Cairo, Egypt – President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi has once again rejected Israeli efforts to transfer Palestinians out of the Gaza Strip, warning that such a move would have catastrophic consequences for regional and global stability. Strong Warning on Police Day Speaking during Police Day celebrations in Cairo on Saturday, Sissi emphasized…
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 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…
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…
South Africa’s finance minister, Enoch Godongwana, has confirmed that the country will temporarily step back from its G20 engagements during the United States presidency of the grouping, describing the move as a “temporary setback.” Speaking at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos on Thursday, Godongwana explained that the decision…
Fans planning to attend the 2026 FIFA World Cup in the United States, Canada, and Mexico may face visa hurdles, but a newly launched system aims to ease the process. Introducing Fifa Pass The Fifa Prioritised Appointment Scheduling System (Fifa Pass), announced by US President Donald Trump in November 2025,…
The United States has named Laura F. Dogu, a seasoned diplomat and former ambassador to Nicaragua and Honduras, as the new charge d’affaires to Venezuela, according to a U.S. diplomatic source speaking to AFP on Thursday. The appointment comes less than three weeks after Washington’s dramatic ouster of Venezuelan leader…
U.S. President Donald Trump has filed a $5 billion (Ksh.645 billion) lawsuit against JPMorgan Chase (JPM.N) and its CEO Jamie Dimon, accusing the bank of debanking him by closing several of his accounts to advance a political agenda. The lawsuit, filed in a Florida state court in Miami-Dade County, alleges…
TikTok announced on Thursday, January 22, 2026, that it has created a new joint venture, TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC, to operate its U.S. business. The move allows the company to avoid a ban over its Chinese ownership while serving more than 200 million users and 7.5 million businesses in…
The United States has officially withdrawn from the World Health Organization (WHO), ending a year-long process that global health experts had warned would harm both U.S. and international public health efforts. The decision, announced on Thursday, January 22, 2026, reflects what the U.S. government described as failures in the U.N.…