Ozzy Osbourne, the pioneering heavy metal singer whose star turn on reality TV endeared him to a new generation of fans, has died, according to the Associated Press. He was 76 years old. The singer was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 2019, and said in an interview then with “Good Morning America” that it had […]
House Speaker Mike Johnson is rebuffing pressure to act on the investigation into Jeffrey Epstein, instead sending members home early for a month-long break from Washington after the week’s legislative agenda was upended by Republican members who are clamoring for a vote. Johnson, a Republican from Louisiana, said Tuesday morning that he wants to give […]
A Brazilian Supreme Court justice has threatened to detain former President Jair Bolsonaro. The judge, Alexandre de Moraes, accused Bolsonaro of breaching a ban which bars him from appearing in audios, videos and interviews shared on social media. Justice Moraes said the ex-president could face “immediate imprisonment” unless his lawyers could provide a satisfactory explanation […]
US soft drink giant Coca-Cola says it plans to introduce a new Coke sweetened with cane sugar to its existing line-up , confirming a plan that President Donald Trump previewed last week. The company already uses regular sugar to sweeten its signature Coke drink in many parts of the world, but in the US it […]
The US justice department has asked Ghislaine Maxwell, the longtime associate of disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein, for a meeting with its prosecutors, officials said. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said prosecutors planned to ask Maxwell, “What do you know?”, and that he intends to meet her “soon”. Maxwell’s legal team told the BBC they were […]
The US has said it will leave the United Nations’ culture and education agency Unesco, accusing it of supporting “woke, divisive cultural and social causes”. Unesco’s Director General Audrey Azoulay described the decision as “regrettable” but “anticipated”. The move is the latest step in the Trump administration’s efforts to cut ties with international bodies, after […]
A controversial solar power project linked to Harun Aydin, the Turkish businessman who was deported from Kenya in 2021 but maintains close ties to President William Ruto, is raising serious questions about transparency and due diligence in the country’s renewable energy sector. Unit 2HA Investment Energy Africa, a company where Aydin is listed as director […]
Lawmakers in the US have passed the country’s first major national cryptocurrency legislation. It is a major milestone for the once fringe industry, which has been lobbying Congress over regulation for years and poured millions into last year’s election, backing candidates that included Donald Trump. The bill sets up a regulatory regime for so-called stablecoins, […]
Meru County’s new governor launches scathing attack on predecessor, alleging authoritarian ambitions and divine retribution MERU – In a stunning audio recording that has sent shockwaves through Meru County’s political landscape, Governor Isaac Mutuma M’Ethingia has made explosive allegations against his predecessor, claiming that former Governor Kawira Mwangaza privately expressed intentions to rule “with an […]
FBI agents have successfully apprehended a 20-year-old murder suspect in Nairobi and extradited him to the United States to face charges in connection with a fatal shooting at a Costco store in Tukwila, Washington. Salman S. Haji, who fled Kenya following the brutal killing of 67-year-old Yuam Ming in January 2024, is now being held […]
The decision by the government to press terrorism charges against suspects linked to violent incidents during the June 25 and July 7 deadly protests has elicited a wave of condemnation from opposition leaders, civil society groups and members of the public alike. However, the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) has unapologetically defended […]
A section of Links Road in Nyali, Mombasa, will be closed for six months starting Friday, August 1, 2025, until Friday, January 30, 2026, the Kenya Urban Roads Authority (KURA) has announced. The road will be closed to pave the way for extensive construction aimed at solving long-standing flooding and drainage issues that have disrupted […]
