Photo/Reuters Russia and the United States blamed each other for a near collision between their warships in East Asian waters on Friday with both countries accusing one another of dangerous and unprofessional behavior. Acting U.S. Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan said Washington would lodge a formal diplomatic protest to Russia, while a senior Russian parliamentarian said

Lending institutions fear that Kenya’s foot may be stuck on the debt pedal with the latest loan in the amount of $750 million from the World Bank to be paid over 30 years. A number of experts and players in the financial sector do not think all is well. The Central Bank, which is the

A man alleged to be a Somali Presidential candidate and three Kenyan nationals were detained on Thursday under suspicion of terror related offences in Nairobi. Ibrahim Kassim Farah, Mohamud Mohamed Bashir, Ali Abdi Mohamed and Hussein Hassan Muhammud were arrested on Wednesday in Muguga area in Kiambu. Ibrahim Kassim was arrested at his house in

Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed speaks at a news conference in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia March 28, 2019. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri Ethiopia’s prime minister arrived in Khartoum on Friday to meet the chief of Sudan’s ruling military council in a bid to mediate in the political crisis that has followed the overthrow of President Omar al-Bashir in

FILE – In this April 14, 2018, file photo, then-Marine Lt. Gen. Kenneth “Frank” McKenzie speaks during a media availability at the Pentagon in Washington. McKenzie, the top commander of U.S. forces in the Mideast says Iran appears to have decided to “step back and recalculate” in response to a U.S. military buildup in the

By Michael Hernandez Advances came with assistance from China, but intelligence was hidden from key lawmakers U.S. intelligence indicates that Saudi Arabia has significantly improved its ballistic missile program with assistance from China, according to a report released Wednesday. The development is at odds with decades of U.S. policy geared toward reigning in missile development

UN staff rental houses in Nairobi. United Nations employees in Nairobi are seeking diplomatic intervention to have their house rent deposits refunded whenever they vacate their houses, accusing Kenyan landlords of extorting them. In a letter addressed to Ambassador Rose Makena Muchiri, the Permanent Representative to the Kenya Mission for United Nations Office in Nairobi

Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif Sharing some messages on his social media page on Wednesday, Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif hit out at Saudi-led coalition, which has continued to operate against the Houthis in tandem with Yemen’s Aden-based government. In his comments, Zarif also asked the western powers to put an end to arms sales

Former nurse Niels Hoegel, accused of multiple murder and attempted murder of patients, attends a session of the district court in Oldenburg, Germany, Wednesday, June 5, 2019. (Mohssen Assanimoghaddam/dpa via AP, Pool) Defense closing arguments are getting underway in the case of a former nurse accused of killing 100 patients at two hospitals in northern

Despite Qatari attendance at recent high-profile Saudi summit, there is little sign the Gulf crisis is nearing an end. Two years after four Arab countries blockaded Qatar, there remains little sign the political crisis – the worst in the Gulf region for years – is edging any closer towards a resolution. Saudi Arabia, the United