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Nine people died in an explosion at a coal mine in Colombia in the latest fatal accident to hit the country’s mining sector. Emergency workers said they had rescued six miners from the shafts in Sutatausa, north of the capital, Bogotá.…
Car manufacturer Nissan announced it will stop using one of its UK production lines and will be cutting 900 jobs in Europe. The company confirmed it would be merging two of the lines producing the Leaf, Juke and Qashqai models at its…
Sudan has accused neighbouring Ethiopia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) of orchestrating drone strikes on its main airport, describing the assault as “direct aggression”. The international airport, located in the capital, was hit on…
Russia and Ukraine declared unilateral ceasefires starting this week, ahead of commemorations held by Russia to mark the Soviet Union’s victory over Nazi Germany on Saturday. Russia said it would hold a ceasefire on 8 and 9 May and…
Grammy award-winning rapper Kid Cudi has dropped singer-songwriter M.I.A. from his Rebel Ragers tour over “offensive remarks” which left his fanbase “upset”. Videos online show the British star being booed after suggesting she was unable…
France’s public sector broadcasters have been lambasted by a parliamentary committee of enquiry, which recommends closing several channels and cutting their budget by a total of €1bn (£863m). The committee, which held six months of at…
Romanian MPs have voted to remove Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan in a no-confidence vote in parliament. The largest party, the left-wing Social Democrats, abandoned Bolojan’s four-party coalition last month and joined the far-right opposition…
Former President Uhuru Kenyatta has cautioned that a growing “trust deficit” is the most serious threat to peacebuilding efforts across Africa, warning that even well-negotiated agreements often collapse due to a lack of confidence between…
Tanzania’s opposition party ACT Wazalendo has rejected the findings of the Chande Commission report on the October 2025 killings, terming it inadequate and calling for far-reaching political, legal and institutional reforms. In a press…
Renowned gynecologist and Nairobi Hospital Board member Job Obwaka died of cardiac arrest, a postmortem on his body showed. The autopsy conducted on Tuesday at the Lee Funeral Home established that cardiac arrest was the immediate cause of…
Kenya has marked a significant milestone in its judicial history following the appointment of 37 judges to the High Court and the Environment and Land Court, in what the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has described as the largest single…
Jordan Staal is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre and the captain of the Carolina Hurricanes of the National Hockey League (NHL). Born on September 10, 1988, in Thunder Bay, Ontario, he stands 6 feet 4 inches tall and weighs around…
Clayton Davis Keller is an American professional ice hockey forward and captain for the Utah Mammoth of the National Hockey League (NHL). Born on July 29, 1998, in Chesterfield, Missouri, he was raised in Swansea, Illinois, by his parents…
Shayne Gostisbehere is an American professional ice hockey defenseman who currently plays for the Carolina Hurricanes in the National Hockey League (NHL). Born on April 20, 1993, in Pembroke Pines, Florida, he stands at 5 feet 11 inches…
Jesperi Kotkaniemi is a Finnish professional ice hockey player who serves as a centre for the Carolina Hurricanes in the National Hockey League (NHL). Born on July 6, 2000, in Pori, Finland, he stands at 6 feet 3 inches and weighs around…
Mike Reilly is an American professional ice hockey defenseman who currently plays for the Carolina Hurricanes in the National Hockey League (NHL). Born on July 13, 1993, in Glenview, Illinois, he stands at 6 feet 1 inch or 6 feet 2 inches…
The UK imposed a fresh wave of sanctions targeting Russia’s drone supply chains and networks accused of exploiting foreign migrants — including Kenyans — to support Moscow’s war in Ukraine. The Foreign Office announced 17 designations…
The Dean, School of Engineering at the University of Nairobi (UoN) Prof. Ayub Njoroge Gitau topped in interviews for the position of Vice Chancellor at the institution. The Public Service Commission (PSC) interviewed six scholars on March…
A parliamentary committee has backed the use of technology to monitor police conduct in maintaining law and order while urging the Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA) to strengthen its oversight mechanisms ahead of the 2027…
The Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA) urged the National Police Service to embrace intelligence-led operations, deploy modern technology and strengthen community policing as Kenya braces for a potentially volatile political…
President William Ruto’s two-day state visit to Tanzania has yielded a series of agreements aimed at strengthening bilateral relations and expanding trade and investment between the two neighbouring countries. President Ruto, who left…
The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has invited members of the public to submit comments on proposed regulations aimed at reforming the taxation of residential rental income, in a move designed to enhance compliance among landlords. The…
Police and the military are investigating the death of a Kenya Defence Forces female soldier whose body was found in her house in Kays, Juja, Kiambu County. The woman was identified as Elizabeth Wanjiru, 44, attached to the Department of…
The Public Service Commission (PSC) has announced vacancies for Deputy Vice-Chancellor positions in three public universities, alongside other academic job openings in selected institutions. In a notice dated Tuesday, May 5, 2026, PSC…
