Smoke rises during the wildfire in Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada August 17, 2023, in this screen grab obtained from a social media video. Amernhel Pascua/via Reuters By Reuters Canada’s western province of British Columbia declared a state of emergency on Friday as firefighters battled wildfires raging in the hills and mountains above the town of

File – Taiwan’s Vice President William Lai Ching-te waves after landing at Silvio Pettirossi airport in Luque, Paraguay, on Aug. 14, 2023. The Chinese military launched drills around Taiwan on Saturday, Aug. 19 as a “stern warning” over what it called collusion between “separatists and foreign forces,” its defense ministry said, days after the island’s

Kenya’s Azimio Leader Raila Odinga By Daily Nation Remarks by US Ambassador to Kenya Meg Whitman at the 8th Devolution Conference ongoing in Eldoret have rattled Azimio One Kenya Alliance, with Opposition Raila Odinga and senators telling her to keep off the affairs of the country. Odinga who was received at the conference venue by

By Anadolu Agency NATO Allied Maritime Command (MARCOM) congratulated Gokcen Firat on Thursday after she was promoted to rear admiral, making her the first woman in the history of the Turkish Navy to hold the rank. Firat, who is currently serving with MARCOM in the UK as the assistant chief of staff for operations, has

How much? Barkhad Abdi earned an Oscar nod for his performance in Captain Phillips, but only got paid $65,000 of the movie’s $55 million budget (pictured with Tom Hanks) Daily Mail By Matthew Cox Barkhad Abdi produced one of the most iconic lies of recent cinema when he uttered the words, ‘I’m the captain now,’

Children play on fishing boats known as “pirogues” in Dakar, Senegal, on June 24, 2023. More than 60 migrants are feared dead after coast guards off the Atlantic island of Cape Verde rescued a boat that started with more than 100 aboard, authorities and migrant advocates said. The Spanish migration advocacy group Walking Borders said

Defence Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale has stated that the Kenya Defense Forces are in Somalia to protect Citizens of Somalia. In a report that has been shared by a reliable source of information, it has been reported that the Duale who was speaking on Citizen TV has also stated that the Kenya Defense Forces will

By Business Daily Africa Alexander Mwenda, a Miraa farmer in Gaciongo, Igembe North chopped down his earlier treasured trees three weeks ago sparking uproar, shock and disbelief among other growers and dealers in Meru county. Mr Mwenda has been in the miraa-growing venture for two decades but was irked by the low prices and hired

By Anadolu Agency At least 27 people have been killed in armed clashes in the Libyan capital that erupted late on Monday, according to medics. The Libyan government’s Emergency Medicine and Support Center stated on Tuesday that it recorded 27 fatalities and 106 injuries in Tripoli. “The center’s crews were able to evacuate 234 families

Credit Twitter Kenya’s president William Ruto By The Associated Press A parliamentary committee in Kenya has launched an inquiry into alleged human rights violations and ethical breaches by a British army training unit that has been active for decades in the country the U.K. calls “our defense partner of choice in East Africa.” The British