Latest international stories from across Kenya.
China has reaffirmed its calls for de-escalation in the Middle East conflict amid ongoing ceasefire negotiations related to Iran’s proposed “10-point plan,” which is currently under review by the United States. Speaking at a regular press…
New Delhi hosted the First World Public Summit, “New World: India in the Architecture of a Shared Future”, organised by the World Peoples Assembly in conjunction with the BRICS Chamber of Commerce and Industry. The event marked the start…
The Archbishop of Canterbury called for an end to “violence and destruction” in the Middle East during her first Easter sermon as leader of the Church of England. Dame Sarah Mullally prayed “with renewed urgency” for peace before a…
Government ministers in Senegal have been banned from all non-essential foreign travel following the rise in the price of oil resulting from the conflict in Iran, the prime minister has announced. Speaking at a youth rally on Friday,…
Thousands of worshippers flocked to St Peter’s Square on Sunday to hear Pope Leo XIV deliver his first Easter Mass address as pontiff. Framed by white roses on the central balcony of the Vatican’s basilica, the pope called on “those who…
A famous mine-clearing rat, who was awarded a gold medal for his heroism, has been commemorated with the world’s first statue dedicated to a landmine-detecting rat. Magawa, who lived to eight years old, sniffed out over 100 landmines and…
NASA’s Artemis II Moon mission lifted off Wednesday from the U.S. state of Florida, carrying four astronauts on the first crewed flight around the Moon in more than 50 years. The Space Launch System rocket, with the Orion spacecraft on…
It has been more than a month since the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran began. Here in Dubai, though far from the epicenter of the fighting, I can still feel the weight of war. I still remember the morning of Feb. 28. News broke that the United…
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday he would prefer to “take the oil in Iran” and suggested seizing Kharg Island, the Islamic Republic’s oil export hub. The remarks appear to shed light on Washington’s possible objectives amid an…
Online shopping has become a daily routine for people across China, spanning generations from Gen Z to the elderly. Today, the country has 976 million online shoppers, reflecting the vast scale of its digital consumer base. According to…
One police officer was killed and three other police officers injured after unidentified militants opened fire on a police vehicle in Pakistan’s northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, police sources said on Sunday. The attack occurred in…
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said Saturday in a social media post that he and his wife, Cilia Flores, are “well, firm and calm,” two days after a court hearing in New York, USA. In a first-person message posted on his official…
Yemen’s Houthi armed forces said on Saturday that they had launched a barrage of ballistic missiles toward southern Israel. This marked the group’s first such attack since Israel and the United States started massive attacks on Iran a…
Five people were crushed to death under the wheels of a train in Bangladesh’s Tangail district, some 97 km away from the capital Dhaka, on Friday night, a local police official said Saturday. Two others were seriously injured, said Mizanur…
Sudan’s army has denied it carried out a deadly attack on a major hospital on Friday night in a city in the west of the country held by its rivals, the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). The head of the World Health Organization…
The Kenya Model United Nations (KMUN) has launched its 25th anniversary conference at the Kenya School of Government in an effort to promote youth diplomacy and leadership. The three-day forum has brought together students from across the…
Afghan government forces targeted Pakistani military installations, killing 14 people, the Afghan Defense Ministry said in a statement on Saturday. The attack was in response to Pakistan’s recent airstrikes in eastern Afghanistan, the…
Russian troops struck energy and transport infrastructure used to support the Ukrainian army’s operations and enemy deployment sites over the past 24 hours in the special military operation in Ukraine, Russia’s Defense Ministry reported.…
Two sailors aboard USS Gerald R. Ford were injured when a fire broke out in the main laundry spaces of the aircraft carrier operating in the Red Sea, the U.S. Navy said Thursday. “On March 12, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) experienced a fire…
Kenya has urged the international community to adopt a balanced and urgent response to the escalating world drug problem, as the 69th Session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) got underway in Vienna. Delivering the national…
Kenya is participating in the 70th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW70) at the United Nations Headquarters in New York that kicked-off on 9th and ending on 19th March 2026. As part of the global community committed to…
The ongoing conflict between the United States, Israel, and Iran is creating increasingly widespread ripple effects across the Middle East. As a key hub of global energy supplies, escalating tensions in the region are forcing major oil…
China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi has reaffirmed that Taiwan is an inseparable part of China and has cautioned that external interference in the matter poses a threat to regional stability. Speaking at a press conference at the Fourth…
Dozens more people have been killed in Lebanon in major Israeli air and ground operations, as the war with the Iran-backed group Hezbollah continues to escalate. Overnight, one Israeli operation in a town in the eastern Bekaa Valley – a…
