Two people have been confirmed dead following a knife and car attack at a synagogue in Manchester, United Kingdom, prompting authorities to heighten security at Jewish sites across the UK. Greater Manchester Police (GMP) confirmed the deaths on Thursday, saying officers shot the attacker, who is believed to be dead, according to the Financial Times.

   

Yet-to-be-identified armed men have abducted two Kenyan human rights activists, Bob Njagi and Nicholas Oyoo, in Uganda while attending an opposition campaign event for presidential hopeful Bobi Wine. However, Ugandan police spokesman Kituma Rusoke denied knowledge of their whereabouts. “Those fellows are not in police custody. Reach out to any other [security] agency, maybe, just