Interior and National Administration CS Kipchumba Murkomen strongly condemned the abduction of a Standard journalist Alex Kiprotich calling for a swift investigation into the incident and the protection of media freedom. He said he was happy police are already investigating the incident and called for arrest and prosecution of those behind the same. “It’s embarrassing and barbaric. Whoever is involved must face the full force of the law,” he said. Murkomen further called on Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja to enhance security for journalists as the country approaches the election period. “I want to ask the IG that as…
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The driver of a car carrying Anthony Joshua was attempting to overtake another vehicle when it crashed, killing two of the boxer’s friends, a court in Nigeria has heard. Adeniyi Mobolaji Kayode, 46, faces charges including causing death by dangerous driving and driving without a valid national driver’s licence. He denies the charges. The court was told that the group – who had been travelling to visit Joshua’s father in Ogun State, near Lagos in Nigeria, last December – were asleep when Kayode lost control of his Lexus SUV while he overtook a moving truck and collided with a parked…
Billionaire investor Leon Black has failed to appear before a US congressional committee investigating the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein – instead filing a lawsuit challenging the committee’s efforts to summon him. The lawsuit calls the subpoenas issued by the House Oversight Committee “invalid” and says they hold “no legitimate connection” to the committee’s legislative aim. Black walked out of the committee in June while giving voluntary testimony after he was asked about nondisclosure agreements (NDAs) he may have signed, lawmakers said at the time. Black has denied any wrongdoing with regards to his dealings with Epstein. The subpoenas, which…
Donald Trump has hinted he would not come to the UK’s aid in a potential future conflict with Argentina over the Falkland Islands. In an interview with GB News, the US president said that Britain had “not been there to help me” with his country’s war with Iran, despite later saying his military did not need any support. Trump’s latest remarks come after he previously said the US could revise its neutral position on the islands’ sovereignty if the UK failed to increase defence spending. Argentinian President Javier Milei is due to make a televised statement on Thursday night about…
The Kingdom of Tooro and the entire nation of Uganda are in deep mourning following the death of His Majesty Omukama Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV. The King, who was 34 years old, passed away on the night of August 27, 2026. He died in the United States, where he was receiving medical treatment. The cause of death has been officially confirmed as cancer. Here is a chronological account of the key events that have occurred since his passing, based on official announcements. The death of the King was formally announced by the Prime Minister (Omuhikirwa) of Tooro Kingdom,…
The 39-year-old Argentine captain, Lionel Messi, officially announced his retirement from international football on August 31, 2026. The decision comes just two days after Argentina’s defeat to Spain in the final of the 2026 World Cup, a match that marked his final appearance for the Albiceleste. Messi steps away from the national team as Argentina’s all-time leading scorer and appearance holder. Over the course of his illustrious international career, he recorded 125 goals across 207 matches for his country—a tally that stands as the highest in Argentine football history. The announcement was made days after the passing of Messi’s father,…
Zoom Video Communications announced on September 2, 2026, the immediate appointment of Jeff Epstein—former Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Oracle—to its Board of Directors. The appointment took effect on August 31, 2026, with Epstein joining as a Class I director whose term will run through the company’s 2029 annual meeting of stockholders. The move was announced from Zoom’s headquarters in San Jose, California, and comes as the company continues to evolve beyond its videoconferencing roots into a broader enterprise workplace platform. The timing of Epstein’s arrival is directly tied to the upcoming retirement of longtime board member…
The world has entered a “danger zone of extreme weather” as the impacts of El Niño start to be felt globally, UN head António Guterres has warned. The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has released the latest data on the natural weather phenomenon showing it could be the strongest for more than 70 years and last until at least February 2027. El Niño changes weather patterns around the world, pushing some regions into drought whilst others experience stronger typhoons and flooding. Forecasters also say El Niño will boost temperatures in some places, coming on top of rising heat globally from human-induced…
German media reported Wednesday that police have identified two Russian suspects linked to an attempted “hybrid attack” involving an explosive-laden drone at a strategic airport last month. The German government on Tuesday blamed Russia for the Leipzig airport incident, saying it employed “low-level agents”, and announced measures including the shuttering of the Russian consulate in Bonn and a Russian cultural centre in Berlin. According to the Sueddeutsche Zeitung (SZ) daily and the regional public broadcasters NDR and WDR, the first suspect is a Belarussian national who also holds a Russian passport and is believed to have entered the Schengen area…
When a wall of icy debris from a glacial collapse on the China-Nepal border tore through his village last week, Pemba Chhring Tamang watched the landscape he had known all his life disappear. “The flood was one like I had never seen before,” said the 57-year-old, rescued from his Himalayan village in Nepal’s devastated Rasuwa district. “It destroyed everything, our homes, our village.” The August 26 disaster, one of Nepal’s worst climate-linked catastrophes, brought grief but also anger. “What has Nepal done to deserve this?” asked Tashi Lhazom, a Nepali climate activist and politician. “It is among the most climate-vulnerable…
US Energy Secretary Chris Wright on Wednesday dismissed claims that Washington was “stealing Venezuelan oil” after the South American nation granted its northern neighbor access to a huge chunk of its natural resources. Wright, who traveled to Venezuela to oversee the signing of a series of energy deals worth billions of dollars, sought to dispel criticism in comments made to AFP and other outlets at Caracas airport. The United States is due to take majority control of more than 65 billion barrels — almost 20 percent — of oil in Venezuela, which holds the largest proven reserves in the world.…
Chinese President Xi Jinping urged Middle Eastern countries on Wednesday to oppose “external interference” and said Beijing was ready to work with regional states to safeguard maritime shipping, jeopardised by the US-Iran war. Xi’s remarks to his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, on his first visit to Cairo in a decade, come as Beijing seeks a greater foothold in the region, expanding investment while managing fallout from the six-month conflict. “We must uphold the principle that the people of the Middle East are the masters of their own affairs, oppose external interference (and) support regional countries in strengthening dialogue on…
A US federal judge on Wednesday blocked the Trump administration from enforcing a new executive order limiting who qualifies for birthright citizenship. The move thwarts President Donald Trump’s latest attempt to restrict the constitutional right, which comes after the US Supreme Court rejected his previous effort. US District Judge Deborah Boardman of Maryland issued a preliminary injunction following an appeal by rights groups who challenged Trump’s executive order from August 6 targeting what he termed “birth tourism.” “The Supreme Court has spoken: Children in the certified class are ‘citizens at birth’,” Boardman wrote in her 35-page ruling, adding the president’s…
It was a regular Tuesday evening in Kampala. A friend visiting Uganda opened the Uber app, requested a ride, and waited. The car pulled up, he hopped in—and there, in the front passenger seat, was the driver’s wife or girlfriend, casually breastfeeding a baby. You can imagine the poor fellow’s shock. That story, shared on X (formerly Twitter) on September 2, 2026, captures something uniquely African about the ride-hailing experience. But it also landed on the very day Uber officially shut down its operations in Nigeria after 12 years and in Uganda after 10 years. The company had already pulled…
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