Vatican City – Pope Leo XIV has issued a stark warning about the risks posed by generative artificial intelligence (AI), cautioning that the technology could undermine human identity, distort relationships, and deepen social divisions. Speaking on Saturday to mark the World Day of Social Communications, the pontiff emphasized that AI…
A tense standoff unfolded at Wairima ACK Church in Othaya, Nyeri County on Sunday morning after police lobbed teargas during a service attended by opposition leaders led by Democracy for the Citizens Party (DCP) leader Rigathi Gachagua. Gachagua’s Claims In a post on his X account, Gachagua alleged that he…
A massive winter storm is sweeping across the United States, leaving tens of millions of Americans bracing for blackouts, transportation chaos, and bone-chilling cold as it moves into the heavily populated mid-Atlantic and northeastern states. Storm Path and Impact After battering the southwest and central regions, the storm system began…
In Kenya’s volatile political landscape, few parties have endured the turbulence of shifting alliances and ideological battles like the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM). Born out of the 2005 constitutional referendum, ODM has long been synonymous with its founding leader, the late Raila Odinga. His passing in October 2025 has left…
Panda lovers in Tokyo gathered on Sunday for an emotional farewell to Lei Lei and Xiao Xiao, the hugely popular twin pandas at Ueno Zoological Gardens, who are set to return to China this week. Their departure will leave Japan without pandas for the first time in half a century.…
The head of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, has strongly rejected Washington’s stated reasons for withdrawing from the UN health agency, calling the accusations “untrue” and warning that the move “makes both the US and the world less safe.” US Withdrawal Announcement On Thursday, US Secretary of…
Italy has lodged a formal protest against Switzerland following the release on bail of Jacques Moretti, owner of the Le Constellation bar in Crans-Montana, where a New Year’s Day fire killed 40 people and injured more than 100, many of them teenagers. Background to the Case Moretti and his wife…
A woman has spoken out about feeling “violated” after discovering a hidden live-streaming camera inside a toilet cubicle at a Giggling Squid Thai restaurant in St Martin’s Square, Leicester, during a date night between Christmas and New Year. The Discovery The 32-year-old NHS worker and mother-of-one said she noticed something…
The Sinaloa Attorney General’s Office confirmed Saturday that US-Mexican influencer Nicole “La Nicholette” Pardo has been found alive and in good health, days after a viral video appeared to show her being abducted at gunpoint in Culiacán. Disappearance and Viral Video Pardo, 20, was last seen on January 20 in…
A devastating gas explosion tore through the top floors of a 17-story apartment building in the Bronx early Saturday, killing one person and injuring 14 others as New York City endured frigid overnight temperatures. The Incident Firefighters responded shortly before 12:30 a.m. after reports of a gas odor on the…