Cabinet secretary for Defence, Aden Duale. Image: File By The Star, Kenya Duale who took his time to explain his experience at the hotel, said the muted sounds were not all that was being heard but also the mosquitoes were having a field day. “The chirping crickets and the starving mosquitos filled the void as

By Anadolu Agency A powerful explosion was heard near the presidential palace in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, on Wednesday, according to witnesses. Clouds of smoke could be seen rising from the area following the explosion, an eyewitness told Anadolu. No further details were yet available, but the explosion occurred amid renewed clashes between the Sudanese

Police officers stand as a security guard died and at least five students were wounded after a schoolboy opened fire in a downtown Belgrade, Serbia, May 3, 2023. Reuters/Djordje Kojadinovic By Reuters A 14-year-old boy shot dead eight fellow pupils and a security guard and wounded his teacher and six other students when he opened

By Anadolu Agency Law enforcement officials in nine countries seized the dark web marketplace, Monopoly Market, and arrested 288 vendors, Europol said Tuesday. More than €50.8 million ($53.4 million) in cash and virtual currencies, 850 kilograms (1,870 pounds) of drugs and 117 guns were seized in the operation coordinated by Europol, it said in a

Credit Twitter/President of Kenya William Ruto The President of Kenya, William Ruto, has announced that his government will begin to withdraw the Kenya Defense Forces (KDF) from Somalia in 2024, so that the country will be stable. Speaking at an event to present the report on the migration situation in the East and Horn of

By Reuters A Kenyan cult leader accused of ordering his followers to starve themselves to death will be detained by police until a hearing on Friday, a court ruled on Tuesday as investigators searched for more bodies in a forest where 101 corpses have already been unearthed. Kenyan authorities say the dead were members of

By Anadolu Agency Turkey’s indigenous KAAN fighter jet will take off for the first time after completing high-speed taxi tests, a test pilot of the aircraft said. Gokhan Bayramoglu told Anadolu that the KAAN is on its way to becoming an effective weapon of the Turkish military with indigenous software and hardware. Its engine tests

Credit: The Sun serial killer Patrick Mackay is back on the streets after 47 years The Sun Newspaper By John Lucas, Alex West A SERIAL killer dubbed the Devil’s Disciple is back on the streets after 47 years — despite being deemed too dangerous to be freed permanently. Patrick Mackay, 70, sauntered through a city

By Reuters As foreign states wind down their evacuations from Sudan, the United Nations warned of a humanitarian breaking point with no let up in fighting between rival military factions despite a supposed ceasefire extension. Hundreds of people have been killed and thousands wounded over 16 days of battles since disputes between the Sudanese army

By Reuters Fighting could be heard in Khartoum early on Monday despite a supposed ceasefire extension and the United Nations warned of a humanitarian “breaking point” as clashes between rival military forces entered a third week. Hundreds of people have been killed and thousands wounded since long-simmering tension between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary