Beninese musician Angélique Kidjo has become the first African musician and first Black African to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The 66-year-old icon, honored on Tuesday, said, "Without Africans, no music is possible on this planet."
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BBC News – World Without Africans, no music is possible on this planet, says the 66-year-old musical icon from Benin.
BBC News – World New York prosecutors have reopened a criminal investigation into an alleged 2024 gang rape at a Cornell University fraternity house. The decision follows a civil lawsuit filed by a former student against seven members of Chi Phi fraternity, alleging she was drugged and raped. The local district attorney had initially declined to pursue charges.
NYTimes – World Five British men arrested near RAF Fairford, a Gloucestershire air base used by the U.S. military for strikes on Iran, have been released on police bail. They were detained early Sunday after three suspicious vehicles appeared to be heading toward the base and are suspected of terrorism offenses. President Trump criticized their release. Police are also examining whether proxies or individuals acting for a foreign state were involved.
BBC News – World Two mass shootings hours apart in South Africa killed at least 27 people, police said. Seventeen died at a bar west of Johannesburg and 10 were fatally shot outside Cape Town. The attacks came during a weekend of violence amid the country's struggle with gang-related armed violence and high murder rates.
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