On Monday, September 1, 2026, a 32-year-old woman was fatally stabbed in an unprovoked attack in New York City’s Times Square. The attack occurred around 4:30 p.m. near West 42nd Street and Seventh Avenue. A second victim, a 68-year-old man, was also stabbed but is reported to be in stable condition. The deceased victim has been identified as Erin Piacenti, a 32-year-old resident of Chester, New Jersey. Ms. Piacenti was a Vice President of Business Selection and Conflicts at Bank of America. The attacker has been identified as 49-year-old Pamela Cisneros of Queens, New York. According to the NYPD, Cisneros…
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Kenya’s Harambee Stars have unveiled a 38-man provisional squad as they prepare for the opening fixtures of the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying campaign. Head coach Benni McCarthy has named a squad that blends experienced internationals with exciting young talent, as Kenya looks to build momentum ahead of co-hosting the tournament alongside Uganda and Tanzania. The squad announcement brings two major pieces of good news for Kenyan fans. Captain Michael Olunga and vice-captain Joseph Okumu have both returned to the national setup after overcoming significant injury layoffs. Olunga, who plays for Qatar’s Al-Arabi SC, makes his return after a…
The Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) says all its airports are now operating normally following the full resumption of Air Traffic Control (ATC) services. KAA said both arriving and departing flights are being facilitated across its airport network. Between 3 am and noon today, Kenya’s major airports handled a total of 244 flights, comprising arrivals and departures. Wilson Airport: 140 flights Jomo Kenyatta International Airport: 55 flights Moi International Airport: 23 flights Eldoret International Airport: 14 flights Kisumu International Airport: 12 flights KAA said it is working with airlines and other aviation stakeholders to progressively restore flight schedules and facilitate the…
Former Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has announced he is to stand down as an MP to focus on a role in international affairs. The move will trigger a by-election in the London seat of Holborn and St Pancras, long a Labour stronghold, which he has represented since 2015. Sir Keir, who left Downing Street in July, had previously said he would stay on as an MP until the next UK general election, which is not due until 2029. But in a surprise statement hours before his successor Andy Burnham makes his debut in the House of Commons, he said…
The Kenya Dairy Board has reassured consumers that milk remains available in the market despite temporary supply constraints being experienced in parts of the country. The Board said formal milk deliveries to processors declined by 3.7 per cent, from 84.4 million litres in June 2026 to 81.3 million litres in July 2026. It is currently compiling formal milk intake figures for August, with preliminary indications pointing to a further decline due to prevailing seasonal production conditions. Recent market surveillance by the Board has found low milk stocks, reduced availability of some brands and pack sizes, and delayed replenishment in some…
The Democratic Republic of Congo has recorded more than 6,000 confirmed cases and nearly 3,000 deaths from the country’s worst Ebola epidemic ever, according to the Congolese authorities’ latest toll on Monday. Since being declared in mid-May, the latest bout of the viral haemorrhagic fever has surpassed a 2018-2020 outbreak to become the deadliest in the vast central African country’s history. The current epidemic is being caused by the Bundibugyo strain of the virus, for which no approved vaccine nor specific treatment exists. It rapidly spread across six provinces in the DRC’s restive north and east, plagued by a plethora…
An explosion at a firecracker factory in northern India on Monday killed at least 11 people, including eight children, police said. The powerful explosion in Kaushambi district of Uttar Pradesh state caused the collapse of several nearby houses where most of the dead resided, according to local media reports. The deceased children were between the ages of four and 13, the Hindustan Times newspaper reported. Police officer Satnarayan Prajapat confirmed the deaths, adding several others were injured in the explosion. It was not immediately clear what caused the blast. Industrial accidents are common in India, often due to poor adherence…
Twenty guerrillas have been killed in Colombia in the latest bombing raid on insurgent-controlled areas ordered by the new government, the president said Monday. “We neutralized 20 narco-terrorists, captured five… and rescued two minors,” President Abelardo de la Espriella said in a video on X. The operation took place at dawn Monday in Guaviare, southern Colombia. It was against guerrillas under the command of the country’s most-wanted rebel, known as Ivan Mordisco. The deaths come as the newly elected hardline president, a staunch ally of US President Donald Trump, ramps up military operations against armed groups funded by drug trafficking,…
It took close to 30 years for someone to be arrested in the drive-by murder of rap legend Tupac Shakur, an extraordinary stretch that turned the young singer’s 1996 killing into the stuff of legend and conspiracy. By contrast, it took less than three hours for a jury of 12 Clark County, Nevada, residents to convict Duane “Keffe D” Davis, a former leader in the South Side Compton Crips, of first-degree murder – less time than the closing statements in the trial took. As a court clerk read aloud the verdict, Shakur’s family members erupted into constrained emotion, with his…
Mark Carney’s Liberal Party won all three parliamentary special elections that were held in Canada on Monday, indicating ongoing public support for the prime minister well into his second year in office and after recent trade tensions with the US. The votes were triggered by the resignations of three MPs. The most notable result saw Carney’s party claim a Québec seat previously held by an opposition Conservative. In the other two votes, in Ontario and British Columbia, the Liberals held onto their seats as pollsters expected. Carney has received a bump in the polls following his decision to end trade…
The death toll in Nepal from devastating floods on the border with Tibet has crossed 1,000, according to the country’s disaster agency. More than 3,900 people remain missing – of whom more than 600 are workers believed to be trapped in a vast network of mud-filled tunnels at hydropower sites along Trishuli River. Engineers have been pumping air into the tunnels – and while a team did manage to gain entry to one of them, it withdrew after finding no-one there. “I wish we could find him. I wish he would come home,” Anushila Bhandari, wife of Aurus Bhandari, a…
Zambia’s President Hakainde Hichilema was sworn in for a second five-year term following a disputed election and the arrest of his main opponent on treason charges. Hichilema – credited with stabilising the economy – swept to victory on 13 August with 60% of the vote, according to official results. Runner-up Brian Mundubile, who received 38%, alleged that the outcome had been tampered with. He was unable to mount a legal challenge to the result as the courts were sealed off last week on the final day a case could be filed. Election observers said that while polling day was largely…
The conviction of Duane “Keffe D” Davis in Las Vegas has brought an end to one of the world’s most famous unsolved murder cases. “We’re talking about the greatest rapper of all time, an icon, and not a single arrest or prosecution for 30 years,” former prosecutor Neama Rahmani told the BBC of the conviction in rapper Tupac Shakur’s murder. “This is huge. It was a tough case. It’s a cold case.” It gives closure to 30 years of mystery, the end of an era, he added. It led to tears from rapper Shakur’s family in the courtroom, promises from…
Kenya has secured a major breakthrough in cancer treatment after signing an agreement with US pharmaceutical giant Pfizer that will significantly reduce the cost of medicines used to treat several cancers. President William Ruto said the agreement between Pfizer and the Kenya Medical Supplies Authority (KEMSA), under the Accord for a Healthier World, will cut prices of medicines for breast, stomach, colon, lung, prostate, oesophageal, leukaemia, lymphoma and multiple myeloma cancers by more than sevenfold. In some cases, the cost of treatment will fall from as much as Sh1 million to below Sh50,000 per treatment cycle, easing the financial burden…
Prediction-market operator Kalshi has permanently barred former US congressman George Santos from trading on its platform. The company alleged that Santos, who was expelled from Congress following a series of fraud and identity-theft charges, placed bets in February related to his own attendance at President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address, according to a notice of disciplinary action. Kalshi said its compliance team concluded his activity showed signs of insider dealing, prompting the lifetime ban. It said it was acting independently without waiting for external enforcement action. Santos on X thanked Kalshi for the ban and said “Let’s see…