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Donald Trump is trying again to scale back birthright citizenship in the US, weeks after the Supreme Court shot down his previous attempt to eliminate the right. The president signed two executive orders on Thursday, including one that…
For now, beleaguered Fifa president Gianni Infantino still has some allies in world football, particularly in parts of the world where less well-off football associations have benefited from his presidency. Infantino’s position has been…
Brazil winger Vinicius Jr has agreed a new six-year contract with Real Madrid that will keep him at the Bernabeu until 2032. The 26-year-old had entered the final 12 months of his contract and attracted interest from Arsenal in recent…
Lauryn Hill and Wyclef Jean have raised hopes of the Fugees making their first new album in nearly three decades, with Hill saying the band have gone through “an incredible healing process”. The group have not released a studio album since…
A US judge in New Mexico on Thursday ordered Meta to pay another $567m (£421m) for its failure to warn the public about dangers its platforms posed to children, marking the largest ruling against the company over child safety. Judge Bryan…
Sydney Towle, a popular social media influencer who shared her experience living with a rare, aggressive form of cancer, has died at the age of 26. Towle’s family announced her death, from complications related to bile duct cancer that had…
US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday that imposes a 15% tariff on imported products made from polysilicon, a crucial material used in semiconductors and solar panels. The order also set minimum import prices on…
Two prime suspects who pulled the trigger were Thursday arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of psychologist Dr Victoria Mutiso and lawyer Kyalo Mbobu. Mbobu was Dr Mutiso’s lawyer when he was shot at close range along Magadi…
South Korea’s space agency has released images that show the Moon after part of a SpaceX rocket crashed into its surface on Wednesday. The Korean AeroSpace Administration (KASA) said lunar orbiter Danubri captured images after the impact,…
Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has praised the work of the Special Operations Group (SOG), saying the elite multi-agency unit has played a key role in significantly reducing banditry and terrorism in the Kerio Valley and…
Congolese authorities are carrying out Ebola and cholera screening for all 255 passengers aboard a boat intercepted on the Congo River. The Yingfeng 2 – operated by a Chinese company – was halted near Bende Bende port, some 65km (40 miles)…
EasyJet has agreed to be taken over in a £5.7bn deal by US firm Apollo. The deal was announced after rival suitor Castlelake said it was dropping out of the bid battle for the no-frills airline. EasyJet is one of Europe’s largest airlines.…
A solid wood nightstand and solid wood dresser face dust, skin oils, water glasses, cosmetics, clothing, and changing indoor conditions. Their care should begin with the maker’s instructions and the finish type, not a universal homemade…
On August 5, 2026, Rwanda’s Food and Drugs Authority (Rwanda FDA) dropped a bombshell on the alcohol industry. In a public notice, the regulator announced the immediate suspension of 52 alcoholic beverage brands imported from six…
Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen hailed the Special Operations Group (SOG), describing them as an elite force that plays a critical role in protecting Kenya against terrorism, organised crime and other emerging security…
Ruhamya Kainerugaba, son of Uganda’s Chief of Defence Forces General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, has graduated from the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst in England. He completed the academy’s Officer Cadet Course and graduated on August 5, 2026.…
Meta entered the race for automated coding tools on Wednesday when it announced a new app for developers of artificial intelligence products, as it competes with other major AI labs for customers and revenue. Dubbed Muse Code, Meta said in…
The Nigerian government announced the release of more than 300 kidnapping victims Wednesday, including 163 taken from a single village in the west of the country earlier this year. Kidnapping for ransom by criminal groups, jihadists and…
Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian said Wednesday that communication with the country’s supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, was very “difficult at the moment”. Khamenei, who was wounded in the US-Israeli strike that launched the Middle East…
A crocodile basks in the sunshine on the roof of a submerged conference hall at a holiday resort in central Kenya, in a visible sign of how rising lake waters are endangering thousands of families and local businesses. Lake Baringo and…
Beijing announced a swath of measures against the United States and its firms on Wednesday, in what it described as retaliation against recent moves by Washington targeting Chinese companies. The tit-for-tat sanctions come weeks ahead of…
Three people have been charged with threatening a judge, a witness and local officials connected to the investigation into the death of Nolan Xavier Wells, an 18-year-old found dead after a July Fourth boat trip with friends to an island…
Air India has appointed a new chief executive as the airline grapples with mounting challenges, including heavy financial losses and the fallout from last year’s crash that killed 260 people. Tewolde Gebremariam succeeds Campbell Wilson,…
Two Iranian female footballers who publicly defied their government have become Australian citizens. Atefeh Ramezanisadeh, 34, and Fatemeh Pasandideh, 22, were naturalised in Brisbane, Queensland, on Wednesday. Ramezanisadeh said it was a…
