Latest NewsBus crash in Kenya kills 22 near the site of a previous fatal accident
By The Associated Press A bus collided with a truck on Kenya’s main highway on Sunday, killing at least 22 people, police said. The crash came three weeks after 17 people died in another accident
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Japanese 10,000 yen and 1,000 yen banknotes are displayed in this illustration taken October 20, 2026. Photographer Kim Kyung-Hoon/Illustration By Reuters The euro headed for a moderate weekly
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By The Associated Press Ebola disease from the fast-moving outbreak in Congo has now spread to four other countries, including two where it’s active. It has spread farther across Africa than any
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Bus crash in Kenya kills 22 near the site of a previous fatal accident
By The Associated Press A bus collided with a truck on Kenya’s main highway on Sunday, killing at least 22 people, police said. The crash came three weeks after 17 people died in another accident
Read MoreTop 10 biggest defense budgets in Africa in 2026
By The African Exponent 5 Key Facts Algeria is Africa’s biggest military spender by a huge margin. It spent $25.4 billion in 2025, which is more than the other nine countries on this list
Read MoreEuro set for weekly drop, yen eyes biggest gain since early September
Japanese 10,000 yen and 1,000 yen banknotes are displayed in this illustration taken October 20, 2026. Photographer Kim Kyung-Hoon/Illustration By Reuters The euro headed for a moderate weekly
Read MoreWhat to know about the Ebola outbreak that has spread from Congo to 4 other countries
By The Associated Press Ebola disease from the fast-moving outbreak in Congo has now spread to four other countries, including two where it’s active. It has spread farther across Africa than any
Read MoreFighting in Yemen continues as Britain plans to help defend Saudi Arabia
By Xinhua News Agency Fighting between Yemen’s Houthis and government forces continued on Tuesday, while the Saudi-led coalition and the Houthis traded fresh strikes and Britain announced
Read More
Featured ArticlesBus crash in Kenya kills 22 near the site of a previous fatal accident
By The Associated Press A bus collided with a truck on Kenya’s main highway on Sunday, killing at least 22 people, police said. The crash came three weeks after 17 people died in another accident
Bus crash in Kenya kills 22 near the site of a previous fatal accident
By The Associated Press A bus collided with a truck on Kenya’s main highway on Sunday, killing at least 22 people, police said. The crash came three weeks after 17 people died in another accident
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A cyclist rides his bike along Waterloo Bridge, in London, Monday, May 18, 2020. Large areas of London are to be closed to cars and vans to allow people to walk and cycle safely as the
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By Anadolu Agency A Turkish military plane on a mission to evacuate Turkish citizens from conflict-torn Sudan came under gunfire, the Turkish National Defense Ministry said on Friday. A Turkish
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Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi attends the extended format meeting of the BRICS summit in Kazan, Russia on October 23, 2024. Photographer Alexander Nemenov/File Photo By Reuters
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UK unemployment claims surge 69% as pandemic takes hold
A cyclist rides his bike along Waterloo Bridge, in London, Monday, May 18, 2020. Large areas of London are to be closed to cars and vans to allow people to walk and cycle safely as the
Read MoreTurkish military plane on Sudan evacuation mission comes under gunfire
By Anadolu Agency A Turkish military plane on a mission to evacuate Turkish citizens from conflict-torn Sudan came under gunfire, the Turkish National Defense Ministry said on Friday. A Turkish
Read MoreEgypt Suez Canal monthly revenue losses at around $800 million, Sisi says
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Ecstatic”: Nadia Hassan, from Leyton, hopes her achievement will inspire others youngsters ( Nadia Hassan ) A student from an east London council estate whose mother fled war-torn Somalia hopes
Plans by China Port of Kenya takeover sparks neo-colonialism outcry
Mombasa seaport Plans by China to take over Kenya’s main port are giving some credence to concerns of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) being a form of neo-colonialism by the Asian nation that
Netanyahu, challenger: 2 front-runners in Israel elections
Blue and White party leader Benny Gantz, right, casts his vote with his wife Revital Gantz left, and former Israeli Chief of Staff Benny Gantz during Israel’s parliamentary elections in
3 American soldiers, 1 US contractor killed in Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Three American service members and a U.S. contractor were killed when their convoy hit a roadside bomb on Monday near the main U.S. base in Afghanistan, the U.S. forces
U.S. tourist, guide kidnapped in Uganda freed after ‘settlement’: tour firm
Photo Reuters An American tourist and her guide who were abducted in Uganda last week were released after a “negotiated settlement” was reached with the kidnappers, the firm that organized her
Canada mulls crackdown on social media firms unless they do more to combat election meddling
Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau listens to a question during the Daughters of the Vote event in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, April 3, 2019.
10 questions Somalia’s prime minister should answer in Washington
Somali Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khaire begins a visit to Washington on Monday. Meetings are tentatively scheduled at the World Bank and either at or with senior officials from the State
Somali Education Minister says 42 MPs link to Al-Shabaab
Mogadishu, The Minister of Education, Abdullahi Godah Barreh said the highly- anticipated parliamentary session focused on security was called off due to the influence of MPs who secretly support
Trump administration taking new steps to pressure Iran
Photo (AP) In an unprecedented step to ramp up pressure on Tehran, the Trump administration is planning to designate Iran’s Revolutionary Guard a “foreign terrorist organization.” The move is
Libyan death toll rises as battle for Tripoli intensifies
Photo Reuters Eastern Libyan forces sought to reach the center of Tripoli on Monday after their easy advance through desert hit a trickier urban phase, with deaths and displacements mounting and
Oxford place for east London pupil whose mother fled Somali war
Ecstatic”: Nadia Hassan, from Leyton, hopes her achievement will inspire others youngsters ( Nadia Hassan ) A student from an east London council estate whose mother fled war-torn Somalia hopes
Plans by China Port of Kenya takeover sparks neo-colonialism outcry
Mombasa seaport Plans by China to take over Kenya’s main port are giving some credence to concerns of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) being a form of neo-colonialism by the Asian nation that
Netanyahu, challenger: 2 front-runners in Israel elections
Blue and White party leader Benny Gantz, right, casts his vote with his wife Revital Gantz left, and former Israeli Chief of Staff Benny Gantz during Israel’s parliamentary elections in
3 American soldiers, 1 US contractor killed in Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Three American service members and a U.S. contractor were killed when their convoy hit a roadside bomb on Monday near the main U.S. base in Afghanistan, the U.S. forces
U.S. tourist, guide kidnapped in Uganda freed after ‘settlement’: tour firm
Photo Reuters An American tourist and her guide who were abducted in Uganda last week were released after a “negotiated settlement” was reached with the kidnappers, the firm that organized her
Canada mulls crackdown on social media firms unless they do more to combat election meddling
Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau listens to a question during the Daughters of the Vote event in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, April 3, 2019.
10 questions Somalia’s prime minister should answer in Washington
Somali Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khaire begins a visit to Washington on Monday. Meetings are tentatively scheduled at the World Bank and either at or with senior officials from the State
Somali Education Minister says 42 MPs link to Al-Shabaab
Mogadishu, The Minister of Education, Abdullahi Godah Barreh said the highly- anticipated parliamentary session focused on security was called off due to the influence of MPs who secretly support
Trump administration taking new steps to pressure Iran
Photo (AP) In an unprecedented step to ramp up pressure on Tehran, the Trump administration is planning to designate Iran’s Revolutionary Guard a “foreign terrorist organization.” The move is
Libyan death toll rises as battle for Tripoli intensifies
Photo Reuters Eastern Libyan forces sought to reach the center of Tripoli on Monday after their easy advance through desert hit a trickier urban phase, with deaths and displacements mounting and