Heavy machinery is being used to assist in the recovery following a two-train crash in southern Spain which killed at least 41 people. Rescuers worked through a second night and said the death toll included three bodies still trapped in a wrecked carriage. More than 120 people were injured when carriages on a Madrid-bound train derailed and crossed over to the opposite tracks, hitting an oncoming train in Adamuz on Sunday evening. Sabotage has been ruled out, the interior minister has said, and the initial focus of investigators is on a broken rail on the high-speed line. Prime Minister Pedro…
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At least seven people were Monday killed and 11 injured after a truck rammed two matatus at Kikopey, Gilgil, Nakuru County. Police said the truck was heading towards the Nakuru general direction when the driver lost control of the vehicle before crashing into the matatus heading in the opposite direction, police said. Gilgil sub county police commander Wilstone Mwakio confirmed that five people died on the spot, while two others succumbed at St. Mary’s hospital in Gilgil. “The trailer heading to Nakuru veered off its lane and hit two matatus heading towards Gilgil. It then collided with a third matatu…
The Government is keen to ensure that the ongoing construction of the 740-km Isiolo-Mandera road is completed on schedule, Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has said. He said the Regional Road Corridor, being implemented under the Horn of Africa Gateway Development Project, will open up northern Kenya, enhance regional trade, strengthen connectivity, and improve security. He spoke when he met fellow CSs Davis Chirchir (Roads and Transport) and Soipan Tuya (Defence) during a high-level multi-agency consultation to review the security arrangements in place to ensure that construction across all sections of the over 740-kilometre corridor proceeds concurrently and without disruption.…
China’s birth rates sunk to a record low in 2025, despite the government rolling out a spate of incentives to boost it, as the country’s population fell for the fourth straight year. Government data on Monday showed that the country’s birth rate fell to 5.63 per 1,000 people – a record low since the Communist Party took power in 1949 – while its death rate rose to 8.04 per 1,000 people, the highest since 1968. Its population fell 3.39 million to reach 1.4 billion by the end of 2025, marking a quicker decline than the previous year. Faced with an…
Thirteen school pupils have died in South Africa after the minibus they were travelling in collided with a lorry south of the city of Johannesburg. The crash happened on Monday morning at around 07:00 local time (05:00 GMT) in Vanderbijlpark, the local education authority said. Eleven students died at the scene, while two succumbed to their injuries later on. Two other pupils remains in critical condition. The minibus driver crashed into the lorry after attempting to overtake two vehicles, police spokesperson Mavela Masondo said. Masondo added that a case of culpable homicide would be opened. The minibus driver was “reportedly”…
South Africa has sent a team to help with rescue efforts after a local politician was swept away by floodwaters while visiting neighbouring Mozambique. Andile Mngwevu, a councillor in the Ekurhuleni municipality, east of Johannesburg, and four others were in Mozambique’s Gaza province when their car was caught in a flood, officials say. Only one of the passengers has been accounted for – the “status and whereabouts of the other occupants remain unconfirmed”, the municipality said in a statement. Flooding has devastated parts of both countries and resulted in Mozambican President Daniel Chapo cancelling his trip to the World Economic…
Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi will dissolve parliament on Friday, paving the way for an early election on 8 February that she hopes will translate her strong public polling into a big majority in the lower house. It was an “extremely weighty decision” that would “determine Japan’s course together with the people”, Takaichi told a news conference in Tokyo. The country’s first female leader and her cabinet have enjoyed high public support since taking office last October. But her party lags behind in polls and the move is risky. It’s Japan’s second general election in as many years and will…
Ghana’s security forces have arrested nine Nigerians suspected of co-ordinating a host of cyber-crime activities from makeshift offices in and around the capital, Accra. Forty-four others, believed to be victims brought to Ghana from Nigeria under false pretences, have also been detained and handed over to the immigration authority. During the two-day intelligence-led operation, raids uncovered 62 laptops, 52 mobile phones and two pump-action guns, the authorities have said. There is a growing trend of foreigners being lured to Ghana under the pretext of lucrative work. They are then put in gated compounds, have their documents confiscated and are compelled…
Senegal beat Morocco to win the Africa Cup of Nations for a second time – but only after the final was overshadowed when they temporarily refused to play after the hosts were awarded a stoppage-time penalty with the match goalless. Referee Jean Jacques Ndala gave the spot-kick in the 98th minute after being advised by the video assistant referee (VAR) to consult the pitchside monitor and review defender El Hadji Malick Diouf’s challenge on Brahim Diaz. Amid sensational scenes, head coach Pape Thiaw, still incensed by Ndala’s decision moments earlier to disallow a Senegal goal, ushered his team off the…
The government has moved swiftly to contain food shortages affecting drought-stricken families across the country, with a stern warning issued to officers involved in the distribution of relief supplies. Public Service, Human Capital Development and Special Programmes Cabinet Secretary Geoffrey Ruku cautioned government officers and local administrators against unfair distribution and diversion of relief food, warning that disciplinary and legal action will be taken against anyone found culpable. Ruku issued the warning while leading a national government relief food distribution exercise in Banisa Constituency, Mandera County, one of the areas hardest hit by the prolonged failure of rains that has…
Power outages rarely come with warnings. One moment, everything functions normally, and the next moment, essential systems, household appliances, or business operations come to a sudden stop. Such uncertainty generates stress, derails productivity, and could even raise serious safety concerns both at home and at places of work. Fortunately, when there is a good backup power, uncertainty is minimized. Diesel generators are a reliable measure in ensuring that electricity will be available in the event of a grid outage. Diesel-powered units are reliable in both large industrial plants and residential estates. Their reliability, efficiency, and capability to operate even in…
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu convened a meeting with his top advisers to discuss Donald Trump’s “Board of Peace” for Gaza, after it revealed the US did not include Israel in talks to do with its creation. Netanyahu’s office said it was “not coordinated with Israel and runs contrary to its policy”, following Saturday’s announcement of the committee’s Gaza Executive Board, which includes the Turkish foreign minister and a Qatari official, as well as former-UK PM Tony Blair and Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner. The Board of Peace, which is part of Trump’s 20-point plan to end the Israel-Hamas war, is…
The Syrian government announced an immediate nationwide ceasefire with the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), taking almost full control of the country, according to Syrian state media. The ceasefire ends nearly two weeks of fighting and forms part of a broader 14-point agreement that will see the SDF integrated into Syria’s military and state institutions. Speaking in Damascus, President Ahmed al-Sharaa said the deal would allow Syrian state institutions to reassert control over three eastern and northern governorates – al-Hasakah, Deir Ezzor and Raqga. Leaving just one province in SDF hands. The announcement followed a meeting between al-Sharaa and the…
South Africa on Sunday declared a national disaster after widespread flooding that destroyed homes and killed dozens, while thousands sought shelter in neighbouring Mozambique. Heavy rains and storms have battered the two southern African countries for weeks, claiming more than 30 lives in South Africa’s northeastern Limpopo and Mpumalanga provinces. Rivers burst their banks and swallowed entire neighbourhoods in several regions of Mozambique, displacing thousands including a woman who was forced to give birth on a roof as she sheltered from flood waters. “I classify the disaster as a national disaster,” the head of South Africa’s National Disaster Management Centre…