A US citizen working for a humanitarian group in the Democratic Republic of Congo has tested positive for the Bundibugyo strain of the Ebola virus, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a statement on Friday. The CDC said it is working with the patient’s employing organization, other federal agencies and partners in the DRC to help prevent further transmission and identify high-risk contacts. No other details have been released about the patient. CNN has reached out to the CDC and the State Department for comment. The number of confirmed Ebola cases in the DRC has increased to…
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Elon Musk’s plans for the future of SpaceX, and humanity, are rooted in an idea conceived in the 1960s when astronomers began to pick up mysterious, unknown radio sources in the cosmos. Soviet astronomer Nikolai Kardashev was a pioneer in the search for extraterrestrial intelligence at the time, and some of the signals fascinated him. Intrigued by the idea that a transmission from potential alien civilizations could possibly be detected from Earth, he proposed a scale to classify such civilizations based on the energy they could produce — and then devote to interstellar communications. His concept is now known as…
Four New York Times journalists who reported on security concerns surrounding a Qatari-gifted jet serving as the new Air Force One have been subpoenaed by the Justice Department, the news outlet reported Friday. The journalists –– Julian E. Barnes, Eric Lipton, Tyler Pager and Eric Schmitt –– have been subpoenaed to testify before a federal grand jury in Manhattan next week, according to the Times, which noted federal agents delivered some of the subpoenas to reporters’ homes. Times attorney David McCraw condemned the move in a statement included in the outlet’s report Friday. “This brazen act should be seen as…
Nineteen Chinese nationals accused of cybercrime-related offences were deported from Kenya on Friday afternoon in a joint operation by the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) and the Department of Immigration. The group comprised 18 men and one woman, officials said. The suspects, who had been arrested over alleged cybercrime-related offences in Kenya and in China, departed aboard China Southern Airlines Flight on July 10, 2026. Police said the deportation process was carried out without any security incidents. The foreigners were arrested following a major operation targeting a suspected cyber fraud syndicate operating from an apartment in Nairobi’s Kilimani area. The…
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, along with their children Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet, have visited King Charles and Queen Camilla. Buckingham Palace confirmed on Friday evening that the King and Queen hosted the family at Highgrove House earlier in the afternoon. The Palace described the meeting at the King’s private home in Gloucestershire as a “private family occasion”. It is the first time the King has seen his grandchildren Archie, seven, and Lilibet, five, in person in more than four years. Prince Harry and Meghan had not been in the UK together since 2022, when they attended the…
Opposition leaders accused the government of orchestrating widespread voter bribery and abuse of state resources ahead of the upcoming Ol Kalou parliamentary by-election, warning that the reported incidents pose a serious threat to Kenya’s democratic process. In a joint statement, the leaders claimed that voters in the constituency have been receiving cash handouts, government-branded mattresses, gas cylinders and other inducements, alongside the launch of what they described as unplanned government projects intended to influence the outcome of the poll. They alleged that the activities are not isolated incidents but form part of a coordinated campaign involving government officials using public…
At least 12 people have died and 23 others are missing in a wildfire in southern Spain, Andalusia’s regional leader Juanma Moreno has said. Four of the victims may be British, Andalusia officials say. Hundreds of people are trying to contain the fire, which Moreno said appeared to have been caused by a downed power line. The flames then spread in a wooded area around Los Gallardos, Almería. A sustained heatwave with temperatures of around 40C (104F) has caused wildfires across Southern Europe this summer. Firefighters have battled major incidents in France, Portugal and Spain, with thousands forced to leave…
As the US-Iran war risked reigniting in recent weeks, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth boarded a Navy ship for what was supposed to be a routine visit with sailors. The trip was marred by facial hair: Hegseth noticed multiple sailors sporting beards, apparently violating a stricter policy restricting beards in most instances that he issued last year, according to a defense official and emails seen by CNN referencing the defense secretary’s requests for action to be taken. Hegseth left the ship wondering if the Pentagon rank-and-file paid attention to his beard policy and other policy changes he has made to the…
Senate Judiciary Chair Chuck Grassley has asked FBI Director Kash Patel to defend his use of FBI aircraft and purchase of BMWs in a letter obtained by House and Senate Judiciary Committee Democrats and reviewed by CNN, an indication that the powerful Republican chairman is conducting his own oversight of Patel’s controversial spending of taxpayer dollars. In a May 5 letter, Grassley asks Patel to list each flight he took on an FBI aircraft, share their cost, and whether the flights were for personal or official purposes. If a flight was for a personal reason, Grassley asks Patel if he…
A man who was fatally shot by immigration agents at a traffic stop in Houston on Tuesday was not the intended target, US officials say. Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a Mexican national, was stopped at 07:00 local time (12:00GMT) while driving to work and was killed shortly afterwards. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said on Thursday the stop was initiated because they saw “a white van with an individual who resembled the target” of an operation. They have claimed the officer shot in self-defence. The agents involved in the shooting were not wearing body cameras and officials have not released…
A New Jersey officer was criminally charged with causing the death of two police dogs by leaving the pair locked inside a hot patrol car. Cody Henderson, a K-9 handler in Salem County, is facing multiple charges related to the deaths of police dogs Rip and Boomer, who were allegedly left inside his hot car for about seven hours on 29 May. According to prosecutors, Henderson left them with the car turned off, and with no proper ventilation on the 81F (27C) day. A parked vehicle can rapidly heat up on a hot day. Experts say that leaving a window…
The promise of a new Sub-County Education Office for the people of Malindi represented more than bricks and mortar. It was meant to improve public services, strengthen education administration and demonstrate that taxpayers’ money was being put to good use. Instead, the project became the centre of a corruption case that has now ended in criminal convictions. The Malindi Chief Magistrate’s Court has found a senior National Government Constituency Development Fund (NG-CDF) official and a private contractor guilty over the irregular award of a Sh19 million construction tender, concluding that public procurement rules were deliberately ignored and key documents were…
President William Ruto hit back at critics of the National Youth Opportunities Towards Advancement (NYOTA) programme after the Government released more than Sh3 billion in grants to over 122,000 young entrepreneurs nationwide. Speaking on Friday during the second tranche disbursement of the NYOTA Business Start-up Programme, the President reported that the initiative was delivering real results despite scepticism over the size of the grants. “When we launched the NYOTA Enterprise Programme, some questioned whether Sh25,000 could truly make a difference,” he said. “Every great enterprise was once a small one. Every successful entrepreneur was once a beginner.” The latest payout…
The State secured the conviction of a former military officer Maj Peter Mwaura Mugure on three counts of murder after the High Court in Nyeri found that Prosecution had proved its case beyond reasonable doubt. The accused, a senior military officer holding the rank of Major and formerly stationed at the Laikipia Air Base, was charged with the brutal murders of his two young children and their mother in October 2019. During the trial, Prosecution presented compelling evidence demonstrating that the accused meticulously planned and executed the killings. Led by Principal Prosecution Counsel Jennifer Kaniu and Principal Prosecution Counsel Pithon…
New EU procurement rules will seek to harness the European Union’s collective purchasing power to favour the bloc’s own companies and reduce dependence on foreign suppliers, a draft document seen by Reuters shows. The measures stop short of a blanket “Buy European” requirement, but would allow European authorities to rule out bids for big public contracts that have less than 50% European content and favour EU companies in strategic sectors. Although the draft document does not specifically name China, the European Commission has already put forward other Buy European policies as it seeks to reduce China’s dominance of critical materials…