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Kimani, his client Josephat Mwendwa and their driver Joseph Muiruri were killed shortly after filing a complaint of police brutality alleging that Mwendwa had been shot and injured by police.

Peace has eluded South Sudan in statehood too, with a five-year civil war leaving 380,000 people dead, four million displaced, and the young country deeply impoverished.

Government forces loyal to President Salva Kiir and opposition forces that back First Vice President Riek Machar signed a deal in 2018 that committed the two sides to sharing power and forming a unified national military.

The speech was interrupted so often by applause and cheers that an organiser took a microphone and shouted "let the pope speak" before he could continue.

Tunisia has been pushing for years for an international bailout to help it stave off bankruptcy, but the country's political turmoil and disputes over economic reforms have thwarted those efforts.

In a pre-recorded television interview to mark his first 100 days as leader, Sunak told TalkTV's Piers Morgan Uncensored the UK was "always talking to the Ukrainians about the right support they need".

Wallace did not rule out the possibility of sending jets but said fighter aircraft were not what Ukraine needed right now and that there were practical issues to consider, such as the many months it would take to train Ukrainian forces to use them.

The countrywide exercise is part of a response to plans by the European Union to ban imports of commodities and products linked to deforestation and rights abuses by 2024.

They held up placards, including some demanding that the pope meet with clergy abuse victims in the country.

At the talks, both sides agreed to show mutual respect, particularly in regards to matters of sovereignty.

The official said the balloon flew over the US northwest where there are sensitive airbases and strategic missiles in silos underground.

Senior members of the EU's executive met their counterparts in the Ukrainian government, and von der Leyen and the chairman of the 27 EU national leaders, Charles Michel, will convene talks with Zelenskiy on Friday.

Its history since independence has been marred by five years of ethnic bloodshed that left 380,000 people dead and much of the young country in ruins.

Deby inaugurated the embassy in Ramat Gan, a town abutting Tel Aviv, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said.

Both nations are battling jihadist insurgencies and are run by juntas who have turned away from France, the former colonial power and traditional ally.

The Argentine pontiff arrived at the Martyrs' stadium around 9:00 am local time (0800 GMT), offering greetings and blessings to the crowd roaring in the stands.

Same-sex relations are illegal or taboo in many socially conservative African countries, including in South Sudan which the pope will visit after Congo.

The cryptocurrency market floundered in 2022, as risk appetite diminished and various crypto firms collapsed.

Deby announced the plan on Wednesday as he began a visit to Israel. An Israeli official said the Muslim-majority African country's embassy would be in the Tel Aviv area.

The UGTT, which has more than one million members, said police detained Anis Kaabi, the general secretary of the union's highways branch, at his home late on Tuesday.

Germany, which long-stalled over the decision to send tanks to Ukraine, now aims to deliver them "late March, early April".

"The low voter turnout reflects the dire need for the government to engage in a more inclusive path going forward," State Department spokesman Vedant Patel told reporters.

It said the drones, which can fly long distances at mid-altitudes, are one of the most obvious, force-enhancing technologies that Ukraine needs in its war against Russian forces.

The board said the final version of the course, released on the first day of Black History Month in the United States, had been under development for nearly a year, reflected input from hundreds of experts, and did not bend to anyone's political will.

Zelenskiy said that allowing Russia to compete at the 2024 Games would be tantamount to showing that "terror is somehow acceptable".

Tens of thousands of worshippers had already begun to flock to Kinshasa's N'Dolo airport on Tuesday night for a vigil held ahead of the open-air mass.

He is accused along with his wife Beatrice, daughter Sonia and a doctor of bringing a 21-year-old man from Nigeria to have his kidney removed.

Announcing the summit earlier Tuesday, Prime Minister Denys Shmygal said: "The fact that this summit will be held in Kyiv is a powerful signal to both partners and enemies."

The two countries, which during the Cold War were constrained by a tangle of arms control agreements, still account together for about 90% of the world's nuclear warheads.