Latest world stories from across Kenya.
In India, tens of thousands of Gen Z protesters have taken to the streets of the capital Delhi, calling for the resignation of the country’s education minister. Starting as a satirical online movement just a few months ago, the Cockroach…
The Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) is to require all players to undergo genetic sex testing in order to compete on the WTA Tour. In the latest edition of its women’s eligibility policy, which will come into effect on Tuesday, players…
Eight people died and nine others were injured in a crush during an evangelical gathering in Burundi’s largest city, Bujumbura. Saturday’s tragic incident happened at a school where prominent Burundian preacher Chris Ndikumana was…
President Donald Trump says the latest strikes by the US hit Iran “very hard”, adding that the attacks were “in honour” of three US soldiers killed in recent days – two in Jordan, one in Iraq. In the early hours of Monday local time, US…
US Vice-President JD Vance announced the birth of his fourth child, a boy, with his wife Usha Vance. Alec Neel Vance was born on Sunday morning, the vice-president said in a statement on social media. “Usha and the baby are happy and…
The US military said a service member was killed after an Iranian attack in northern Iraq on Saturday, a day after an attack on a base in Jordan killed two US soldiers and left another missing. US Central Command (Centcom) said the…
Grandmother-of-five Anita LeBrun has always loved a good glass of pinot grigio and her family’s tradition of kicking off 5pm Happy Hours at their lakehouse. The 82-year-old couldn’t believe it, then, when she found out last year that her…
American boxer Hannah Rapp died on Saturday after being hit by a car while cycling in Texas. Rapp, 26, was passed by a car which suddenly came to a stop then reversed into her, according to the Brazos County sheriff’s office. The driver…
One of Cuba’s most prominent dissidents has gone into exile in the US, after leaving Cuba where he had served a five-year prison sentence. Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara, 38, is the leader of the San Isidro Movement (SIM), a group of artists,…
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said his office is still looking into arresting Benjamin Netanyahu if the Israeli prime minister visits the city for the United Nations General Assembly in September. Speaking on The New York Times’ “The…
A ferry carrying 116 passengers has sunk off the coast of Guyana with 53 people so far rescued, local authorities have said. The MV Barima capsized near Iron Punt, on its route from Georgetown to Port Kaituma. A distress call was received…
The US launched another round of air strikes against Iran on Saturday night, targeting its coastal surveillance and air defence facilities, US military officials said. US Central Command (Centcom) said forces successfully hit Iranian…
The EU’s new border system has nearly tripled the time it’s taking for Brits to get through passport control even after improvements have been made, a boss at Rome’s main airport has said. It comes as Ryanair has warned passengers…
Russians are returning to cash, as mobile internet shutdowns disrupt card payments, and more businesses seek to dodge tax under mounting financial pressure more than four years into the war with Ukraine. Russia has added 1.56tn roubles…
Influencer brothers Andrew and Tristan Tate were arrested by federal authorities Saturday in Miami, according to the U.S. Marshals Service. The charges against the pair were not immediately announced. Brady McCarron, a spokesperson for the…
Hungarian President Tamás Sulyok has agreed to step down, signing an amendment to the country’s constitution which will end his presidency at midnight on Sunday. Prime Minister Péter Magyar’s Tisza party had used its majority to steamroll…
German centre-right politician Jens Spahn has resigned as parliamentary group leader of the country’s governing coalition after being accused of hypocrisy over his use of a surrogate mother in the US to have a child. Surrogacy is…
Around 300 protesters clashed with riot police in Venice on Friday evening over the arrival of US ambassador to Italy Tilman Fertitta’s $450 million mega yacht Boardwalk during the city’s annual Redentore (Redeemer) festival, police said.…
Two US service members were killed and one is missing in action, US Central Command announced Saturday, marking the first American military fatalities in the Iran war since March, as attacks between the two countries have escalated. “On…
The White House has defended the Argentinian football team’s right to free speech after they controversially waved a banner in support of their country’s territorial claim to the Falkland Islands while celebrating their World Cup win…
US President Donald Trump has threatened to impose new tariffs on Canada after hundreds of wildfires have left much of the northern US covered by a blanket of smoke. The threat follows complaints by US lawmakers over the wildfires and…
The Japanese parliament has approved a bill to relax imperial succession rules, amid concerns over the dwindling size of the imperial family. The bill, passed by the upper house on Friday, allows the imperial family to adopt distant male…
Red Bull have reverted to a conventional rear wing for Sunday’s Belgian Grand Prix after four-time world champion Max Verstappen suffered successive high-speed crashes in Austria and Britain. The Dutch driver slammed the behaviour of his…
Nigeria has completed the voluntary evacuation of 1,490 citizens from South Africa following a series of xenophobic attacks, its foreign ministry said on Thursday, with the latest flight bringing 305 returnees home from Johannesburg.…
