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Aldrich Ames, a CIA officer who became one of America’s most damaging double agents, has died aged 84. The former counterintelligence officer, who was serving a life sentence without the possibility of parole, died on Monday at the Federal Correctional Institution in Cumberland, Maryland, CBS News, the BBC’s media partner in the US, reported. Ames was jailed on 28 April 1994 after he admitted to selling secret information to the Soviet Union and later Russia. He compromised more than 100 clandestine operations and divulged the identities of more than 30 agents spying for the West – leading to the deaths…

Canada’s former deputy prime minister Chrystia Freeland has said she will leave parliament to accept a job as adviser to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Freeland said her role as an economic development adviser for Ukraine would be unpaid. In July, she will also take on a position to lead the Rhodes Trust, an educational charity, in the UK. She was elected in 2013, and served in key roles such finance, foreign affairs and international trade minister under former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. She broke from Trudeau in late 2024, accusing him in a public resignation letter of failing to take…

Hyundai Motor Group says it will roll out human-like robots in its factories from 2028, as major companies race to use the new technology. The South Korean firm showed off Atlas, a humanoid robot developed by Boston Dynamics, at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas on Monday. Hyundai says it “plans to integrate Atlas across its global network”, including a plant in the US state of Georgia that was involved in a massive immigration raid in 2025. Other firms that have said they will use humanoid robots in their operations include Amazon, Tesla and Chinese car making giant…

Central African Republic (CAR) President Faustin-Archange Touadéra won a third term after securing an outright majority in last month’s presidential election, provisional results show. The 68-year-old mathematics professor was widely expected to win after the main opposition coalition boycotted the poll, citing concerns about electoral fairness. Touadéra campaigned on his security record in the chronically unstable nation after rebels seized power in 2013, a crisis that led the government to enlist support from Russian mercenaries and Rwandan soldiers. He has faced heavy criticism after a 2023 constitution removed term limits, allowing him to keep running for office. More than 2.4…

At least six people were killed in a road accident involving a bus and a trailer in the notorious Tunnel area, Kericho County. The accident happened along the Londiani-Fort Ternan stretch. According to the police, at least 46 others were injured in the Tuesday incident and they are investigating the cause. Kericho County police commander James Ngetich said the accident happened after the bus, belonging to Uwezo Sacco, rammed into the rear of the trailer. Ngetich said the two vehicles were heading towards Kisumu direction. According to the police, five passengers and the bus driver died on the spot, while…

A 40-year-old man was electrocuted as he pruned trees at a compound in Lake View area, Naivasha, Nakuru County. Police said Francis Mwangi had been hired to prune the trees along Makutano Road when he accidentally touched live cables running near the scene. He was electrocuted and died on the spot. Police and Kenya Power and Lighting officials were called to the scene and moved the body to the mortuary pending other procedures. In Tangi Tano, Gilgil, Nakuru County, one Douglas Oganda, 24 died after being assaulted by a man known to him. He succumbed to the injuries on January…

A 45-year-old man was found dead after he had been killed by a clan of hyenas in a village in Leheley, Wajir County. Police and Kenya Wildlife Service officials named him as Ibrahim Ahmed Korre. The discovery was made in Laqbogol village on January 5 where the remains of the man were found decomposed in a thicket. Both arms were badly severed while the muscles had been torn out, witnesses said. The torso was missing and most parts of the limbs had been eaten out. The body parts were moved to the mortuary pending an autopsy and other procedures. Police…

A 74-year-old woman was electrocuted in a tragic incident in Ragumo area, Kisumu County. Police said Risper Ochola was hanging wet clothes on a metallic line at her home when she was electrocuted. The metallic line had been tied to the roof of her house which was also connected to live cables, which are suspected to have been naked. This caused the electrocution. Police and Kenya Power and Lighting officials visited the scene and announced an investigation. The team said they wanted to establish if the house had been professionally connected to the power. Illegal power connections have been blamed…

A man was stabbed and killed in a fight over a woman in Majengo slums, Nairobi. Police identified the deceased as Peter Onyango. The assailant accused the deceased of having an affair with his wife before he confronted him with a knife. The body of the deceased was on Monday dawn found on a corridor in the area lying in a pool of blood. This was hours after he had been attacked fatally. The body had multiple stab wounds in the stomach, police said. Police said the assailant escaped the scene and efforts to trace him were ongoing. The body…

An overhaul of US childhood immunisation guidelines has dropped the number of diseases children should be vaccinated against from 17 to 11. The new list of recommended vaccines, issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday, includes polio and measles vaccines, but others, like hepatitis A and B, and Covid vaccines, are recommended based on risk and “shared clinical decision-making” between doctors and parents, the announcement said. President Donald Trump praised the new recommendation saying it was “rooted in the gold standard of science”. However, the American Academy of Pediatrics criticised the recommendation, describing it as “dangerous…

Nigeria swept into the quarter-finals of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) with a commanding 4-0 victory over Mozambique in Fes. The Super Eagles were on top from the off, and talisman Victor Osimhen had an effort ruled out for offside within the first two minutes. Their pressure eventually told in the 20th minute as Ademola Lookman curled home from Akor Adams’ cutback to break the deadlock. Five minutes later Osimhen doubled the advantage, turning in after Alex Iwobi’s incisive play through midfield released Lookman and his ball across took a deflection off Adams. Mozambique, making their first appearance…

Police are investigating a tragic incident that left a five-year-old boy dead after a fire flattened their house in Migori Town. The incident happened in the Aroso area on Sunday January 4 night, police said. The minor was sleeping with his sister in the house when the fire broke out spreading fast. The two had lit a candle for light following a power blackout when the fire broke out, police and locals said. The candle was left burning on a set of books which is believed to have caused the fire. The fire killed the boy as the locals tried…

Detectives are investigating an incident where a man was found dead in his car in the Mirema area, Kasarani, Nairobi. The family of the deceased man identified as Kevin Onoka said he had arrived home on Sunday night and said he was resting in the car. He locked the car and slept. On Monday morning, he was found lying unresponsive in the car. His body was found on the driver’s seat with no physical injuries, police who were called to the scene said. This was after they broke into the car. The police suspect he suffocated in the car. The…

Detectives are investigating the murder of a 17-year-old girl whose body was found in a thicket in the Mbita area, Homa Bay County. The incident happened in Kasgunga village on Monday January 5, police said. The girl had on Sunday left for a posho mill in the area but failed to return home. This prompted the family to get concerned and started to search for her. Police said the body was found in a thicket near their homestead hours later. There was blood oozing from her left eye when the body was found, police said as they moved the body…

The developer of the 16-storey building that collapsed in Nairobi’s South C estate killing at least one person Tuesday refuted claims that the project lacked the necessary approvals or had been flagged by authorities, including the Nairobi County Government. Abyan Consulting Limited said the development had undergone all required regulatory processes and received approvals from relevant county and national agencies before construction commenced. The firm was responding to reports circulating on social media and in parts of the mainstream media alleging that the project had not secured proper approvals and was non-compliant with planning and safety regulations. It dismissed the…