Lewis Hamilton has been given a five-second time penalty following the Singapore Grand Prix, meaning the Ferrari driver falls from seventh to eighth in the finishing order. It comes after Hamilton was found guilty of “leaving the track without justifiable reason multiple times” while managing a brake issue on his car in the closing stages of Sunday night’s race. Having finished the encounter just four-tenths ahead of Aston Martin rival Fernando Alonso, Hamilton drops back to eighth position, losing a couple of points in the process. In their post-race investigation, the stewards noted a breach of Article 33.3 of the…
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Seven al-Shabab militants who attacked a high-security prison in Somalia’s capital have all been killed, the country’s government has said. A huge explosion and gunfire were heard coming from Godka Jilicow – a detention centre that holds al-Shabab militants – in Mogadishu on Saturday evening. In a statement, al-Shabab said it released “all the Muslim prisoners” from the facility and inflicted heavy casualties on those guarding the centre. The militants disguised themselves as soldiers in order to enter the prison, government-run news agency Sonna Live reported on Sunday. The government did not indicate how many of its security forces were…
Hamas on Sunday called for a swift start to a hostage-prisoner exchange with Israel, as negotiators from the two warring sides were set to meet in Egypt for crucial talks aimed at ending the nearly two-year war in Gaza. Foreign ministers of several countries, including Egypt, said the talks were a “real opportunity” to achieve a comprehensive and sustainable ceasefire. “Hamas is very keen to reach an agreement to end the war and immediately begin the prisoner exchange process in accordance with the field conditions,” a senior Hamas official told AFP on condition of anonymity. The diplomatic push follows the…
-The streets of Nairobi were awash with blue today as the International Police Association (IPA) Section Kenya held its annual Blue Walk for Friendship 2025. The event brought together hundreds of members and well wishers in a show of unity, compassion, and community service. The participants, dressed in blue IPA regalia, gathered early at Nyayo National Stadium for warm-up exercises before embarking on a 15-kilometre walk through key city routes including Aerodrome Road, Mombasa Road, Haile Selassie Avenue, Ngong Road, Raila Odinga Road, and Lang’ata Road, before looping back to Aerodrome Road. This year’s edition was held in partnership with…
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George Russell posted a couple of stunning Q3 laps to claim pole position for the Singapore Grand Prix, eclipsing Max Verstappen and Oscar Piastri in another pulsating Qualifying session at the Marina Bay Street Circuit. After topping Q2, Russell carried that momentum through to the decisive pole shootout by pumping in a time of 1m 29.165s on his first lap out of the pits – the Mercedes man tapping the concrete walls as he pushed his car to the limits under the lights. Russell found seven more thousandths on his final lap to get down to a 1m 29.158s and,…
Estevao Willian struck deep into stoppage time to give Chelsea victory and condemn Liverpool to a third successive defeat in a dramatic climax at Stamford Bridge. Chelsea’s winning goal, greeted with wild celebrations that ended with coach Enzo Maresca being sent off, was deserved but it was another bitterly disappointing outcome for the out-of-sorts Premier League champions. Moises Caicedo made the breakthrough for the hosts after 14 minutes as he fired a rising 20-yard drive past Giorgi Mamardashvili, deputising for the injured Alisson. Liverpool head coach Arne Slot dropped £116m summer signing Florian Wirtz to the bench after losses at…
New Insights from detectives close to the 20 kilogram cocaine seizure in London can now reveal insightful details on the case, a stroke of novel ideas that security agencies continue to use to identify and neutralize evasive drug trafficking enterprises. The enterprise operates locally and internationally by leveraging multinational security cooperation with our strategic partners. Jesse Bryan Da Mata Dos Santos, a British National, who was arrested on May 14, 2025 at Heathrow Airport, London with 20 kilograms of cocaine valued at about Sh100 million, was under active investigation by the Kenyan government. The investigation comprised of a multiagency collaboration…
Billionaire businessman Andrej Babis won parliamentary elections in the Czech Republic, although his populist ANO party fell short of an overall majority, preliminary results show. At current predictions, ANO received just under 35% of the vote, earning them 81 seats in the 200-seat lower house. Babis – who served as prime minister from 2017 to 2021 – is expected to be invited to lead talks on forming a new coalition. This election has thrown up no great surprises, but leaves plenty of questions. Few believed the current centre-right coalition would survive. Few had any doubt Babis would emerge in first…
Police in Georgia clashed with anti-government protesters trying to storm the presidential palace in the capital, Tbilisi. Security forces used water cannons and pepper spray to disperse demonstrators. The Caucasus country has been in crisis since the ruling Georgian Dream party claimed victory in last year’s parliamentary election, which the pro-European Union opposition says was stolen. Since then the government has paused talks on joining the EU. The protest took place on the same day as local elections, which the opposition is largely boycotting following a government crackdown. One organiser had earlier called for leaders of the Georgian Dream party…
Deputy President Kithure Kindiki Saturday supported intensification of ongoing disarmament in Kerio Valley to ensure long-lasting peace and security in the area. Kindiki said ridding the region of firearms is the last leg in the quest to restore peace after bandits were suppressed in previous security operations. Further, he said that the government has made huge progress in the war against banditry in Kerio Valley and other bordering counties in the North Rift Region. He lauded the multi-agency security team that have suppressed the criminals and recovered guns saying that the Ruto administration will ensure a long-lasting peace in kerio…
The National Police Service (NPS) has dismissed reports alleging financial impropriety involving Deputy Inspector General of Police Eliud Lagat in the recently concluded Africa Championship (CHAN). NPS termed the claims as “sensationalist, distorted, and bordering on misinformation.” In a statement on Saturday, NPS described the reports as a deliberate attempt to malign the Deputy Inspector General (DIG) and the Service, calling them “personal attacks and character assassination.” It added The Standard erred in its facts and therefore ended up misinforming the public. “The NPS wishes to remind the public that the alleged ‘facts’ reported are distortions that border on misinformation,…
Declan Rice came back to haunt former club West Ham as Arsenal moved top of the Premier League, while Manchester United handed Ruben Amorim some relief with a 2-0 win over Sunderland on Saturday. In Mikel Arteta’s 300th match in charge, the Gunners proved far too strong for the struggling Hammers in a 2-0 win at the Emirates Stadium to further their ambitions of a first Premier League title for 22 years. Victory came at a cost for Arsenal as captain Martin Odegaard was forced off injured before half-time for the third time this season. However, the strength in depth…
An operations manager at NCBA’s Kisii branch, was charged in Kisii court with 134 criminal charges. Philip Rotich Kiprono allegedly siphoned Sh52,404,084.95 from the bank on diverse dates between December 13, 2022, and October 10, 2024, while serving in his managerial capacity at the Kisii branch. He was charged with multiple offences, including theft by servant, acquisition of proceeds of crime, possession and use of proceeds of crime, as well as forgery and uttering false documents. The offences are said to contravene provisions of the Penal Code and the Proceeds of Crime and Anti-Money Laundering Act, 2009. He pleaded not…
US forces have killed four people in an attack on a boat off the coast of Venezuela that was allegedly trafficking drugs, Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth says. “The strike was conducted in international waters just off the coast of Venezuela while the vessel was transporting substantial amounts of narcotics – headed to America to poison our people,” Hegseth wrote in a post on X. It is the latest in a number of recent deadly strikes that the US has carried out on boats in international waters it says are involved in “narco-trafficking”. The strikes have attracted condemnation in countries including…