The Nigerian military confirmed on Saturday that US military trainers deployed to Nigeria are operating high-powered drones for surveillance and intelligence gathering. The drones are being launched from an air base in Bauchi State. While capable of carrying out strikes, a military official stated that the drones are currently being…
Police in Mbooni East, Makueni County, have launched investigations following the suspected killing of an 11-year-old boy found dead in a lodging facility in Mbumbuni town. According to preliminary reports, a middle-aged woman had booked a room at the facility on Saturday night, accompanied by her three children. Authorities suspect…
Fifteen Kenyans evacuated from Iran due to the ongoing conflict in the region arrived safely at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport on Sunday morning, the State Department for Diaspora Affairs confirmed. The group, which transited through Türkiye before returning to Kenya, was received by officials led by Peter Burugu, representing Diaspora…
Anthony Muheria, the Catholic Archbishop of Nyeri, has urged political leaders to “mature up” and refrain from trading verbal insults, warning that public spats between government and opposition figures are diverting attention from the real issues affecting Kenyans. Archbishop Muheria criticised the growing culture of public exchanges, saying it is…
Han Zheng, the vice president of the People’s Republic of China, is scheduled to visit Kenya from March 22 to March 30, 2026, as part of a broader African tour that will also include Seychelles and South Africa. The visit to Kenya comes at the invitation of Deputy President Kithure…
A devastating fire at a car parts factory in the South Korean city of Daejeon claimed the lives of 14 people and left 25 others seriously injured on Friday, authorities confirmed on Saturday. An additional 35 individuals sustained minor injuries in the blaze, which erupted around lunchtime and was fully…
Donald Trump issued a stark warning to Iran on Saturday, demanding the reopening of the strategic Strait of Hormuz within 48 hours or face the targeted destruction of its energy infrastructure. The statement was posted on his Truth Social platform, where he emphasized that US strikes would begin with Iran’s…
Cuba experienced another nationwide blackout on Saturday, March 21, 2026, marking the second total collapse of the national power grid in less than a week and the third major outage in March alone. The repeated failures underscore deepening strains on the island’s ageing electricity infrastructure amid persistent fuel shortages linked to a…
Eyewitness accounts from Darfur paint a harrowing picture of systematic detention, torture, and inhumane treatment in the aftermath of the Rapid Support Forces’ (RSF) takeover of El-Fasher in October 2025. Survivors describe being crammed into shipping containers, hospitals, and schools under brutal conditions that the UN has warned bear the…
An airstrike has severely damaged Al-Daein Teaching Hospital in Sudan’s conflict-ridden Darfur region, leaving parts of the facility in ruins and raising fears of significant casualties among patients and medical staff. Eyewitnesses described scenes of panic and confusion as munitions struck without warning, hitting the hospital at a time when…