Donald Trump’s nominee for attorney general, Todd Blanche, said late Sunday he is formally rescinding the president’s $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund, after Senate Republicans threatened to block his nomination over the controversial agreement. “My team and I have met with committee members and Senators over the past several weeks and addressed any concerns or outstanding questions,” Blanche posted on X. “We have enjoyed good faith discussions, and as a result issue the following order and update with regard to the May IRS settlement.” Blanche, who is serving as acting chief of the Justice Department, attached an order dated Sunday to…
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Detained Burmese leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been allowed to meet a delegation from the International Committee of the Red Cross, the first confirmed outside contact with her since a letter to her son two and a half years ago. In photographs of the meeting released by the military government Suu Kyi appeared to be healthy. She was detained shortly after the armed forces deposed her government in 2021, and sentenced to 33 years in jail on what are widely viewed as trumped-up charges, though her sentence has been reduced and she has been moved to house arrest. Despite…
The English Football Association is set to write to Fifa president Gianni Infantino withdrawing its support amid the fallout from his scrapped plans to sell off stakes in Fifa competitions to private investors. It comes as Uefa threatens legal action over the proposals and Wales publicly withdraw backing for Infantino’s bid to continue as Fifa president. Infantino’s leadership had already been publicly questioned by football’s governing bodies in Europe, North and Central America and the Caribbean, with Uefa and Concacaf releasing statements criticising the plans. Fifa and Infantino wanted to create a commercial subsidiary to run its main events, including…
Uganda has unveiled a statue of Yonatan Netanyahu, the older brother of Israel’s prime minister, who was killed during the Entebbe hostage rescue mission 50 years ago. Uganda’s army chief Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba said the monument honoured his courage and selfless service. Netanyahu was the only Israeli soldier killed in the raid, which rescued more than 100 hostages, after two Palestinians and two Germans hijacked an Air France flight that had taken off from Tel Aviv and diverted it to Uganda’s international airport. Kainerugaba described the mission as “one of the most significant episodes in modern history” and spoke of…
Harambee Starlets head coach Beldine Odemba is confident of redeeming themselves from an upset kick off in the ongoing Women’s African Cup of Nations (WAFCON) tournament in Morocco when they face Algeria on Monday, August 3 in their last preliminary match. Starlets lost 4-0 against Morocco in their opening match on Sunday July 26 before succumbing to a 1-0 loss in the hands of Senegal four days later. Speaking on Sunday at Moulay El Hassan Stadium in Rabat ahead of tomorrow’s fixture to be staged at Olympic Stadium Odemba underscored the importance of utilizing their goal-scoring chances with the team…
Multiple people were killed and others were injured in a shooting Saturday afternoon at an In-N-Out in Twin Falls, Idaho, according to officials. The shooter died, said Josh Palmer, the city’s public information officer, and all shelter-in-place orders have been lifted. “We believe that the threat to the community is over,” Twin Falls Police Chief Matthew Hicks told reporters Saturday evening. “It appears there was one shooter who is deceased from a self inflicted gunshot,” Duane Rubink, chief of the neighboring Jerome Police Department, told CNN. The scene is still under investigation and likely will be into the evening, he…
Five people have been found dead and 41 are missing after an Indonesian ferry carrying at least 250 people caught fire while at sea, officials say. The captain of the ship reported the fire – off Madura island – as the vessel sailed from the country’s second-largest city, Surabaya in East Java, to Makassar in South Sulawesi, according to Basarnas, the National Search and Rescue Agency. Footage played by local Indonesian news outlet iNews shows large numbers of people in life jackets on what appears to be a lifeboat. Other clips show people climbing down from the ferry that has…
The body of renowned British-Nepali mountaineer Nirmal Purja has been recovered on Broad Peak in Pakistan, rescuers have said. The Alpine Club of Pakistan said on Sunday that he was found about 5,700m up the mountain, where three further bodies have been sighted although their identities have not been confirmed. The 43-year-old’s death was announced on Saturday by his company, Elite Expeditions, which said he was among 10 people were killed in the avalanche. The Prince of Wales was among those to pay tribute. Purja, who was born in Nepal and later served in the British Army, was known for…
On the evening of August 1, 2026, an improvised explosive device detonated at the Balzi Rossi restaurant on Kudrinskaya Square in central Moscow, killing three people and injuring at least 21 others. Russia’s National Anti-Terrorism Committee (NAC) has launched a terrorism investigation into the incident. The explosion occurred at approximately 7:55 PM Moscow time (4:55 PM GMT) on Saturday, August 1, 2026. Some earlier reports cited 8:00 PM or 8:10 PM, but the NAC’s official statement fixed the time at 7:55 PM. The blast took place at the Balzi Rossi Italian restaurant, located on the ground floor of one of…
Police launched a murder investigation after the body of an unidentified man was found floating in River Ruguti in Chuka South Sub-County, Tharaka Nithi County. The incident was reported on Saturday after members of the public spotted the body in the river near the Chuka–Embu highway bridge, about six kilometres north of the station. Police officers visited the scene. Investigators established that the body, believed to be that of a man aged about 35 years, was floating in the river with a black mask covering the face and both hands tied behind the back with a sisal rope. With the…
Police in Kitui County are investigating the killing of a woman and her one-year-old son after they were found dead along a village pathway, while the woman’s husband was discovered nearby with a throat injury. The incident was reported at Zombe Police Station on Saturday by locals who alerted police that two lifeless bodies had been found at Kilimboni Village. Police officers rushed to the scene and found the body of Joyce Kavutha, an adult woman, lying in a pool of blood with a deep cut to her throat. Nearby was the body of her infant son, aged about one…
An eight-year-old girl died in Embu County after succumbing to injuries sustained in a swarm of bee attacks while collecting firewood with other children. The incident was reported at Gachoka Police Station in Mbeere South Sub-County on Saturday. According to police, the child’s mother reported that her daughter, died at their home after her condition deteriorated following the attack. Preliminary investigations indicate that on Friday at about 1 p.m., the child and other children had gone to collect firewood in a nearby bush in Syomanthi Village, Gachuriri Sub-location, when they were attacked by a swarm of bees. The other children…
Teenage sensation Amaan Ganatra made a dream start to his rallying career on Saturday, winning Round 1 of the 2026 Kenya National Rally Championship (KNRC ) at just 17 years old. The Ganatra Racing driver, with Mudasar Chaudry reading the notes, clocked 01:52:03.1 to take his first ever KNRC victory and maximum points after also winning the Power Stage. “It’s a big relief, I mean, the whole team put in a lot of work and to bring back a good result on my first KNRC event at such a younger age is really a big achievement,” Amaan said. “After the…
According to the latest TIFA poll released on July 24, 2026, your support in Mt. Kenya has collapsed to just 8 per cent. This is the region that delivered your victory in 2022 with approximately 70 per cent support. Today, you are losing the very foundation of your presidency. Your current re-election probability stands at 50-60 per cent—a coin toss. To secure a second term, you need to push that to 70-80 per cent. The single most important lever is stabilising Mt. Kenya. The math is unforgiving: Mt. Kenya is home to about 5.7 million registered voters—the country’s largest vote…
Renowned mountaineer and former British Army soldier Nirmal Purja is among those killed in an avalanche on Broad Peak in Pakistan, his company has said. Sharing the news on social media, Elite Expeditions said it confirmed with “profound sadness and immense heartbreak” that Purja had died in Thursday’s avalanche. It also said that none of other nine members of the expedition had survived. Purja, a Nepali-born climber, was known for scaling the world’s 14 highest peaks in just over six months in 2019. Pakistani officials had previously announced that the bodies of three climbers from the expedition – American Mallory…