The longer the Iran conflict lasts, the more likely it is that there will be an effect on the economy, Sir Keir Starmer has warned. Speaking at a community centre in London, the prime minister said he understood people’s anxiety and that his government was “assessing the risks, monitoring and talking to our international partners” about reducing the “impact on people here”. He argued that the economy was in a better place to withstand a shock to energy supply than in 2022, when Russia’s invasion of Ukraine led to prices soaring. Global oil prices have surged in recent days over…
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Three more US bombers have landed in the UK after Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer approved “defensive” US action against Iranian missile sites from UK bases. The B-52 bombers that arrived at RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire earlier measure 49m (160ft) and are capable of launching missiles more than 1,500 miles. They are part of a fleet of US military planes at the base after a B-1 Lancer bomber capable of carrying 24 cruise missiles arrived on Friday evening and two more arrived on Saturday. After granting the US permission to use RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire and Diego Garcia in the…
New York officials and the FBI have launched an investigation into “an act of ISIS-inspired terrorism”, following the attempted use of two homemade explosives near the official residence of New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Saturday. The devices – which were both ignited, and at least one of which was thrown – “could have caused serious injury or death”, New York City Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said. The incident occurred after a group of anti-Islam protesters gathered outside Mamdani’s mayoral residence, Gracie Mansion, and clashed with a larger group of counter-protesters. Two men who appeared agitated by the anti-Islam…
Most people who sign up for a marathon spend months trying to survive it. A professional runner spends months trying to shave seconds off a time that already looks absurd to the rest of us. The gap between those 2 goals produces training programs that share almost nothing in common, and the professional side of things is stranger, more boring, and more calculated than outsiders tend to assume. There is no secret workout. There is no single long run that unlocks fitness. What exists instead is a grinding accumulation of easy miles, a handful of brutally specific sessions, and an…
Moving your business to Dubai opens the door to global trade, free zone benefits, and a central location between Asia, Europe, and Africa. Many founders choose this step to grow faster and reach new customers. But one significant hurdle emerges almost immediately: setting up reliable financial access. Traditional banks in the UAE often require an Emirates ID, in-person visits, high minimum balances, and long approval times – sometimes several weeks or even months. For a new free zone company, a business still in the relocation process, or one waiting for residency documents, these requirements create serious delays. You cannot pay…
Israel’s President Isaac Herzog has told the BBC his “mind boggles” at questions over the legality of the war on Iran, saying it was necessary for self-defence in the face of Tehran’s nuclear and military ambitions. Iran’s leaders had not adhered to international law themselves, he told the Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg programme, adding that the joint offensive with the US would make the region and Europe safer. Herzog also defended Israel’s ongoing offensive against Hezbollah in Lebanon, saying it was “doing [the Lebanese government’s] work for them” to dismantle the armed group. Last week, senior ministers reportedly raised concerns…
Three people died and at least 19 others injured following a road traffic accident involving a car in health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale’s motorcade at Otonglo near the Molasses Plant in Kisumu. Duale was not injured in the accident. One of the cars in the motorcade of Duale was involved in the accident on Sunday while he was travelling from Rarieda to Kisumu International Airport. The accident involved a four-wheel-drive in the motorcade with his security, a tuktuk and a matatu. The matatu is said to have been trying to overtake when it collided with the Duale security team and…
An overnight explosion at the US embassy in Oslo may have been an act of terrorism, Norway’s police have said. The embassy in the Norwegian capital sustained minor damage after the blast in the early hours of Sunday – but no-one was injured. “One of the hypotheses is that it is an act of terrorism, but we are not completely locked into it,” Frode Larsen, the head of police joint investigation and intelligence unit, told Norway’s public broadcaster NRK. Norwegian authorities say they are in contact with US diplomats, and an investigation into the incident is now under way. US…
Deputy President Kithure Kindiki has demanded respect for Meru leaders saying insults and attempts to berate them will not be tolerated. The DP said the habit by the opposition leaders to insult leaders from Meru region whenever they visit the area is no longer acceptable, calling for respect for everyone despite political differences. Speaking on Sunday when he addressed a mammoth crowd at Makutano in Meru County after attending the induction of Rev. David Mwiti as the new Bishop of Kaaga Synod, Methodist Church of Kenya, Prof. Kindiki said everyone is welcome to the region but insults will not be…
It’s been more than a month since the mysterious disappearance of Nancy Guthrie captivated the nation, and yet, more questions than answers remain. In a case that feels ripped from a true-crime novel, the 84-year-old mother of US television presenter Savannah Guthrie is believed to have been “taken in the dark of night from her bed,” her daughter said, after last being seen on 31 January. The shocking disappearance of the religious mother-of-three has turned her small suburb in Tucson, Arizona into a media circus and prompted more than 3,000 tips to police, tearful pleas from her famous daughter, cryptic…
Water supply was disrupted in several estates across Nairobi after heavy overnight rains and flooding damaged key distribution pipelines, the Nairobi City Water and Sewerage Company announced. In a public notice issued on Saturday, the utility said the intense rainfall caused flooding that damaged multiple water lines, interrupting supply to thousands of residents in the eastern and western parts of the city. Among the affected infrastructure is the Outering Road pipeline at the Nairobi River crossing, which has disrupted water supply to Buruburu Phase 1 and 2, Kariobangi South and North, Dandora 1, and parts of Mathare. Another damaged line…
Nashville journalist Estefany Rodriguez frequently reports on Immigration and Customs Enforcement action, becoming familiar with the sudden arrests that have become hallmarks of the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown. But when trucks surrounded her and her husband’s car Wednesday and agents approached the windows, she was confused, her husband Alejandro Medina said. Medina realized it was ICE before his wife did, he said. “We really couldn’t understand why we’re being surrounded.” “We’re definitely shocked,” he told CNN. Rodriguez, who was born in Colombia, entered the United States legally, one of her lawyers said. She is a journalist for Spanish-language news outlet…
One of Britain’s most notorious child killers died Saturday, days after he was attacked by a fellow inmate in the workshop of a maximum-security prison. Ian Huntley, a 52-year-old former school caretaker convicted in 2003 for the murder of two 10-year-old girls, had been on life support after being hit repeatedly over the head with a metal bar at Frankland prison in northeast England on February 26. The murders of Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman had transfixed Britain for two weeks after the best friends vanished from the village of Soham in eastern England on August 4, 2002 after leaving…
Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian surprised many observers when he apologised to Iran’s neighbours for recent strikes against them, during an address delivered on Saturday morning as part of the country’s interim leadership. Apologies between states are rare, particularly during active conflict, and the wording stood out. Leaders usually express “regret” or distance themselves from responsibility. Pezeshkian instead directly acknowledged that neighbouring countries had been targeted and said Iranian forces had now been asked to stop striking them unless attacks on Iran originate from their territory. “I deem it necessary to apologise to neighbouring countries that were attacked,” he said. “We…
Rapper Balendra Shah defeated the former Nepalese Prime Minister Sharma KP Oli in the country’s general election. Nepal’s Election Commission confirmed on Saturday that Shah, 35, received 68,348 votes compared to Oli’s 18,734 to unseat the former leader in his parliamentary constituency. Thursday’s general election – the first since violent youth-led protests toppled the government in September – pitted the establishment against a new generation of politicians advocating for angry, young Gen Z voters hungry for change. Shah, who resigned as Kathmandu’s mayor in January to take Oli on in his constituency, is set to become Nepal’s prime minister after…