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.
NYTimes – World Saudi Arabia has vowed retaliation after Iran-backed Houthi attacks on four cities and energy facilities wounded 73 people and caused oil fires, Saudi authorities said. The overnight strikes, the largest such assault in years, came amid weeks of escalating clashes that have shattered a four-year truce in Yemen's civil war. Oil prices neared $100 a barrel following the attacks.
Sky News – UK Prince George, 13, began his first day at Eton College on Tuesday, accompanied by his parents Prince William and Catherine, Princess of Wales. The all-boys boarding school marks the latest phase in the future king's education.
NPR – World The U.S. military said it destroyed five Iranian oil tankers on Tuesday after Iran attempted to strike a U.S. Navy warship with ballistic missiles. Iran also hit American targets in Jordan. The tankers were struck in the Gulf of Oman, according to one report.
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