Latest americas stories from across Kenya.
The United States sent Iran a list of broad points last week to set the stage for the next round of peace talks, but several days passed with no reply from Tehran, according to a senior US official. According to the chief White House…
U.S. President Donald Trump has claimed that Iran is losing hundreds of millions of dollars daily due to restrictions on the Strait of Hormuz, as tensions over the critical shipping route continue despite an extended ceasefire. In a…
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche avoided a direct question about whether the Justice Department would take steps to protect taxpayer money from any payout in President Donald Trump’s $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS. The exchange…
A Department of Justice (DOJ) press conference descended into a heated exchange after FBI Director Kash Patel forcefully pushed back against a reporter’s questions regarding allegations of alcohol abuse contained in a recent media report.…
The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) has been indicted by a federal grand jury in the U.S. state of Alabama on 11 criminal counts, including wire fraud, bank fraud, and conspiracy to commit money laundering, according to the Department…
Mary Trump, the niece of President Donald Trump, took a sharp swipe at her uncle on Tuesday after he claimed the United States would have won the Vietnam War easily if he had been in charge. In a post on X, April 21, Mary Trump wrote:…
U.S. Vice President JD Vance has reportedly canceled a planned visit to Pakistan as uncertainty grows over whether a new round of ceasefire talks between the United States and Iran will take place. The trip had been expected to yet again…
A liberal watchdog group filed a Freedom of Information Act request Tuesday asking the FBI and Justice Department for records that could show whether Director Kash Patel has shown up to work impaired by alcohol. Democracy Forward wants…
Senior officials in the Trump administration are privately admitting that President Donald Trump’s public statements on social media and media interviews have seriously damaged delicate ceasefire talks with Iran, according to people…
Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer has issued a statement following the White House’s confirmation of her departure from the Cabinet amid an ongoing investigation into allegations of misconduct. In her X post on Monday, April 20,…
Conservative radio host Alex Jones said on Monday that Democrats will impeach President Donald Trump for a third time if they gain control of the House in the November 2026 midterm elections. Jones described the midterms as an “existential…
President Donald Trump on Monday accused Democrats of trying to weaken America’s hand in talks with Iran, calling them “traitors” who are undermining military gains and pushing for a quick deal. In a statement on April 20, Trump defended…
A sharp split inside the Republican Party grew wider on Sunday, April 19, after radio host Alex Jones accused President Donald Trump of cutting a secret deal with the deep state to hand Democrats a big win in the 2026 midterm elections.…
A 44-year-old Iranian woman has been arrested by the FBI in Los Angeles for allegedly trafficking bombs, drones, and other weapons in a multimillion-dollar scheme linked to the Iranian government. The suspect, identified as Shamim Mafi,…
U.S. Navy sailors fired on an Iranian-flagged cargo ship in the Gulf of Oman after it ignored repeated warnings to stop, blowing holes in its engine room and forcing it to a halt. Marines then boarded the vessel, took custody of the ship…
U.S. President Donald Trump claimed that a U.S.-led blockade has effectively shut down the Strait of Hormuz, contradicting earlier assertions that Iran was responsible for closing the critical oil transit route. In a social media post,…
The U.S. government, led by President Donald Trump, has decided that Vice President JD Vance will not travel to Pakistan for the next round of United States–Iran talks, citing security concerns. Trump said the decision was made solely for…
Democratic Party’s 2028 presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg on Saturday accused President Donald Trump of insulting Americans’ faith and their smarts with a bizarre AI-generated image he posted on Truth Social, and then poorly explained…
President Donald Trump called top advisers into the White House Situation Room on Saturday as fresh trouble broke out in the Strait of Hormuz. The narrow waterway, which carries about one-fifth of the world’s oil, faced new threats after…
U.S. Vice President JD Vance has weighed in on the public exchanges between Pope Leo XIV and Donald Trump, saying the situation is “often much more complicated” than media portrayals suggest. Vance’s comments on Saturday, April 18, came…
Conservative commentator Megyn Kelly has called out President Donald Trump over what she described as lying. Kelly made the call while reacting to an AI-generated picture of Trump in a Christ-like pose. Kelly delivered the assessment on…
Former U.S. President Barack Obama met New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Saturday in New York, marking their first in-person meeting just days after President Donald Trump sharply criticized the mayor’s policies. The meeting took place…
Former Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene on Saturday wondered why President Donald Trump isn’t pushing harder for answers about the July 13, 2024, assassination attempt in Butler, Pennsylvania. Greene raised the concern in response to a…
In 2025, 48% of Americans ages 18-29 could not name a single concentration or death camp, according to a survey by the nonprofit Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany, which works to secure compensation and restitution for…
