One student has been killed and at least three people were injured in stabbing at a privateschool in western France, French media say. The attack took place at Notre-Dame-de-Toutes-Aides school in Nantes on Thursday afternoon, according to reports. The attacker is said to have been arrested at the scene after being restrained by a teacher. A significant police presence and emergency services were sent to the school, with army officers also present. It has since been evacuated. Eye-witness accounts in local media described students running through the site, with some confined to classrooms after an alarm was sounded around lunch…
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Pakistan has responded with tit-for-tat measures against India as tensions soared following a militant attack in Indian-administered Kashmir that killed 26 tourists. Islamabad suspended all visas issued to Indian nationals under an exemption scheme with immediate effect, as well as expelling some of its neighbour’s diplomats and closing its airspace to Indian flights. Indian police have named three of four suspected gunmen behind the attack, saying two are Pakistani citizens and a third is a local Kashmiri man. Pakistan denies Indian claims that it played a role in the shooting. Tuesday’s attack saw a group of gunmen fire on tourists…
Former Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mithika Linturi led a faction of Meru leaders to visit former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua at his Wamunyoro residence, Nyeri County. The group included former leaders including Maoka Maore of Ntonyiri. They arrived at the home on Thursday April 24 and were welcomed by Gachagua. They went into a meeting planning their next moves. This comes ahead of Gachagua’s much awaited launch of his political party. It comes shortly after former Meru Governor Peter Munya dismissed claims that he was in talks with President William Ruto. He said he was not interested in a government’s job…
Bamburi Cement Plc, a member of Pan-African Energy and Manufacturing Business conglomerate Amsons Group, has launched a Ksh 100 million Ready-mix (RMX) concrete plant in Mombasa County to meet the growing demand for quality concrete solutions in Mombasa Island and its environs. The new facility by Bamburi Special Products (BSP), located in the Bamburi area, has a production capacity of 120 cubic meters per hour, with potential volumes exceeding 10,000 cubic meters of Ready-mix concrete. It also has a fleet of transit mixers, a mobile and fixed pumping capacity, and a mobile concrete lab, enabling efficiency and support for upcoming…
Interior and National Administration CS Kipchumba Murkomen Thursday put on notice security officers engaging in corrupt activities, warning that their days are numbered. He warned that National Government administration officers, police and the National Police Reservists engaging in corruption will carry their own cross when caught. “Corruption derails government efforts to provide services to the the citizens. Our main client is the Kenyan people and will not allow this to be compromised,” vowed the CS. He stressed that it will not be business are usual for officers engaging in corrupt activists, singling out human trafficking and charging for government services…
India has announced measures targeting Pakistan, a day after 26 people were killed by gunmen in an attack in Indian-administered Kashmir. They include the closure of the main border crossing linking the two countries, the suspension of a water-sharing treaty and the expulsion of diplomats. India has also cancelled some visas held by Pakistanis and ordered holders to leave within two days, while demanding Pakistan renounces “support for cross-border terrorism” – something Islamabad denies. Tuesday’s killing of tourists gathered at a Himalayan beauty spot in Pahalgam was one of the deadliest incidents in Indian-administered Kashmir in recent years. There has…
Former two-time presidential candidate Mwalimu Mohammed Abduba Dida is a free man after serving a three-year jail term in the United States of America. Officials and his family said Dida was expected to leave the facility on April 3, 2029, after he was initially sentenced to 7 years. However, he was released on parole. Being “released on parole” means a prisoner is conditionally released from prison before their sentence is fully served, to serve the remainder of their sentence in the community under supervision. Records from the Big Muddy Correctional Facility in Illinois, Mwalimu Dida walked to freedom on March…
A series of earthquakes including a 6.2-magnitude tremor have struck near Istanbul, shaking buildings and prompting people to flee their homes. At least 151 were injured jumping from high places, the governor of Turkey’s largest city said on X. There were no deaths and no major structural damage reported, authorities said. The largest earthquake on Wednesday struck at 12:49 local time (09:49 GMT) at a depth of 6.92 km (4.3 miles), Turkey’s emergency services said. Large groups of people remained on the streets as aftershocks struck in the afternoon, and many have prepared to spend the night outside to safeguard…
The European Union has ordered Apple and Meta to pay a combined €700m (£599m) in the first fines it has issued under legislation intended to curb the power of big tech. It has issued a €500m (£428m) fine to Apple over its App Store, while Meta has been fined €200m (£171m) over how much choice users had to consent to data collection. “We have a duty to protect the rights of citizens and innovative businesses in Europe,” Commissioner Henna Virkkunen said in a statement. The two tech firms have reacted angrily, with Meta accusing the EU of “attempting to handicap…
The National Assembly will consider a Motion to withdrawal of the Public Transport (Motorcycle Regulation) Bill (Senate Bill No. 38 of 2023), following a formal request by the Senate, prompted by public concerns over the Bill’s contents. In a communication delivered to the House on Wednesday, April 23, 2025, the Speaker of the National Assembly, Moses Wetang’ula, informed Members that the Senate had formally requested the cessation of further consideration of the Bill, which had been sponsored by the Senator for Kakamega County, Sen. (Dr.) Boni Khalwale. “I have received a letter from the Speaker of the Senate informing that…
Members of Parliament voiced growing concerns over slow reforms within the Kenya Prisons Service, citing poor living and working conditions, misuse of prison land, and a worrying increase in scams allegedly being run from behind bars. During a session with officials from the Kenya Prisons Service, the Chairperson of the National Assembly’s Constitutional Implementation Oversight Committee (CIOC), Eric Karemba (Runyenjes), questioned the legal framework governing inmate labor. He challenged Commissioner General Patrick Aranduh to clarify whether prisoners are being exploited under the guise of rehabilitation. In his response, Aranduh addressed concerns surrounding the implementation of the Persons Deprived of Liberty…
Opening statements are set to begin on Wednesday in disgraced Hollywood film producer Harvey Weinstein’s retrial in New York for alleged sex crimes. In his third trial in five years, Weinstein is accused of sexually abusing a former television production assistant, an aspiring actress and an unnamed woman. During the first week of the trial, 12 jurors – seven women and five men – were chosen to weigh Weinstein’s fate. The former film mogul has pleaded not guilty. A court of appeals overturned Weinstein’s previous conviction for sex crimes in New York last April, before he was indicted on new…
US Vice-President JD Vance said his country would “walk away” unless Ukraine and Russia agree on a deal, echoing recent comments from US officials. His warning came after London talks between officials from the UK, France, Germany, Ukraine and the US aimed at securing a ceasefire were downgraded after US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and special envoy Steve Witkoff pulled out. The US is focused on talks this week in Moscow, where Witkoff will meet Russian President Vladimir Putin for the fourth time, as the pace of diplomacy to end the war quickens. Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky, meanwhile, said…
8Tanzanian police on Tuesday arrested the deputy head of an opposition party whose leader has already been detained, the party said, amid accusations of a clampdown ahead of a presidential election this year. Chadema party vice-chairman John Heche, a former national assembly member, was detained at a rally on Tuesday in the East African state’s economic capital Dar es Salaam, the party said. Chadema leader Tundu Lissu and other party members were arrested this month. Lissu is to appear in court on Thursday on treason charges that carry a possible death sentence. Heche had called for a demonstration to support…
A record-breaking tunnel is being built under the Baltic Sea between Denmark and Germany, which will slash travel times and improve Scandinavia’s links with the rest of Europe. Running for 18km (11 miles), the Fehmarnbelt will be the world’s longest pre-fabricated road and rail tunnel. It’s also a remarkable feat of engineering, that will see segments of the tunnel placed on top of the seafloor, and then joined together. The project’s main construction site is located at the northern entrance to the tunnel, on the coast of Lolland island in the south east of Denmark. The facility spans more than…