Liverpool Football Club has announced the retirement of Diogo Jota’s number 20 shirt in a deeply moving tribute to the Portugal international, who tragically passed away alongside his brother, André Silva, in a car accident earlier this month. The decision, made in close consultation with Jota’s wife, Rute Cardoso, and…
The family of 20-year-old Jackline Nyawira from Kirinyaga County is pleading with the government to intervene following delays in conducting a postmortem, preventing them from burying their daughter who was fatally shot during the recent Saba Saba protests in Githurai, Nairobi. According to her father, Jephita Njagi Kariuki, police confusion…
Iranian authorities on Saturday conducted a public execution in the northwestern city of Bukan, following the conviction of a man for the rape and murder of a young girl. The execution was carried out at the request of the victim’s family and local citizens, reflecting the intense emotional response the…
In a significant development for Kenya’s healthcare sector, clinicians in Machakos County called off a planned strike just two hours before it was scheduled to begin at midnight on Saturday. The decision came after the Kenya Union of Clinical Officers (KUCO) reached a groundbreaking agreement with the Machakos County Government…
U.S. President Donald Trump is once again at the center of international headlines—this time for a growing number of Nobel Peace Prize nominations recognizing his recent diplomatic initiatives. Global leaders, particularly from the Middle East and Africa, are lauding Trump’s role in advancing peace efforts, even as critics remain skeptical…
Cameroon will hold its presidential election on October 12, as announced in a decree signed by President Paul Biya on Friday. The election will determine the future leadership of this Central African nation of nearly 30 million people, which plays a key role in the regional economy through its cocoa…
As migration continues to dominate political discourse across Europe and beyond, the head of the United Nations’ migration agency is calling for a strategic shift in how governments approach the issue. Amy Pope, Director General of the International Organization for Migration (IOM), has warned that Western nations may be unintentionally…
In the latest twist of an increasingly turbulent Canada-U.S. trade relationship, President Donald Trump has threatened to impose a 35% tariff on Canadian goods beginning August 1. The move comes amid high-stakes negotiations aimed at hammering out a new trade deal, with pressure mounting on Canada’s recently elected Prime Minister…
After four decades of armed struggle that has claimed over 40,000 lives, the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) has begun a landmark disarmament process — a move that could finally end one of the world’s longest-running conflicts. In a symbolic ceremony held in Suleymaniyah, Iraqi Kurdistan, PKK members marked the…
With a new team finally at the helm of Kenya’s Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC), attention now shifts to the Commission’s ability to undertake a constitutionally required but long-delayed boundary delimitation process before the 2027 General Election. The newly appointed Edung Ethekon-led Commission was officially sworn in on Friday…