Kenyan President William Ruto gives an address at the State House in Nairobi, Kenya, June 26, 2024. Kenyan President William Ruto said he won’t sign into law a finance bill proposing new taxes a day after protesters stormed parliament and several people were shot dead.
Kenya’s president concedes to protesters following a week of unprecedented demonstrations against a proposed finance bill. Also, outgoing Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte has been selected as the next secretary-general of NATO. And, WikiLeaks founder Jullian Assange walks out of a courtroom on the US territory of Saipan a free man after pleading guilty to a single charge of publishing US military secrets. Plus, French Chilean rapper Ana Tijoux releases her newest album, “Vida.”
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