Latest international stories from across Kenya.
Implementation of the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Program (CAADP) Kampala Declaration is key to eliminating malnutrition, stunting and wasting across the continent. The Special Advisor to the AUDA-NEPAD CEO on Agriculture…
A 35-year peacekeeping chapter came to an abrupt close on 30th October, 2026 after the United Nations Security Council failed to renew the mandate of the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in the Moroccan Sahara. The impasse leaves…
African researchers on food and nutrition security have been challenged to move away from churning out researches that are not implemented. The call comes amid concerns that despite extensive research, policies and strategies developed to…
Pope Leo XIV has submitted his mail-in ballot in Illinois, for the midterm elections, becoming the first-ever pope to vote in a US election. “The Holy Father expresses his belief in the right and the duty of citizens to participate in…
China’s ruling Communist Party has adopted a new resolution to reinforce its long-term governing position by strengthening internal governance, tightening discipline, and intensifying the fight against corruption. The resolution was…
China has called for comprehensive reforms to the global governance system, advocating stronger multilateral cooperation, greater representation for developing countries and renewed commitment to the United Nations amid growing…
Nearly 1,000 arrests were made as hundreds of thousands of people took part in another day of protests across France, which were followed by some clashes late on Saturday, officials have said. After a day of largely peaceful…
Kazakhstan will foster its diplomatic ties with Kenya through the actualization of the bilateral agreements signed in May this year between President William Ruto and his host Kassym-Jomart Tokayev in Astana. Speaking in Nairobi on Friday…
A woman has died after attempting to rescue her two sons when they were swept away while snorkelling in the Bahamas. The Royal Bahamas Police Force said officers on the island of Bimini launched an investigation into the sudden death of a…
A circular economy helps conserve resources, reduce the amount of waste and lower the costs of maintaining waste disposal sites. This system replaces the linear “production – use – disposal” model with a regenerative cycle and enables the…
Travel between Taiwan and mainland China significantly increased in the first eight months of the year, with visits by Taiwan residents rising by 19.63% year-on-year, according to statistics from Taiwan’s tourism authorities, cited by…
According to the World Economic Forum (WEF) report “Future of Jobs”, by 2030 digital access, artificial intelligence and automation will reshape 60 per cent of businesses worldwide. Demand will grow for technology-related jobs in AI, big…
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has threatened to ban all Eritreans from entering the UK if the east African country’s government does not accept more returns of small boat migrants and foreign national offenders. From Thursday, Eritrean…
At least 72 civilians who had been prospecting for gold in a border region of Sudan have been killed in air strikes, a regional rights group says. Emergency Lawyers, based in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, said jets targeted the so-called…
Pope Leo XIV has announced he will be operated on “in the coming days” after a nodule was found on his lung during a medical check-up. “The doctors found an early, well-localised nodule on my lung,” he told the public during his weekly…
Ghana’s government has approved plans to formally apply for BRICS membership as part of a strategy to accelerate economic development, Ghana’s Foreign Affairs Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa announced. Ablakwa confirmed that the Cabinet…
African parliamentarians have been urged to move beyond political commitments and take concrete action to reduce preventable maternal, newborn and child deaths across the continent. The call was made on the sidelines of the ongoing 153rd…
China has renewed its opposition to United States arms sales to Taiwan, urging Washington to exercise restraint over the Taiwan question. This follows reports that the island has received two US-made F-16V fighter jets, with dozens more…
Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu has declared three days of national mourning after a military aircraft crashed in southern Ondo State, killing 25 people. Aviation Minister Festus Keyamo on Monday said 32 people had died but on Tuesday the…
A group of Russian scientists, including researchers from Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University (IKBFU), a TV BRICS partner, has demonstrated that the electrical response of a flexible magnetoelectric material can be significantly…
The co-pilot of the Flydubai plane travelling to Israel attacked the pilot with a crash axe in an attempt to take control of the aircraft, the United Arab Emirates prosecutor general has said. The flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv carrying…
A Russian strike has hit a second major bridge in Kyiv, Mayor Vitali Klitschko has said, as Russia ramps up attacks on critical infrastructure in the Ukrainian capital. The attack on Saturday morning damaged the road surface and trolleybus…
COP17 is an environmental forum where a new economic agenda is gradually taking shape. The Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification, held in Ulaanbaatar, demonstrated how the perception of land…
South Africa has proposed involving Russia, India and China in the large-scale renewal of Africa’s infrastructure. This was stated by Elias Monage, President of the Black Business Council and Chairman of the South African side of the…
