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President Donald Trump resumed his public feud with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell Thursday over his party's failure to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, a sign of the fraught relationship between two branches of government that are both controlled by Republicans.

Sen. Ron Johnson on Thursday walked back controversial remarks he made about Sen. John McCain earlier in the week when he suggested the Arizona Republican's dissenting vote on health care might have been influenced by his recent brain cancer surgery.

Kenya's electoral commission has rejected opposition claims its IT system was hacked in order to manipulate Tuesday's election results.

Chief electoral officer, Ezra Chiloba, speaking in response to presidential candidate Raila Odinga’s rejection of the provisional results, said the systems were not compromised at any point.

The opposition's claim led to sporadic outbreaks of violence. The government has however denied that anyone died in clashes on Wednesday between security forces and Mr Odinga's supporters in the capital, Nairobi, and the western town of Kisumu, an opposition stronghold.

Earlier reports also indicated that two protesters had been shot dead in Nairobi after police were attacked with machetes while two men had been killed by officers in Kisumu when a gang attacked a vote tallying station.

Many fear a repeat of the violence after the disputed election 10 years ago when more than 1,100 Kenyans died and 600,000 were displaced.

                                          

                                     

Raw polling data published on the website of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) says that with almost 97% of results in, Mr Kenyatta - who is seeking a second term - is leading with about 54.3%, to Mr Odinga's 44.8% share of the vote.

However, it has been stressed by the IEBC that these results are preliminary, and have yet to be certified officially.

The commission has not said when it will publish the final results. Legally, it has to announce the results within seven days of polling stations closing.

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US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson says there is no imminent threat from North Korea, despite Pyongyang saying it was considering strikes on the US Pacific territory of Guam.

FBI agents searched a home of President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman Paul Manafort, his spokesperson told CNN Wednesday.

Kenya opposition presidential candidate Raila Odinga has said the electoral commission's IT system has been hacked to manipulate the election results.

Well-known for saying "President Robert Mugabe does not sleep, he only protects his aged eyes from the bright lights", presidential spokesperson George Charamba has been humiliated by First Lady Grace Mugabe while Mugabe appears to be dozing off.

South Africa's President Jacob Zuma has survived an eighth vote of no confidence - despite the ballot being held in secret.

A man has been found guilty of trying to smuggle a pipe bomb on to a plane at Manchester Airport.

South Africa's President Jacob Zuma is waiting to find out if a motion of no-confidence has passed following a secret vote in Parliament.

Adults in the United States are dying from colon and rectal cancers at an increasing rate about age 50, when they should just be beginning screenings, according to a new study from the American Cancer Society.