Latest world stories from across Kenya.
Two teenage attackers fatally shot three men at a mosque in San Diego, California, in a suspected hate crime, before taking their own lives, say police. The assault took place on Monday morning as officers were investigating a call about a…
Disgraced South Carolina lawyer Alex Murdaugh has filed a civil suit against a court clerk after a panel of judges last week overturned his murder convictions because they said the clerk unfairly biased the jury against him. Murdaugh may…
The US justice department announced a $1.7bn (£1.3bn) fund to compensate allies of President Donald Trump who allege they were unfairly investigated by the Biden administration. The “Anti-Weaponization Fund” was unveiled “in exchange” for…
A California jury has tossed out Elon Musk’s high-profile lawsuit against OpenAI and its boss Sam Altman. In a unanimous verdict, the jury agreed that Musk had waited too long to file his lawsuit, leaving all of his claims essentially…
US President Donald Trump said he is holding off a military attack on Iran planned for Tuesday at the request of Gulf states as “serious negotiations are now taking place”. In a post on Truth Social, he said he had been asked to do so by…
A Spanish court has ordered the country’s tax authority to refund €55m (£48m, $64m) to singer Shakira after ruling that the money was improperly collected in a dispute over her taxes. The national high court has acquitted the Colombian…
A New York judge will allow a gun and writings found in Luigi Mangione’s backpack after his 2024 arrest to be presented at his state murder trial over the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, but has ruled that other items are…
A gunman has opened fire in southern Turkey, killing four people, local media report. Another eight people were injured in the Tarsus district, Mersin province, according to Turkey’s Hurriyet newspaper and CNN Türk. Monday’s shooting is…
The Government announced a series of interventions aimed at cushioning Kenyans from rising fuel prices triggered by the ongoing US-Israel-Iran conflict, which has disrupted global oil supply chains. Deputy President Kithure Kindiki said…
Cuba’s foreign minister has accused the US of building a “fraudulent case” for military intervention, following a report that it had acquired attack drones capable of targeting Florida. Bruno Rodríguez stressed that Havana “neither…
At least six Americans have been exposed to the Ebola virus during a deadly outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, sources have told CBS News, the BBC’s US partner. The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the outbreak as an…
The bodies of four Italian divers who went missing during a scuba diving accident in the Maldives last week have been found, officials have confirmed to the BBC. One body, belonging to a fifth member of the group, had already been located…
The outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo is concerning. It has been spreading for weeks undetected in a part of the world where civil war makes getting on top of the virus difficult, and the species of Ebola involved is…
A US official has struck down security funding allotted for President Trump’s White House ballroom project from a proposed spending package, in a win for Democrats. The Senate rule-keeper ruled against the use of taxpayer funds in the bill…
Swatch stores in Manchester and Liverpool were shut for a second day after queues built up again, with shoppers keen to buy a new £335 pocket watch. They were first closed by the Swiss firm on Saturday “due to safety considerations”, along…
US President Donald Trump has warned Iran the “clock is ticking” as talks to bring the war to an end have stalled. “They better get moving, FAST, or there won’t be anything left of them,” he wrote on his Truth Social platform. “TIME IS OF…
A drone strike targeted the United Arab Emirates’ sole nuclear power plant on Sunday, sparking a fire on its perimeter. There were no reports of injuries or radiological release, but it highlighted the risk of renewed war as the Iran…
Three people were killed overnight in a large-scale Ukrainian drone attack on the Moscow region, Russian officials have said. A woman died in a house in Khimki, north of the capital, where a person was trapped under rubble, regional…
Venezuela’s government said Saturday it deported a close ally of Nicolás Maduro facing several criminal investigations in the U.S. less than three years after the businessman was pardoned by President Joe Biden as part of a prisoner swap.…
Recent comments by U.S. President Donald Trump that arms sales to Taiwan are a “very good negotiating chip” in the United States’ dealings with China are heightening anxieties on the island democracy that Beijing claims as its own. Trump…
A Trump-backed challenger has defeated a two-term Republican senator who voted to convict the president at his 2021 impeachment trial. Congresswoman Julia Letlow will advance to a runoff next month, ousting incumbent Bill Cassidy, who…
A Canadian who sailed on the cruise ship MV Hondius which was hit by a hantavirus outbreak in April has tested positive for the disease, officials in the province of British Columbia say. The individual, one of four people isolating on…
The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s eastern Ituri province a public health emergency of international concern. The agency added that the outbreak, with around 246…
President William Ruto departed for Baku, Azerbaijan, Saturday night to attend the 13th Session of the World Urban Forum, where Kenya was invited in recognition of its leadership and success in affordable housing and sustainable urban…
