Former Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has responded to criticism for skipping his country’s first World Cup match to attend a USA game, where his girlfriend, pop superstar Katy Perry, performed. “Sometimes supportive boyfriend duties call. But you know who I’m rooting for to take the Cup,” he posted on social media, adding a Canadian flag emoji. The opening matches in Toronto and Los Angeles took place hours apart. Cameras caught Perry running off stage to greet the former Canadian leader with a kiss. Throughout the game, the pair were shown in televised clips sipping beers and canoodling in the…
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Police in Nakuru County are investigating a workplace death incident after a 31-year-old factory worker succumbed to injuries sustained in a machine accident while on duty. The incident was reported on Saturday morning at around 9:31 a.m. by a supervisor from Tywood Company Ltd, located in Ketigoi Village, Koige Sub-Location. According to the police, the deceased, identified as Peter Paul Musyoka, was operating a marine board machine on June 13 at around 10 a.m. when the equipment developed a mechanical fault. Police said the malfunction caused a marine board to be forcefully ejected from the machine, striking the worker in…
Police in Kisii County are investigating a suspected murder, attempted murder and attempted suicide incident after an infant died and two family members were left in critical condition following an alleged poisoning. The incident was reported on Friday night after medical personnel at St Catherine Ichuni Mission Hospital alerted authorities that three patients had been admitted with suspected poisoning. Police visited the hospital and established that the victims were a 32-year-old woman and her two daughters aged three and one. According to preliminary investigations, the children’s father rushed the victims to hospital after being informed by a neighbour that his…
Police in Ruiru, Kiambu County, are investigating the theft of Sh1.2 million that was stolen from a vehicle parked in the basement of an apartment building in the Kihunguro area. The incident was reported at Gatongora Police Station on Saturday evening by a general manager of Rapid Cash Ventures Limited, a microfinance institution operating from Monrovia House in Kihunguro. According to police, the man had withdrawn the cash from KCB Bank’s Kamakis branch at around 12:45 p.m. before placing the money in an envelope and storing it in the boot of his Toyota Mark X. He later drove to his…
Armed men in Haiti kidnapped the defence minister’s chief of staff, the highest-ranking official to be kidnapped in the violence-wracked Caribbean country in recent years. Top security official James Boyard, who is also inspector general of Haiti’s police, was seized in the island’s capital Port-au-Prince on Thursday. Both the Associated Press news agency and the New York Times confirmed his abduction via sources, with the newspaper adding Boyard’s wife and six-year-old daughter were also taken. A ransom has been requested, according to the New York Times, who cited a person familiar with the case. Boyard, a highly respected security expert,…
Interior and National Administration Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen Sunday condemned the disruption of a post budget forum at All Saints Cathedral by goons, terming the incident unfortunate and unacceptable. He said those behind the incident will be arrested. “That was extremely unfortunate and unacceptable,” he said. Murkomen claimed that several suspects have already been arrested in connection with the incident, while security agencies continue with investigations and the pursuit of other individuals involved to ensure they are brought to justice. “We will take those people to court and they will be held accountable,” he said. Goons invaded a meeting at…
Somali referee Omar Artan, who was denied entry to the United States to officiate at the World Cup, will still receive his full tournament fee. Artan was interrogated for 11 hours by US immigration authorities at Miami International Airport on Monday before being told he would not be allowed into the country after his diplomatic passport and single entry US visa were rejected. A US government official said Artan had not been allowed to enter the country because of an alleged “association with suspected members of terror organisations”. Artan said he had been questioned by border officials over his links…
Royal Marine Commandos have boarded a Russian shadow fleet oil tanker in the English Channel in the early hours of Sunday morning. Marines, joined by National Crime Agency officers, with the support of the RAF, intercepted and boarded the vessel in a six-hour operation – the first operation of its kind by UK armed forces. The vessel, Smyrtos, will be held and monitored off the south coast of England as investigations continue, the MoD said. Sir Keir Starmer said: “This successful operation delivers yet another blow to Russia and reminds those fuelling Putin’s war in Ukraine that we will not…
Voters in Switzerland have rejected a proposal to limit the country’s population to 10 million, early projections suggest. Not all votes have been counted, but the current trend suggests 55% of participants voted against, to 45% for. The proposal came from the right-wing Swiss People’s Party, which has long campaigned on an anti-immigration platform. The divisive vote risked putting the country’s free movement agreement with the European Union in jeopardy. Switzerland’s population has grown rapidly since 2002, when it stood at 7.3 million. Now it is 9.1 million, 27% of whom are not Swiss citizens. However, the People Party’s argument…
A deal to end fighting between the US and Iran is “scheduled to get signed” on Sunday, US President Donald Trump has said – but Iran has cast doubt on the timing. In a post on social media, Trump also said the Strait of Hormuz, a key shipping route, would be “open to all” following the deal. Pakistan, a key mediator, also said finalisation of the deal was expected within 24 hours and they were “preparing for the electronic signing”. Before Trump’s comments Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei expressed caution saying: “We will have to wait and see about…
A 67-year-old foreign tourist who had been reported missing while kitesurfing off the Watamu coastline has been found safe, bringing relief to fellow surfers and local authorities. Police identified the tourist as Gustavo Pascual Adolfo Strazza, an experienced kitesurfer who disappeared on Friday afternoon while participating in the sport along the Watamu coast. According to police, Strazza had joined five other surfers at around 3 p.m. for a kitesurfing session between Garoda Beach and Ocean Sports Beach using their personal equipment. However, at about 4:30 p.m., strong winds and rough waves pushed him off course, causing him to lose sight…
A 78-year-old man was found dead in a lodge room in Meru Town on Friday evening, with police launching investigations into the circumstances surrounding his death. The deceased, identified as Patrick Ndungu M’Geramburi, a resident of Athwana in Tigania Central Sub-County, had checked into Tokkos Lodge, located opposite Best Lady Shop in Meru Town. Staff at the facility conducted a routine check on the guest at about 5.30 p.m. and found him responsive and in normal condition. However, when the caretaker returned to the room an hour later at around 6.30 p.m., he found the occupant unresponsive. Efforts to wake…
Can a country put a fixed limit on its population? That is the question Switzerland will be answering on Sunday when voters go the polls to decide on a proposal to cap their population at 10 million, a move that has exposed divisions about immigration in the Alpine nation. The move is backed by the right-wing Swiss People’s Party, which describes it as a “sustainability initiative” aimed at easing pressure on housing, public services and the environment. Dubbing it a “chaos initiative”, the government, other political parties, business leaders and trade unions argue it will deprive hospitals and hotels of…
Anthropic suspended its powerful new AI model after US authorities raised security concerns just days following its public release. In a statement published on its website, Anthropic said it was ordered to suspend foreign nationals from using Claude Fable 5, a program that the company self-described as “too powerful”. “The net effect of this order is that we must abruptly disable Fable 5 and Mythos 5 for all our customers to ensure compliance,” the company wrote. Anthropic and the Trump administration are involved in a separate ongoing lawsuit over an order to stop government agencies using the company’s AI tools.…
Workers have begun taking down US President Donald Trump’s name from the front of the Kennedy Center in Washington, a day after the court deadline for its removal. The president’s name had been added to the performing arts venue unlawfully, a federal judge found last month, ordering it to be taken down by Friday 12 June. Crews erected scaffolding on Friday as onlookers gathered into the evening, though thunderstorms delayed the work until early on Saturday. A last‑minute attempt by the Trump administration to pause the order was rejected by the judge. The case stems from a broader legal dispute…