The U.S. Embassy in Uganda has urged American citizens to exercise heightened caution following reports of teargas use and warning shots fired by security forces to disperse gatherings amid post-election unrest. The advisory, issued on Friday, warns that the situation remains fluid and could change rapidly as the East African…
Tens of thousands of mourners took to the streets of Tehran on Wednesday for a mass funeral honoring security forces and civilians, as Iran faces an intensifying political and humanitarian crisis. Caskets draped with red and white roses were paraded through the capital, while crowds held images of Supreme Leader…
Mariam Soumah, a 23-year-old woman from Guinea, has not seen her newborn daughter Sabina in nine months after being deported from Belarus without her child. Soumah, who initially traveled to Belarus hoping to reach Europe, gave birth prematurely in November 2024, with Sabina weighing just 600 grams. According to Soumah…
Madagascar has moved to deepen its cooperation with Russia as the island nation navigates a political transition following the removal of its previous government. The Malagasy presidency confirmed on Wednesday that Moscow is supplying military equipment to Madagascar and has dispatched a delegation to train the country’s armed forces on…
Four astronauts evacuated from the International Space Station (ISS) have safely returned to Earth after their mission was cut short by about a month due to a serious medical issue affecting one of the crew members. The astronauts splashed down off the coast of California, marking the first medically driven…
Thailand is facing renewed scrutiny over construction safety following a second accident near Bangkok on Thursday, just a day after a crane toppled onto a moving passenger train in the northeast, killing at least 32 people. The latest incident occurred at a construction site for the Rama 2 Road elevated…
The Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) has announced a reduction in the retail prices of super petrol, diesel and kerosene in its latest monthly fuel review, offering modest relief to consumers. According to EPRA, the price of super petrol has been reduced by Ksh.2 per litre, while diesel and…
Busia Senator Okiya Omtatah has challenged the Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) to recall and recompute the results of candidates who sat the Kenya Sign Language (KSL) paper in the 2025 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examination, citing alleged inconsistencies in the grading process. In a formal letter to…
The Kenya Union of Post-Primary Education Teachers (KUPPET) Secretary General Akello Misori has urged parents to take a more active role in their children’s academic progress, cautioning against protests and school lockouts in response to poor examination results. Speaking during a morning show on Ramogi TV, Misori criticised what he…
A crane being used in the construction of a China-backed high-speed rail project in Thailand collapsed onto a passenger train on Wednesday morning, causing the train to derail and catch fire and leaving at least 22 people dead, authorities said. The incident occurred at about 9:00 a.m. in Nakhon Ratchasima…