Israeli forces board Gaza-bound flotilla near Cyprus, activists say

In its latest review, the energy regulator raised the cost of diesel by 40 Kenya shillings to 206 ($1.6; £1.2) a litre, while petrol rose by 28 shillings to a similar level. It said this reflected higher global oil and shipping costs, even as the government cut value added tax to 13% from 16%.

Iran has released two French nationals who were detained there for more than three years, French President Emmanuel Macron has said. Cécile Kohler, 41 and her partner Jacques Paris, 72, have been released from Evin prison, Macron said on Tuesday, with France’s foreign minister later confirming they were “safe” at the embassy in Tehran “ahead…

More than 200 firefighters were called to tackle a fire in western Sydney in Australia, after a waste facility caught fire late on Saturday evening. A chemical tank was blown into the air by the resulting explosion, Fire and Rescue NSW report, adding that it caused chunks of “fist-sized concrete blocks” to rain down on…