内容摘要：On Monday the same group, Jama'a Nusrat ul-Islam wa al-Muslimin (JNIM), says it targeted the military in the historic city of Timbuktu.

On Monday the same group, Jama'a Nusrat ul-Islam wa al-Muslimin (JNIM), says it targeted the military in the historic city of Timbuktu.

In November, the author will publish a short story collection, The Eleventh Hour, his first work of fiction to be written since the stabbing.The attack came 35 years after Sir Salman's controversial novel The Satanic Verses, which had long made him the target of death threats for its portrayal of the Prophet Muhammad.

Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o, who has died aged 87was a titan of modern African literature - a storyteller who refused to be bound by jail and exile.His work spanned roughly six decades, primarily documenting the transformation of his country - Kenya - from a colonial subject to a democracy.

Ngũgĩ was tipped to win the Nobel Prize for Literature countless times, leaving fans dismayed each time the medal slipped through his fingers.On Wednesday, his family announced he had passed away in the United States, following a long illness.

The writer's daughter, Wanjiku wa Ngũgĩ, said in a Facebook post: "It is with a heavy heart that we announce the passing of our dad, Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o, this Wednesday morning, 28th May 2025.

"He lived a full life, fought a good fight. As was his last wish, let's celebrate his life and his work.""We know how important the police investigation and independent review are for the affected families, the trust and our local communities. We hope that affected families receive the answers that they deserve."

Reform has announced it will send its first Elon Musk-style Department of Government Efficiency (Doge) team into local authorities to assess "wasteful spending".The party said the first council to be audited will be Kent County Council, one of the councils the party took control of in May's local elections.

In a statement released late on Sunday, party chairman Zia Yusuf said it would be "led by one of the UK's leading tech entrepreneurs", although it is not yet known who that is.The leader of the Liberal Democrat opposition in Kent said he believes it will be "more performance than substance".