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Guo Wengui, who was once believed to be one of China’s richest businessmen, has been sentenced to 30 years in jail in the US for running a billion dollar scam. The former property tycoon had fled China to the US in 2017, where he…
People intending to protest against migrants should do so without “intimidation, threats or ultimatums”, President Cyril Ramaphosa has warned on the eve of an unofficial deadline for undocumented foreigners to leave South Africa. Several…
The US, Canada and Mexico are staring down a 1 July deadline to decide the future of a long-standing North American free trade pact. All signs point to them blowing past that date without a clear resolution. On Wednesday, trade…
Ford says it has hired back some human engineers after AI failed to match their skills and experience. In a bid to reap the benefits of the tech, which developers claim can cut costs and boost productivity, the US carmaker adopted it…
The US Supreme Court has blocked President Donald Trump’s attempt to fire a governor of the US central bank, in a ruling seen as affirming the Federal Reserve’s independence. In a 5-4 decision, justices from the country’s top court said…
Mass gatherings have been banned in the Democratic Republic of Congo capital, Kinshasa, as well as three other areas, in order to halt the spread of Ebola, the interior minister says. The current outbreak of the deadly disease has so far…
The US Supreme Court will not hear an appeal requested by President Donald Trump to review the civil case that found he defamed and sexually abused writer E Jean Carroll. A New York jury awarded Carroll $5m (£3.6m) in damages in 2023 over…
Four women and a man have been killed in a shooting at a youth welfare centre in Stade, northern Germany, police have said. A spokesman said a number of people had been injured, without providing further details. Police earlier told the…
Police officers have intercepted approximately 3,600 litres of suspected uncustomed cooking oil during an operation in Marsabit County, dealing a blow to suspected cross-border smuggling activities. According to the National Police Service…
Kibabii University has announced vacancies for qualified individuals seeking employment in both teaching and administrative positions, with applications open until Friday, July 17, 2026. In an external advertisement dated June 23, 2026,…
Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has temporarily suspended his ongoing political consultations at his Wamunyoro residence to attend what he described as urgent engagements with leaders from the Coast region. In a statement shared…
Healthcare providers across the country have been given three months to fully integrate their systems with the Health Management Information System (HMIS) or risk being decontracted by the Social Health Authority (SHA). The directive was…
WhatsApp is set to let people chat without having to reveal their phone number – by exchanging unique usernames instead. It will be rolled out globally to the platform’s three billion account holders over the next few months, the platform…
Former NFL running back Chris Johnson has revealed that he is battling amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), describing the diagnosis as life-changing while vowing to continue fighting the progressive disease. The former Tennessee Titans…
A Form Four student at Maseno National School died from a gunshot wound in an apparent suicide after allegedly taking his father’s service pistol from home in Homa Bay County. According to police, the shooting occurred at around 4 a.m. on…
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed on February 28, 2026, at the age of 86, during a joint US-Israeli airstrike on his residence in Tehran. The attack also killed several of his family members and senior military commanders and marked the…
Two separate constitutional petitions have been filed before the High Court in Nairobi seeking to suspend the implementation of the Traffic (Motor Vehicle Inspection) Rules, 2026, just days before the regulations are scheduled to take…
Rights activists have accused the management of Kisii Teaching and Referral Hospital (KTRH) of failing to address what they describe as a deepening healthcare crisis, citing shortages of critical medical equipment, personnel and essential…
The governments of Kenya and Rwanda have signed three landmark agreements that will fully open the Northern Corridor for Rwanda’s importation of Bulk Refined Petroleum Products (BRPP) under a Government-to-Government (G2G) arrangement,…
Former Absa Bank Kenya Chief Executive Officer Abdi Mohamed has been appointed the new Chief Executive Officer of I&M Bank Kenya, marking a swift return to the country’s banking industry after ending his three-decade career at Absa. In a…
South Korea has unveiled plans for at least $880bn (£666bn) of investments to build out the country’s chip manufacturing and artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities in the coming years. It is part of the country’s so-called Three Mega…
Actress Dame Penelope Keith, best known for her roles in the classic 1970s British sitcoms The Good Life and To the Manor Born, has died at the age of 86. In a statement, her family said on Monday that she “died peacefully whilst living…
Five people are dead following a shooting at a youth centre in Stade, northern Germany, police have said. Two people have been arrested, one of whom is a suspect, a police spokesperson told the BBC. They have not provided information on…
The recently released Michael Jackson movie has overtaken Oppenheimer as the highest-grossing biopic of all time, after taking $977m (£739m) at the worldwide box office. Michael was already the biggest ever musical biopic, having…
