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Waking to a 'different world' after Kenya's flood
Survivors desperately search for loved ones as the president announces a large-scale evacuation.
Nigeria raises civil servants' pay by up to 35%
Nigeria raises salaries for government workers to help them cope with the cost-of-living crisis.
China highway collapse kills 24 people
The southern province of Guangdong has been reeling from days of wild weather before the incident.
Morning news brief
The student-led occupation of a Columbia University building ends. Secretary of State Blinken is in Israel with a focus on humanitarian aid to Gaza. Florida's new abortion law takes effect Wednesday.
At Brown University, protesters and administrators reach deal to end encampment
Brown University leaders have agreed to hold a vote on divesting from companies that support Israel, and pro-Palestinian student demonstrators agreed to clear their encampment.
How some faculty members are defending student protesters, in actions and in words
The protests sweeping college campuses don't just involve students. Professors are increasingly pushing back against university administrations they see as infringing on students' free speech rights.
Gaza hostage's mother pleads for ceasefire deal
Rachel Goldberg-Polin says "maximum leverage" is needed to free her son Hersh and 132 Hamas captives.
New York police have cleared Hamilton Hall and the encampment at Columbia University
New York police arrested dozens of people on two campuses Tuesday night after officers cleared out a Columbia University building occupied by protesters.