Author: KahawaTungu Reporter

At least four people died after two boats carrying nearly 100 migrants capsized off the coast of Libya on Saturday, rescue workers have said. Those confirmed to have died by the Libyan Red Crescent so far were all passengers in a boat carrying 26 Bangladeshi nationals. The humanitarian group did not say whether there were further fatalities among passengers in a second boat which sank while carrying around 70 mostly Sudanese people. The boats were using the central Mediterranean route between North Africa and Italy, which is the “deadliest known migration route in the world” according to the UN International…

Rwandan-backed M23 rebels and the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo have signed a framework for peace in the east of the country. The ceremony was held in Qatar, which along with the US and the African Union, has been trying to mediate an end to decades of conflict in the resource-rich region. Earlier this year, the M23 captured the eastern region’s main cities of Goma and Bukavu. Previous attempts to secure peace have failed. The US’s Africa envoy Massad Boulos said the document covered eight protocols and that most still required work. He also acknowledged that prisoner exchanges…

A man accused of ransacking the office of the acting US Attorney in New Jersey was arrested following a days-long manhunt. “No one will get away with threatening or intimidating our great US Attorneys or the destruction of their offices,” US Attorney General Pam Bondi posted on X on Saturday as she announced the arrest. The FBI said Keith Michael Lisa, of California, tried to enter Alina Habba’s office on Wednesday while carrying a baseball bat. He was reportedly turned away, before returning without the bat and proceeding to smash federal property in the office’s waiting area and then fleeing.…

Nine people have been killed and 32 injured after a stockpile of confiscated explosives accidentally blew up at a police station in Indian-administered Kashmir, police said. It comes just days after a car blast killed several people in Delhi, in what the government has called a “terror incident”. The explosion happened on Friday evening at Nowgam police station, and the explosives were seized from Faridabad in the northern state of Haryana earlier in the week. The region’s director general of police, Nalin Prabhat, said the explosives were being sent for forensic examination – but due to a “very unfortunate” mishap…

China has urged its citizens not to travel to Japan and summoned the country’s ambassador in Beijing over Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s comments on Taiwan. China and Japan have been locked in an escalating war of words this week, set off by Takaichi’s suggestion that Japan could respond with its own self-defence force if China attacked Taiwan. Both countries’ foreign ministries have lodged serious protests with each other. A Chinese diplomat also made a comment which some interpreted as a threat to behead Takaichi. The spat touches on the historical animosity between China and Japan, as well as longstanding “strategic…

A Polish tourist drowned when she ventured into the Indian Ocean for swimming expedition in Diani, Kwale County. Police said Borucka Grazyna Janina was with fellow Polish tourists when she drowned on Friday November 14 evening. They had ventured out at the Diamond Leisure Resort beach of the ocean for swimming sessions when a huge wave hit her, witnesses said. She had arrived in Kenya on November 13, 2026 and was to check out on November 27. Witnesses and police said she was overwhelmed by the waves and drowned. Her body was recovered from the water and taken to a…

Two suspected bandits were shot dead in a failed cattle rustling incident in Kokuro, Kibish, Turkana County. The incident happened in Welegech village where a group of Dassanech armed bandits numbering about 50 attacked the area with the intention of stealing livestock. The local members of the National Police Reserve responded swiftly which resulted into a fierce gun exchange between the assailants and the personnel. Two assailants were fatally injured while others escaped with serious injuries during the incident, police who visited the scene said. However there were no casualties from the NPR and Turkana herdsmen. The bodies of the…

Police are investigating an incident where a a group of boda boda riders on Friday night torched a 33-seater minibus after it allegedly knocked and killed one of their colleagues near Mama Lucy Hospital in Embakasi Central, Nairobi. Police said they plan to arrest all those involved. They want to use technology in tackling the menace. It is the latest in a series that have left up to five vehicles burnt down after fatal accidents. The incident occurred along Kangundo Road when the minibus reportedly swerved to avoid an oncoming vehicle, resulting in the collision. The minibus plying the Eastern…

The Government of Kenya has announced a series of interventions aimed at addressing the plight of Kenyan women and their undocumented children living in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), amid ongoing humanitarian and legal challenges. In a detailed statement issued by Principal Secretary for Diaspora Affairs Roseline Njogu, the Government acknowledged rising concerns over Kenyan single mothers in KSA who are unable to register their children due to stringent Saudi laws on pre-marital relations. Under Saudi law, sexual relations outside marriage are criminal offences, and children born out of such circumstances cannot be easily issued with birth certificates without…

The Director of Criminal Investigations, Mr. Mohamed Amin says regional security remains a shared responsibility and called for sustained cooperation among partner states to counter the evolving tactics of criminal networks. He said there is need for continued cooperation among security agencies to combat crime. He made the remarks on Friday when he presided over the official closing ceremony of the Crime Analysis Training Module held at the National Criminal Investigations Academy. He urged the officers to apply the skills gained within their respective agencies and to serve as champions of analytical excellence. “The impact of this training will be…

US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order allowing a range of food products, including coffee, bananas and beef, to escape his sweeping tariffs. The move comes as his administration faces mounting pressure over rising prices. While Trump previously downplayed concerns about the cost of living, he has focused on the issuesince his Republican Party’s poor performance in last week’s elections. The dozens of products included on the White House’s list of exemptions range from avocados and tomatoes to coconuts and mangoes. These goods, the Trump administration said on Friday, cannot be produced in sufficient quantities domestically. Trump has…

US rap star Cardi B has welcomed her fourth child – her first with American footballer Stefon Diggs. The Grammy winner shared news of the baby boy’s arrival on Instagram, writing: “I brought new music and a new album to the world! A new baby into my world, and one more reason to be the best version of me, one more reason to love me more than anything else or anyone else.” Last month, Cardi B released her long-awaited sophomore album – Am I The Drama? – issuing a public plea for people to buy it so she can afford…

President Donald Trump has withdrawn all support for Republican Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene, a firebrand conservative who long supported Trump’s agenda but recently criticised several of his policies. Trump said in a nearly 300-word social media post that the Georgia lawmaker had gone “far left”, and called for her to be unseated in next year’s midterm election by a Republican challenger. The falling out comes after Greene questioned whether Trump was still putting “America First” on his agenda. She criticised his focus on foreign policy and handling of Jeffrey Epstein files. Greene said Trump was lashing out to try and…

US President Donald Trump said Friday he wants the Justice Department and FBI to investigate links between the late alleged sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein and former Democratic president Bill Clinton. Seeking to turn the tables after a new trove of Epstein emails reignited questions over his own ties to the disgraced financier, Trump also demanded a probe into US bank JPMorgan Chase, ex-Harvard president Larry Summers and others. Republican Trump accused rival Democrats of “using the Epstein Hoax” to distract from the party’s recent compromise to end a record US government shutdown, and said the scandal involved “Democrats, not Republicans.”…

Google on Friday announced changes to its advertising services to avert the risk of a breakup, two months after Brussels hit the US giant with a massive fine. The European Commission slapped a 2.95-billion-euro ($3.43 billion) antitrust fine on Google for favouring its own services in September, giving the company 60 days to resolve the issues raised. The penalty drew an angry rebuke from US President Donald Trump, who threatened fresh tariffs on the EU if it was confirmed. Google has said it will appeal the fine. “Our proposal fully addresses the decision without a disruptive break-up that would harm…