President Donald Trump said he would ask Saudi Arabia and other Opec nations to “bring down the cost of oil” and doubled-down on his threat to use tariffs. In a speech to executives at the World Economic Forum in Davos on Thursday, the US president said he was ‘surprised’ that Opec hadn’t brought down the price of oil before the elections. “Right now the price is high enough that that war will continue,” he said, referring to the Russia-Ukraine war and suggesting that the higher oil price was helping to sustain funding for the conflict in Moscow. “You gotta bring…
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President Donald Trump has reiterated his threat to impose tariffs on Canada, saying it can be avoided if the neighbouring nation chose to “become a state” of the US. Addressing global business leaders at the World Economic Forum, Trump complained of a “tremendous” trade deficit with Canada and said the US does not need Canadian energy, vehicles or lumber. “You can always become a state, and if you’re a state, we won’t have a deficit. We won’t have to tariff you,” he said to gasps in the hall in Davos. Trump has threatened to impose up to 25% tariffs on…
The conservative opposition leader tipped to lead Germany following next month’s elections has promised far-reaching changes to border and asylum rules after a group of children were targeted in a deadly knife attack in Bavaria. Friedrich Merz promised in effect to close Germany’s borders to all irregular migrants, including those with a right to protection. A two-year-old boy of Moroccan origin and a man aged 41 were killed in Wednesday’s attack in Aschaffenburg, and several others were hurt. An Afghan man aged 28 was due to appear in court on Thursday accused of murder and grievous harm. Wednesday’s stabbing in…
A three-judge bench has declined a request by lawyers representing former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua to grant them 21 days to amend the petition challenging his impeachment process. Instead, the High Court bench set the matter for mention on February 17, 2025. The court also observed that there were no orders from the Court of Appeal staying the High Court proceedings. Gachagua, through his legal team, had urged the bench, led by Justice Eric Ogola, to allow them 21 days to amend the petition and await the Court of Appeal’s decision. The court was informed that the appeal is still…
The top prosecutor at the International Criminal Court (ICC) says he will seek arrest warrants against senior leaders of the Taliban government in Afghanistan over the persecution of women and girls. Karim Khan said there were reasonable grounds to suspect Supreme Leader Haibatullah Akhundzada and chief justice Abdul Hakim Haqqani bore criminal responsibility for crimes against humanity on gender grounds. ICC judges will now decide whether to issue an arrest warrant. The ICC investigates and brings to justice those responsible for genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes, intervening when national authorities cannot or will not prosecute. In a statement,…
More than 100 Reddit communities have banned users from posting links to X in protest at owner Elon Musk’s controversial arm gesture at a rally celebrating Donald Trump’s return to office. The billionaire twice extended his arm out straight as he thanked the crowd for “making it happen.” Critics, including some historians, said it was a Nazi salute – Mr Musk has dismissed that, saying comparisons with Hitler were “tired” and “dirty tricks.” However many Reddit users have been unpersuaded by his response describing his actions as “hateful”, leading the moderators of scores of communities – or subreddits – to…
President Donald Trump has ordered that all US government staff working on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) schemes be put on immediate paid administrative leave. The White House confirmed that all federal DEI workers had to be put on leave by 17:00 EST (22:00 GMT) on Wednesday, before the offices and programmes in question were shut down. In an executive order issued on Tuesday, Trump also called for an end to the “dangerous, demeaning and immoral” programmes. Since re-taking office on Monday, the president has acted swiftly on a number of key pledges through a raft of unilateral actions. He…
The Trump administration has expanded the process to swiftly deport undocumented immigrants who cannot prove they have lived in the US continuously for two years or more. US border agents have been told to summarily deport migrants without allowing them to request legal protection, according to internal documents obtained by CBS, the BBC’s US partner. The US has also moved to cancel all refugee travel and processing, leaving thousands stranded as they wait to come to the US. Trump has promised mass deportations and declared a national emergency at the US-Mexico border that he says will allow the government to…
The creator of ChatGPT, OpenAI, is teaming up with another US tech giant, a Japanese investment firm and an Emirati sovereign wealth fund to build $500bn (£405bn) of artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure in the United States. The new company, called The Stargate Project, was announced at the White House by President Donald Trump who billed it “the largest AI infrastructure project by far in history” and said it would help keep “the future of technology” in the US. But Elon Musk – both a top adviser to Trump and rival to OpenAI CEO Sam Altman – on Wednesday said the…
Police in Mombasa arrested three people for robbing two Russian nationals of Sh2.5 million while posing as AirBnB attendants. The three identified as Mutegi Mbeti, Dickson Otwera Tunya, and Humphrey Nyairo Nyachwaya, were smoked from their hideout inside an Airbnb at Badar House, in Mwembeni area of Kisauni Sub-County. Police had been tracing the suspects following reports of a Sunday robbery. In the daring Sunday incident at Bamburi, the trio reportedly disguised themselves as AirBnB hosts, and ushered in the two Russians, only to end up robbing them Sh2.5 million. On January 19, 2025, the suspects Mutegi Mbeti, Dickson Otwera…
Wiper party leader Kalonzo Musyoka Wednesday claimed there is an elaborate plan by the Kenya Kwanza administration to enlist aliens as voters ahead of the 2027 General Election. Musyoka warned that the government could be leveraging on the continuous voter registration exercise to recruit foreigners as Kenyan voters. The former Vice President said the move could set a poor constitutional precedent, noting that the opposition is keenly monitoring the purported planned election malpractice. “We hope William Ruto is not going to register aliens as voters, we suspect there could be plans under foot to register aliens not Kenyans as voters…
US President Donald Trump told his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Wednesday to make a deal to end the grinding Ukraine war “now” or face tariff hikes and more sanctions. “If we don’t make a ‘deal,’ and soon, I have no other choice but to put high levels of Taxes, Tariffs, and Sanctions on anything being sold by Russia to the United States, and various other participating countries,” Trump said on his Truth Social network. Trump said he was “not looking to hurt Russia” and had “always had a very good relationship with President Putin,” a leader for whom he…
Understood simply, Instagram engagement is the amount of involvement your audience has with your material. It’s not just likes though, it’s comments, shares, saves, how many people have used your posts or Stories on your account when you post. It’s a measure of how your content is connecting with your audience and helps you understand where you’re going with any goal you’re trying to meet. Follower numbers do not mean anything, use engagement measures like this to understand how your followers are interacting with your material. It’s important for companies, influencers and artists to increase Instagram engagement as they strive…
Do you leverage employee monitoring tools to achieve progress? These tools are an effective solution to many challenges faced by business leaders. When looking through the market, you’ll find many developers of monitoring software including clevercontrol.com. By implementing this software, your business will be rewarded by enhanced productivity and streamlined workflow. Read on to discover how these tools are transforming the workplace. CleverControl: Redefining Employee Monitoring Are you searching for a way to transform how your business operates? CleverControl offers an innovative approach to employee monitoring, meeting the demands of modern workplaces. It delivers a comprehensive suite of tools designed…
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