The FBI stopped former US Congressman Eric Swalwell in an airport and seized his electronic devices while also raiding his home in Washington DC this weekend, as part of a federal investigation into sexual misconduct allegations against him. After the allegations surfaced earlier this year, Swalwell dropped out of the California governor’s race – where he was in the lead – and gave up his seat in the House of Representatives. He is also under criminal investigation by the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office and Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department for accusations of rape and sexual assault. Swalwell has in the past…
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An academic who accused the late Cambridge professor Jason Arday of plagiarism has been suspended from his post at a Belgian university. Nathan Cofnas, a self-defined “race realist”, was among those to question Arday’s work and achievements – prompting a weeks-long plagiarism row prior to his death on 14 August. Cofnas said he was under investigation by Ghent University “for discriminating against Arday”. The university said a staff member had been notified of a “preliminary disciplinary investigation” and suspended as a precaution. In a statement regarding Arday’s death, its rector Petra De Sutter and vice-rector Herwig Reynaert said they took…
A security operation in Kisumu led to the arrest of two suspected criminal gang members, and the recovery of items believed to be linked to criminal activities. The operation, mounted by detectives from the DCI Operations Support Unit (OSU), the Anti-Terrorism Police Unit (ATPU), and the GSU Tactical Team, was carried out following credible intelligence pointing to the suspects’ criminal activities. The team moved swiftly, leading to the arrest of Joseph Mwata Magak alias “Boyi Sampa” and Isaac Omondi Ojwang’. A subsequent search of Magak’s rented house in Mamboleo Pocho Estate, Kisumu, opened a Pandora’s box, as detectives uncovered a…
The two French journalists detained in Togo since last month have been charged with “false declarations” despite having the correct documents to work there, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has said. Gaël Mocaër and Sebastian Perez Pezzani had been filming a documentary in Kara, northern Togo, for France Télévisions when they were arrested on 27 July, the media rights group said, despite having work visas and authorisation to film there. France’s foreign ministry confirmed the detention of two nationals but did not provide further details. Togolese authorities have yet to comment. Togo has faced criticism for clamping down on free speech,…
A fraudster who claimed to be a special forces soldier-turned multimillionaire cancer patient has been sentenced to more than three years in prison. Joseph Gibson, 35, took almost £68,000 from his four victims, two of whom he had met on dating app Tinder, and convinced one they were in a relationship. Gibson, from Penbryn Nant, in Ruthin, Denbighshire, lied that he had been worth hundreds of millions of pounds, had served in the Special Boat Service, and owned yachts. He was sentenced to three years and two months at Bristol Crown Court on Thursday, after pleading guilty to four charges…
Nyamira County has stepped up efforts to turn vocational training into a pathway to self-employment after 178 top-performing youth graduates received business toolkits to help them launch enterprises. The beneficiaries are graduates from various Vocational Training Centres (VTCs) who attained distinctions in the April 2026 National Industrial Training Authority (NITA) examinations. Their graduation is part of a wider programme under which 709 trainees enrolled in the Nyamira County-KCB Foundation full scholarship programme completed their studies in June. Speaking during the handover ceremony at Mwongori VTC, Governor Amos Nyaribo said the initiative was intended to move young people beyond dependence on…
A former Zambian minister was killed in last week’s raid by security forces on a house linked to opposition leader Brian Mundubile a day after the presidential election, the authorities have said. A police spokesman said Mutotwe Kafwaya was fatally wounded by law enforcement officers during what officials have described as an exchange of fire in a security operation in the capital, Lusaka, on Friday. Eleven people were arrested in the raid, with the authorities accusing Mundubile’s party, the NRPUP, of being “involved in insurgency” and “militia activity” and storing “high-grade” weapons. Mundubile, who has since gone into hiding, rejected…
Security arrangements for The Duke and Duchess of Sussex on their return to the UK are a “private matter,” Prime Minister Andy Burnham has said. He added: “It’s a matter for Harry and for Meghan, and we wish them well in the move that they are making.” It comes after it emerged that the couple intend to relocate with their children from the US to the UK later this month to a private, non-royal residence outside London. Security for the couple has long been a point of tension, with Prince Harry losing a legal challenge last year over the levels…
The founder of Evergrande, the property giant at the centre of China’s housing market slump, has been sentenced to life in prison and had all of his personal property confiscated. Hui Ka Yan pleaded guilty in April to several charges, including embezzlement of assets and corporate bribery. Shenzhen Intermediate People’s Court also fined his former companies a total of 15.82 yuan (£1.73bn; $2.35bn) over multiple crimes, including falsifying records and concealing debt, according to state media. Hui’s sentencing marks a key moment in the fallout from Evergrande’s collapse, which shook China’s property sector and hit investors and domestic banks hard.…
The International Criminal Court on Wednesday lashed out at the United States after Washington slapped sanctions on ICC President Tomoko Akane, calling it a “flagrant attack” on the court’s independence. The US sanctioned Akane of Japan and trial lawyer Abdoulaye Seye of Senegal on Tuesday, as part of Washington’s campaign against what it calls a “corrupt and fatally politicised” body. The EU’s top officials immediately threw their support behind Akane, saying they “stand firmly” with the ICC president and her top officials. In twin statements on X, European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen and European Council head Antonio Costa…
Iran’s armed forces warned Gulf countries against assisting the US military on Wednesday, hours after the United Arab Emirates announced it was severing economic ties with Tehran following new attacks on shipping. The Gulf is dotted with US military installations, including in the UAE, which said on Tuesday that Iran had fired two ballistic missiles at vessels off its coast. Despite a recent lull in hostilities between the United States and Iran, the Strait of Hormuz — which Tehran has blockaded — remains a flashpoint, and attacks on commercial ships have continued. A framework US-Iran deal aimed at reopening the…
Equity Bank Holdings has posted a 32 per cent growth in net earnings for the first six months of the year, boosted by rising contributions from its regional subsidiaries. The lender’s net profit hit Sh45.5 billion in the period under review compared to Sh34.6 billion reported in the corresponding half last year. Net interest income continued to strengthen, rising 17 per cent to Dh69.3 billion from Sh59.3 billion, reflecting the depth of the Group’s lending franchise and disciplined balance sheet management. Total income grew 25 per cent to Sh124.9 billion, up from Sh100.2 billion, driven by a sharp rise in…
Michele Sensi-Contugi, Director General of Ecuador’s Strategic Intelligence Center (CIES), and his wife, Stephany Vásconez, were among seven people killed when a tourist helicopter crashed near Mount Ololokwe in Samburu County, Kenya, on Wednesday. The Eurocopter EC130 B4 crashed at about 9:13 a.m. while flying from the Loisaba area towards the Ewaso Nyiro River. All seven people aboard, including the Kenyan pilot, died in the accident. Authorities identified the pilot as Josh Outran and the passengers as Sensi-Contugi, Vásconez, Roger Duarte, Adam Navaty, Henry Parra and Suian Suarez. Sensi-Contugi, 44, was an Italian citizen with dual Ecuadorian nationality and headed…
Four Americans died in a helicopter crash in Samburu County, Kenya, on Wednesday, a State Department spokesperson confirmed. “The U.S. Embassy is in touch with local authorities and is providing consular assistance,” the spokesperson said. “We extend our deepest condolences to the families and loved ones on their loss.” The Kenya Civil Aviation Authority said that seven people were aboard a helicopter that crashed near Lolokwe Mountain in Samburu County, in northern Kenya. The deceased have been identified as Josh Outran — Pilot, Roger Duarte, Adam Navaty, Stephen Vascanknez, Henry Parra, Michele Contugi and Suarez — Female. Ecuador’s Director of…
Police in Kitui County have arrested a 42-year-old man after recovering a firearm from his possession in Lower Yatta Sub-County. The arrest followed a report made to police on Tuesday, August 18, by a woman who alerted authorities that her husband was in possession of a firearm. A team of National Police Service officers from Lower Yatta Sub-County proceeded to the scene and recovered a black firearm manufactured in England and marked T.J. Harrington and Son, Walton, Survey, 4.5mm. The suspect aged 42, was arrested in connection with the possession of the firearm. Police documented and photographed the scene before…