A Kenyan man is facing prison time in the United States after admitting to stealing more than $400,000 (about Ksh.52 million) in taxpayer funds while working as a state auditor in New York. Case Details Tobias Otieno, 41, a former employee of the New York State Comptroller’s Office, pleaded guilty…
New York, USA – The United Nations Security Council was briefed on Wednesday by senior counter-terrorism officials who warned that the threat posed by the Islamic State (IS) group has steadily increased and remains multipolar, complex, and deeply entrenched across several regions. Acting Undersecretary-General of the U.N. Office of Counter-Terrorism,…
New York, USA – The New York Knicks continued their hot streak on Thursday night, outlasting the Denver Nuggets 134-127 in a double overtime classic at Madison Square Garden. Fueled by Jalen Brunson’s 42 points, the Knicks secured their eighth consecutive victory, their longest winning run since 2024. Brunson Leads…
New York, USA – A U.S. federal judge said he will hear a request on Wednesday to block access to investigative files linked to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, after lawyers flagged unredacted names of victims in the latest release. The Justice Department last week published more than three million…
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…
U.S. President Donald Trump announced Saturday that he has directed the U.S. military to deploy to Portland, Oregon, to protect federal immigration facilities from what he called “domestic terrorists.” The president stated that troops would be authorised to use “full force, if necessary,” escalating concerns over potential clashes in the…
The U.S. State Department announced on Friday, September 26, 2025, that it will revoke the visa of Colombian President Gustavo Petro, citing his “incendiary actions” during a pro-Palestinian protest in New York. According to officials, Petro used a street demonstration to urge U.S. soldiers to disobey orders and called for…
Authorities in upstate New York have charged 53-year-old Lorenz Kraus with two counts of murder after he confessed during a televised interview to killing his parents and burying them in their backyard. Kraus’s startling admission aired Thursday on WRGB, just hours after police discovered human remains at the family’s Albany…
The family of Benedict Kabiru, a Kenyan police officer who went missing during an ambush in Haiti six months ago, is demanding answers after President William Ruto confirmed his death during a high-level meeting in New York. President Ruto announced that Kabiru, alongside officers Samuel Kitwai and Kennedy Nzuve, had…
President Ruto Reaffirms Kenya’s Support for Two-State Solution in Israel-Palestine Conflict President William Ruto has reiterated Kenya’s commitment to supporting a two-state solution as the path to peace in the ongoing Israel-Palestine conflict. Speaking on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, President Ruto called…