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What Kenya’s improved passport ranking means for Kenyans travelling abroad

Kenya’s rise in the Henley Passport Index signals relative improvement in global passport standing, but travellers still face visa requirements for most destinations. Kenya’s passport has moved up five places to 68th globally in the latest Henley Passport Index, a development that gives the country a stronger relative position in global travel mobility despite a […]

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Russians begin voting in parliamentary election in shadow of war

Polling stations opened Friday in Russia’s Far East, kicking off a three-day election that President Vladimir Putin’s party is all but guaranteed to win in the fifth year of war with Ukraine. It will be Russia’s first parliamentary election since Moscow sent troops to Ukraine in February 2022.

Torrential rain in Vietnam leaves 3 dead, 16,000 homes flooded

Heavy rains triggered flooding and landslides across northern Vietnam, killing three people and damaging thousands of homes as well as more than 22,000 hectares (54,000 acres) of crops. The northern region has experienced downpours since Monday, with some areas receiving as much as 653mm (26 inches) of rain, according to a statement on…

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