The Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) clarified the status of a bullet recovered during the treatment of a patient who was injured in a shooting incident in Pipeline, Nairobi. In a statement on Sunday, the hospital said the bullet recovered during the patient’s treatment was retained and preserved as part of the relevant medical and evidentiary records. “The Hospital wishes to clarify that the bullet/projectile recovered during medical management was retained and preserved as part of the relevant medical and evidentiary records.” read the statement in part. The clarification comes after on Monday, August 3, a bullet passed through the body…
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The US has pledged $1bn (£740m) in assistance to Colombia, after the country’s new right-wing president was sworn in on Friday. Abelardo de la Espriella, an ally of US President Donald Trump, used his maiden speech to promise an “all-out war” on what he calls “narco-terrorism”. The US state department announced the financial support as part of a “security package” to help de la Espriella achieve “our shared goals”, which include fighting organised crime and illegal immigration. The new president’s inauguration marks a dramatic shift to the right for Colombia, as he replaces the left-wing former leader Gustavo Petro, who…
Mexican influencer César Gastélum was live-streaming outside a fast-food restaurant when two men on motorbike stopped next him, pulled out a gun and shot him in the head. His brutal murder in Culiacán, the capital of the northwestern Mexican state of Sinaloa, happened in just a few seconds on Tuesday in front of an audience of thousands of social media users watching his TikTok stream. As news of his death ricocheted around the world, alarm was rising back home about the mounting deaths of influencers in Mexico, especially in the country’s most dangerous states. It is a phenomenon that some…
The Senate passed a bill on Saturday that would extend government funding to December 11 in a bid to avert a shutdown ahead of the upcoming midterm elections. The chamber moved to tackle the funding deadline over a month in advance of the September 30 deadline. It’s not yet clear though if lawmakers will manage to stave off a funding fight next month. The bill passed by the Senate would next have to be taken up by the House, where its fate is uncertain as that chamber has already passed an alternative measure. The Senate measure differs from a funding…
Saudi Arabia has drawn two of the Muslim world’s most formidable military powers into its defense as the Iran war moves closer to the kingdom. Pakistan and Turkey signed a NATO-style mutual defense pact with Saudi Arabia in Mecca on Friday, consolidating their longstanding security ties into a collective-defense alliance that stipulates an attack against any of them “shall be regarded as attack on them all.” That commitment could draw Pakistan and Turkey into a war they have carefully kept at arm’s length. The official rationale for the agreement is “to strengthen collective deterrence against any act of aggression” and…
President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer Todd Blanche has been confirmed as US attorney general – the nation’s top law enforcement official. Blanche won confirmation in a 50-49 vote, with Republican Senators Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski opposing him. Senator Bill Cassidy was the deciding vote after announcing he believed Blanche was the best option the president would put forward. Washington had been anxiously waiting for Cassidy’s decision, due to years of acrimony between Trump and the senator. The vote brings to an end a lengthy standoff between Senate Republicans and the Trump administration over Blanche, who has served as…
Over the last few weeks, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Gen. Dan Caine has privately made clear to other top Trump advisers that the US needs to find an off-ramp from the war with Iran — because the military options on the table to escalate the conflict could backfire and airpower alone is unlikely to achieve President Donald Trump’s stated objectives, according to three sources familiar with the matter. “Caine is looking for an off ramp,” one of the sources said bluntly. Caine is not alone in his view that the war has reached a crossroads. He has discussed concerns…
On August 7, 2026, 2nd Lieutenant Isaac Lenkume officially received his commission as an officer in the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF). The commissioning took place at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst (RMAS) in the United Kingdom. 2nd Lt Lenkume completed the 44-week Regular Commissioning Course at Sandhurst. This program is structured into three distinct phases: Junior Term: Focused on foundational military skills, fieldcraft, physical fitness, and basic leadership. Intermediate Term: Centered on advanced leadership, command training, team leadership, operational planning, and decision-making. Senior Term: The final phase, which applies leadership and tactical skills through complex military exercises, culminating in final…
The world knows Lionel Messi as the greatest footballer to ever grace a pitch. But every legend has an origin story, and for Messi, that story starts and ends with one man: his father, Jorge Horacio Messi. Yesterday, August 7, 2026, at approximately 10:00 PM local time, that paternal anchor slipped away. Jorge passed away in a hospital (sanatorio) in Rosario, Argentina, at the age of 68, after a prolonged battle with cardiovascular and neurological issues. While the world mourns a brilliant agent and manager, the Messi family has lost its patriarch—the man who was, above all else, a devoted…
Spain will impose border controls on all travel from Italy as a row between the two EU countries intensifies. The measures – coming into force at midnight (22:00 GMT) and lasting for a month – come a week after Italy introduced similar measures following an influx of about 78,000 migrants from neighbouring Morocco into the Spanish exclave of Ceuta. The disagreement intensified on Friday after Spain demanded Italy reverse its restrictions by Sunday – prompting Rome to say it will not accept “ultimatums”. Instead, in its response, Italy said it planned to keep border checks in place until at least…
The Trump administration has been ordered to stop construction on President Donald Trump’s $400m (£297m) ballroom at the White House. A federal appeals court dealt the latest setback to the controversial project on Friday, testing Trump’s presidential authority. He has vowed to appeal to the Supreme Court. “Whether or not a massive ballroom should be constructed is for Congress to decide and is not a matter for Executive self-help,” the panel’s majority said. The order upholds a preliminary injunction won by the National Trust for Historic Preservation, which sued after the administration tore down the East Wing last year to…
Acclaimed British music producer William Orbit, known for his work with acts including Madonna, Blur, All Saints and Pink, has died at the age of 69. A statement released on Friday by Orbit’s family and friends “with profound sadness” said he died at home on 23 July. No cause of death was given. “He will be greatly missed by us and by so many whose lives he touched through his music, friendship and kindness,” the statement said. London-born Orbit, who real name was William Wainwright, helped to reinvigorate Madonna’s career in 1998 with the album Ray of Light, which blended…
Former Tennessee Agriculture Commissioner Charlie Hatcher will defeat conservative firebrand Rep. Andy Ogles in the Republican primary in the state’s newly redrawn 5th District, CNN’s Decision Desk projects, in the latest loss for a Trump-backed candidate. Hatcher will face Columbia Mayor Chaz Molder, who CNN projects will win the Democratic primary, in November. It’s one of several key races on the ballot in Tennessee Thursday, as voters cast their first ballots under a new Republican-drawn congressional map aimed at delivering the GOP a clean sweep of the state’s nine districts. Trump saw some success in the redrawn 9th District, where…
An investigation is underway after dozens of decomposing human remains were found at a Chicago funeral home, authorities said.. More than 50 bodies in “various states of decomposition” were located at the address associated with the South Chicago Chapel funeral home, Cook County officials said in a releaseThursday. The county medical examiner’s office is “assessing the conditions of the remains, searching for documentation regarding identification of the decedents as well as death certificates,” the news release reads. “This process could take several days to ensure proper disposition.” The medical examiner’s office “will work with authorities to identify these decedents as…
Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan have signed a joint defence agreement, saying an attack on one of them would be seen as an attack on all three. The pact was announced at a meeting between Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Pakistani PM Shehbaz Sharif in the Saudi city of Mecca. The three countries have been looking to strengthen security ties as the war between the US and Iran has drawn in Saudi Arabia and disrupted shipping through the Strait of Hormuz and the Red Sea. Saudi Arabia and Pakistan announced a joint defence…