By Reuters The U.S. Pentagon has stopped accepting new F-35 jets after it discovered a magnet used in the stealthy fighter’s engine was made with unauthorized material from China, a U.S. official said on Wednesday. An investigation that gathered steam in mid-August found that an alloy in the engine’s lubricant pump did not comply with

Mark Fullbrook leaves Downing Street after a meeting with the new prime minister, Liz Truss. Photograph: Dominic Lipinski/PA The Guardian By Rowena Mason Mark Fullbrook asserts grip on Downing Street by giving senior roles to founding members of Fullbrook Strategies Mark Fullbrook, Liz Truss’s new chief of staff, has asserted his grip over Downing Street

President-elect William Ruto By Daily Nation President-elect William Ruto has invited more than 40 heads of state to attend his inauguration slated for Tuesday next week. The Nation has established that the invitations are being made to the countries identified by the former Foreign Affairs Chief Administrative Secretary (CAS) Ababu Namwamba, who led as Dr

By Reuters The European Union proposed a price cap on Russian gas on Wednesday after President Vladimir Putin threatened to cut off all energy supplies if it took such a step, raising the risk of rationing in some of the world’s richest countries this winter. The escalating standoff could drive up sky-high European gas prices

Somali spy chief Mahad Salad is behind well planned assassinations in Mogadishu murders have taken place in Mogadishu and its outskirts, which have been carried out against soldiers of the Federal Government of Somalia. Groups armed with pistols last night killed Liban Mohamud Warsame in Mogadishu. The murder took place in Bar Ubax neighborhood of

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a plenary session at the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok, Russia, Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022. (Sergei Bobylev/TASS News Agency Host Pool Photo via AP) By The Associated Press Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that Moscow will press on with its military action in Ukraine until reaching its goals and

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky, File) The president of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, said that they will continue to save the world with their grain. Volodymyr Zelensky announced that his country will send 28,600 tons of wheat in the coming weeks to Somalia, which is at risk of severe famine due to drought. The

By Anadolu Agency US President Joe Biden struck a note of confidence on Tuesday on meeting his Chinese counterpart on the sidelines of the upcoming G20 summit in Bali this Fall. Asked if he would see Xi Jinping at the gathering of world leaders, the president said, “If he’s there I’m sure I’ll see him.”

New British Prime Minister Liz Truss waves alongside her husband Hugh O’Leary outside Downing Street in London, Britain Reuters/ Photographer Toby Melville By Reuters The new British Prime Minister Liz Truss has selected a cabinet where for the first time a white man will not hold one of the country’s four most important ministerial positions.

Kwasi Kwarteng arrives at Number 10 Downing Street, in London, Britain September 6, 2022. Reuters/Phil Noble By Reuters In Kwasi Kwarteng, Prime Minister Liz Truss has picked an ideological ally as Britain’s new finance minister, charging him with tackling a cost-of-living crisis with a tax-cutting, big-spending plan that has worried markets. The new Chancellor of