A man pardoned by US President Donald Trump for his role in the 2021 Capitol riot has been charged with threatening to kill the top Democrat in the House of Representatives. Christopher Moynihan, 34, was arrested in the town of Clinton, New York, for making a terroristic threat to kill a member of Congress, New York State Police said. He has pleaded not guilty. Moynihan allegedly planned to target House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries during a speech to the Economic Club of New York scheduled for this week, according to court filings obtained by the BBC’s US partner CBS News.…
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There are “no plans” for US President Donald Trump to meet Russia’s Vladimir Putin “in the immediate future”, a White House official has stated. Last Thursday Trump said he and the Russian president would hold talks in Budapest within two weeks to discuss the war in Ukraine. A preparatory meeting between US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov was due to be held this week – but the White House said the two had had a “productive” call and that a meeting was no longer “necessary”. The White House did not share any more details…
Attorneys for Sean “Diddy” Combs have notified a US federal court of their plans to appeal the rap mogul’s conviction and 50-month prison sentence. They filed a notice of appeal on Monday and are expected to submit the formal documents soon. Combs was convicted of two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution and acquitted on two other charges of sex trafficking and racketeering. Judge Arun Subramanian said that a substantial sentence was needed to send a message that abuse of women “is met with real accountability”. He also issued Combs a $500,000 (£374,000) fine and five years of probation.…
US chess grandmaster and popular YouTube chess commentator Daniel Naroditsky has died aged 29. The chess player’s family announced his “unexpected” death in a statement released by his club, the Charlotte Chess Center, on Monday. No cause of death was given. The statement described him as a “cherished member of the chess community, admired and respected by fans and players around the world” Naroditsky was famous for his chess YouTube channel, which featured video tutorials and livestreams against competitors, and inspired hundreds of thousands of people across the world to play the game. Naroditsky’s channel had nearly 500,000 subscribers, while…
Prominent Nairobi-based law firm TripleOKLaw LLP has strongly denied allegations linking it to official government business purportedly conducted by the Attorney General, Dorcas Oduor, from its offices. In a sharply worded statement issued on Monday, the firm dismissed a letter circulating on social media as false, defamatory, and malicious. The letter, which claims to be authored by an unnamed associate of the firm, alleges that the Attorney General operates out of TripleOKLaw’s premises and that classified “SECRET” government documents are stored and handled at the firm. “These allegations are entirely false, baseless, and defamatory,” said the firm in its statement,…
A decade ago, the idea of playing golf, football, or racing indoors might have sounded futuristic. Today, it’s becoming a regular part of urban life, from Nairobi to Lagos, Accra, and Johannesburg. Rising real estate costs, unpredictable weather, and evolving technology are driving a new wave of indoor and virtual sports culture across Africa’s major cities. Globally, the boom in indoor sports retail and simulation platforms, such as Indoor Golf Outlet, shows how leisure and technology are merging. African cities are now catching up fast, adapting these models to their own vibrant, youthful markets that crave both recreation and innovation.…
Why Twicsy Dominates Global Instagram Growth When it comes to instagram growth, few names carry as much trust and recognition as Twicsy. Known worldwide for helping users achieve real engagement and steady follower growth, Twicsy has become the most trusted social media service for people who want to enhance their online presence. With its seamless checkout process, fast delivery, and commitment to providing real instagram followers, Twicsy continues to set the gold standard among social media platforms. The platform’s strength lies in its ability to deliver real people, not bots or fake accounts. Each follower added through Twicsy contributes to…
The US and Australia have signed a deal intended to boost supplies of rare earths and other critical minerals, as the Trump administration looks for ways to counter China’s dominance of the market. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said the deal would support a pipeline of $8.5bn (£6.3bn) “ready-to-go” projects that would expand his country’s mining and processing abilities. It includes $1bn to be invested by the two countries in projects in the US and Australia over the next six months, a framework text says. The US and Australia have been working on these issues since Trump’s first term, but…
President William Ruto dedicated this year’s Mashujaa Day celebrations to the late former Prime Minister Raila Odinga. Speaking during the national event, marking the arrest of freedom fighters and the declaration of State of Emergency by the British colonial government in 1952, at Ithookwe Stadium in Kitui County, the President posthumously conferred upon Hon Odinga the Chief of the Order of the Golden Heart of Kenya (C.G.H.), First Class, the country’s highest civilian honour. He said this recognition placed Mr Odinga’s name among Kenya’s foremost national heroes. “As the nation continues to observe the seven days of mourning since the…
The US Supreme Court will consider whether a law banning habitual illegal drug users from possessing guns violates the constitution. The Trump administration requested the review after a lower federal court in Texas ruled in favour of a man who was charged under the statute but argued it violated his constitutional right to possess a firearm. The government is seeking to preserve the law and restore the charge, arguing it is necessary to prevent individuals who pose “unique dangers to society” from owning guns. Hunter Biden, the son of former President Joe Biden was prosecuted and convicted for violating the…
The ex-husband of pop star Britney Spears gives new details on the pair’s tense relationship in his new memoir You Thought You Knew. Kevin Federline, her one-time backing dancer, presents a picture of Spears’s allegedly erratic behaviour as a wife and mother, and says he continues to have concerns for her wellbeing. Spears has spoken out against the book, which will be published on Tuesday, and accuses Federline of trying to profit from his association with her. What does the book say about Spears? Federline makes a number of allegations against Spears, in the memoir shared with the BBC ahead…
Amazon Web Services (AWS) has had a bad day. That’s how the boss of another big US tech firm Cloudflare put it – probably feeling very relieved that today’s outage, hitting over 1,000 companies and affecting millions of internet users, had nothing to do with him. The places hit by the outage vary significantly. It took out major social media platforms like Snapchat and Reddit, banks like Lloyds and Halifax, and games like Roblox and Fortnite. AWS is a US giant with a large global footprint, having positioned itself as the backbone of the internet. It provides tools and computers…
Japan has for the first time approved over-the-counter sales of an emergency contraceptive pill, its manufacturer says, allowing women in the country to take the medication without prescription. ASKA Pharmaceutical said wider access to the pill would “empower Japanese women in the area of reproductive health”. A date for it to go on sale has yet to be announced. The pill will be labelled as “medicine requiring guidance”, meaning women must take it in the presence of a pharmacist. The “morning-after” pill is already available without prescription in more than 90 countries. Japan’s conservative views on abortion are rooted in…
The United Nations faces a “race to bankruptcy” unless Member States pay their dues in full and on time, Secretary-General António Guterres warned on Friday, presenting a sharply reduced $3.238 billion regular budget for 2026. The revised proposal marks a significant drop from his original ask for next year of $3.715 billion and is 15.1 per cent below the 2025 approved appropriation. Speaking to the Fifth Committee of the General Assembly – which handles UN finances and administration – Mr. Guterres described a deeply precarious outlook, with high arrears, delayed contributions and the “return of credits” threatening to wipe out…
Nigerian authorities arrested protesters Monday as they scattered a demonstration in the capital in support of a separatist leader, firing tear gas to disperse people before they could gather in large crowds. Nnamdi Kanu and his Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) group advocate for independence for southeastern Nigeria, a sensitive topic in a country that saw a brutal civil war from 1967 to 1970 over southeastern secession. Roads were blocked and the military was stationed at intersections in Abuja, with police firing tear gas at least twice by 7:00 am (0600 GMT), AFP journalists saw, disrupting plans by protesters to…