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Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame, feared and admired in equal measure, is seeking to extend his 24-year rule in an election analysts say he will win by a landslide.He has dominated every election since becoming president in 2000, with over 90% of the vote. In 2017 he won with a staggering 99%.Mr Kagame, 66, faces off against the only two contenders who were authorised to run – other candidates were barred by the state-run electoral commission.President Kagame has been at the helm of Rwandan politics since his rebel forces took power at the end of the 1994 genocide which killed some…

40 minutes agoBy Hannah Price, BBC Eye Investigations BBCWhen two young Brazilian women were reported missing in September 2022, their families and the FBI launched a desperate search across the US to find them. All they knew was that they were living with wellness influencer Kat Torres.Torres has now been sentenced to eight years in prison for the human trafficking and slavery of one of those women. The BBC has also been told that charges have been filed against her in relation to a second woman. How did the former model who partied with Leonardo DiCaprio and graced the cover of international…

41 minutes agoBy Robert Plummer, BBC NewsGetty ImagesLula’s Brazil is keen to promote the Brics, but it is dwarfed by Xi Jinping’s ChinaIt’s been more than a year-and-a-half since Brazil’s Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva returned to the country’s presidency, back from the political dead after his conviction on corruption charges was dramatically annulled.In that time, President Lula’s comeback has given renewed force to one of the world’s most unlikely economic alliances – the Brics, a grouping that unites Brazil with Russia, India, China and South Africa.In his previous time as president from 2003 to 2010, Lula was instrumental in efforts to…

18 hours agoBy Didier Bikorimana, BBC Great Lakes serviceAFPThere is very little room for improvement for Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame in Monday’s election after getting almost 99% of the vote last time round.The scale of his victory in 2017, along with his 95% in 2003 and 93% in 2010, raised some questions about how truly democratic the elections were.Criticism that the former refugee and rebel leader confidently bats away.“There are those who think 100% is not democracy,” Mr Kagame told thousands of cheering supporters at a campaign rally in western Rwanda last month.Referring to elections elsewhere, without naming a specific country, he…

BBC Verify examines footage, eyewitness testimony and satellite imagery showing how the assassination attempt against former US President Donald Trump unfolded.Videos from before the attack show how onlookers tried to alert law enforcement officers to the presence of the gunman on a roof.Verification by Benedict Garman, Josh Cheetham, Jake Horton, Daniele Palumbo and Emma Pengelly.Presented by Ros Atkins.Motion graphics by Mesut Ersoz.Produced by Meabh Ritchie and Sarah Glatte. Source link

The BBC’s Gary O’Donoghue was broadcasting live as a gunman fired at terrified rallygoers – here’s his account. Source link

Piers Morgan, Olly Murs and Peter Crouch are among the famous faces cheering on England as they play Spain in the Euros final in Berlin. Morgan, 59, posted a picture of him and his two sons at the game on X, with the caption: “Come on England – bring this thing home!”Meanwhile on Instagram, popstar Murs has been documenting his journey to Berlin. He posted a video leaving the airport singing “it’s coming home” in an England shirt. The Prince of Wales and his son Prince George are in the stands. Prince William also attended England’s victory over Switzerland in…

54 minutes agoBy Marianna Spring, BBC Disinformation reporterReutersFalse rumours swirled online seconds after Donald Trump was shot“Staged”.Within minutes of the news breaking about the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump, that word was trending on X in the United States.It’s a word that has become synonymous with conspiracy theories on the fringes of social media, often to cast doubts on an attack or shooting. But in the last 24 hours it has flooded into mainstream online conversation, and posts filled with evidence-free speculation, hate and abuse have racked up millions of views on X.Assassination attempts on US presidents have in the…

Getty ImagesFans are mourning US actress Shannen Doherty, who has died the age of 53 of cancer. “It is with a heavy heart that I confirm the passing of actress Shannen Doherty,” her publicist, Leslie Sloane said.Doherty enjoyed a screen career spanning four decades as the star of hit TV shows like Beverly Hills 90210 and Charmed.Although Doherty and the characters she played usually seemed to inhabit a glossier, more beautiful world, she was always someone viewers could relate to on screen, and was a self-proclaimed “badass” in real life.The Memphis-born star began acting as a child with appearances in…

Former US President Donald Trump was rushed off stage after gunshots erupted at a rally in Pennsylvania in an apparent assassination attempt.Footage showed him grimace and raise a hand to his right ear, before ducking as several sharp cracks – a series of shots – broke out.The suspect was shot dead at the scene, one bystander was killed and two others were critically injured, officials said.This is how events unfolded. Source link