised…

Getty Images Blake Lively has filed a legal complaint against It Ends With Us co-star Justin Baldoni, alleging sexual harassment and a campaign to “destroy” her reputation. According to the legal filing, she accuses Mr Baldoni and his team of attacking her public image following a meeting in which she brought along her actor husband,…

Reuters A displaced Palestinian woman in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip Talks to reach a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal between Israel and Hamas are 90% complete, but key issues remain that need to be bridged, a senior Palestinian official involved in the talks told the BBC. One of the main sticking…

EPA Marcin Romanowski had failed to attend a court hearing before it emerged he had sought asylum in Hungary Poland has accused Hungary of acting in a hostile manner by granting political asylum to a former Polish deputy justice minister accused of defrauding the state. Marcin Romanowski, 48, is facing 11 charges in Poland, including…

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Ronald Diaz/ Conservation International An amphibious mouse with webbed feet and a blob-headed fish are among 27 new species scientists have discovered in Peru. They were found in an expedition to Alto Mayo – which includes the Amazon rainforest – by scientists from the non-profit organisation Conservation International and members of local indigenous groups. Up…

A Houthi missile strike has injured more than a dozen people in Tel Aviv, Israel. The Israeli military said attempts to shoot down a projectile launched from Yemen had been unsuccessful and it landed in a public park early on Saturday. A Houthi military spokesman said the group hit a military target using a hypersonic…