International

President of Somalia, Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed. [AFP] Somalia’s President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed has signed a controversial law extending his mandate for another two years, despite threats of sanctions from the international community. State broadcaster Radio […]

U.S. President Joe Biden (L) has suggested a summit with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin (R), over Crimea dispute. [Courtesy] U.S. President Joe Biden called on Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday to reduce tensions […]

Freeman Mbowe (C), chairman of Chadema, Tanzania’s main opposition party, arrives at Kisutu Magistrate Court in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, on March 10, 2020. [REUTERS/Emmanuel Herman] Tanzanian opposition leader Freeman Mbowe has called for the […]

Frustrated with low and late payment working as a graphic designer at a publishing firm, James Kimathi quit employment in 2014 and set up an art studio in Kasarani. The 37-year-old painter states that he […]

Kitachana Shenani died by hanging after his lover, Pilly Kikono, ended their long-term affair over claims that Shenani was violent. [File, Standard] A 30-year-old man from Makundusi Village in Serengeti, Mara Region in northern part […]

As of April 12, more than 6.8 million doses of the J&J vaccine had been administered in the United States. [File, Standard] U.S. federal health agencies on Tuesday recommended pausing the use of Johnson & […]

Felix Tshisekedi (R) has grabbed the levers of power from his predecessor Joseph Kabila in recent months. [AFP] Felix Tshisekedi, president of the DR Congo, is in full control of a new government unveiled Monday […]

The Pentagon has declined to discuss the ships’ deployment, saying only that the U.S. military routinely sends vessels to the region. [Courtesy] Russia on Tuesday warned the United States to ensure its warships stayed well […]

Law enforcement during unrest the day after Daunte Wright was shot and killed by a Brooklyn Center police officer. [Couretsy] Civil unrest gripped a Minneapolis suburb for a second night on Monday after the city’s […]

Somalia President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed whose term was extended by MPs yesterday. [File, Standard] Somalia’s lower house of parliament yesterday voted to extend the president’s term for another two years to let the country prepare […]

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani. [Reuters] Iran on Monday accused Israel of sabotaging its key Natanz nuclear site and vowed revenge for an attack that appeared to be the latest episode in a long-running covert war. […]

Rebels cheer as they speed across the desert during an attack. [Reuters] A group of Libya-based rebels attacked a Chadian border post in the north of the country as polling stations began counting votes from […]

Vaccination against Covid-19: India has supported WHO’s efforts to get China to share Covid-19 information, including original data and samples. [AP, Standard] The Indian government has expressed full support for World Health Organization Director-General Tedros […]

A nurse injects a woman with AstraZeneca vaccine at Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) Nairobi. [Elvis Ogina,Standard] Botswana is investigating the deaths of two among thousands of people who had been given doses of AstraZeneca’s […]

People queue outside a shop as the Covid-19 restrictions in London, Britain are eased on April 12, 2021. [Reuters]] People queued up outside retailers across England for the better part of Monday to release their […]

A man talks on his iPhone at a mobile phone store in New Delhi, India, on July 27, 2016. [Reuters] A senior Apple Inc executive has agreed to testify before the U.S. Senate on competition […]

Jiya, 35, a transgender woman and tailor, talks with a customer at her shop in Karachi, Pakistan April 5, 2021. [Reuters] As a Pakistani transgender woman, Jiya measures customers at her tailoring shop in a […]

A medical expert collecting swab samples from a Chinese national. [Courtesy] China’s top disease control official has said the country is formally considering mixing COVID-19 vaccines as a way of further boosting vaccine efficacy. Available […]

Prince Philip and Queen Elizabeth.[Courtesy] I have heard lots of nasty things said about Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh – the tall naval commander who put the daughter of the King of England “inside […]

Paper boat from the EU flag on a medical face mask. [Courtesy] European Union leaders no longer meet around a common oval summit table to broker their famed compromises. Instead, each of the 27 watches […]