Saudi de facto ruler approved operation that led to Khashoggi’s death: U.S.

By Reuters,

Saudi Arabia’s de facto ruler approved an operation to capture or kill murdered journalist Jamal Khashoggi in 2018, according to U.S. intelligence r...

Jamal Khashoggi , President Joe Biden , Prince Mohammed bin Salman , Saudi Arabia , U.S intelligence

Woods moved to new hospital to continue recovery

By Reuters,

Tiger Woods has been moved to a new hospital in Los Angeles, the Harbor-UCLA Medical Center said on Thursday, as he recovers from multiple injuries su...

U.S. conducts air strikes against Iranian-backed militia facilities in Syria

By Reuters,

President Joe Biden on Thursday directed U.S. military air strikes in eastern Syria against facilities belonging to what the Pentagon said were Iran-b...

Iran

Nigeria’s Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala makes history as first woman, first African WTO head

By Reuters,

Three months after the Trump administration rejected her, former Nigerian finance minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala received unanimous backing on Monday to...

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala , World Trade Organization

Acquitted again by Senate, Trump still a powerful force in Republican politics

By CNN,

It is still Donald Trump’s Republican Party - at least for now. The vote by 43 of the 50 Republican senators to acquit Trump on the charge of inc...

Donald Trump

Britain’s Karim Khan elected International Criminal Court prosecutor

By Reuters,

Parties to the International Criminal Court on Friday elected Britain’s Karim Khan as the new prosecutor for a nine-year term starting on June 16. ...

Fatou Bensouda , Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab , International Criminal Court. , Karim Khan

Biden says Trump should no longer receive classified intelligence briefings

By CNN,

President Joe Biden doesn't believe former President Donald Trump should receive classified intelligence briefings, as is tradition for past president...

Donald Trump , Joe Biden

Trump writes letter quitting actors’ union before he’s kicked out

By CNN,

He didn't want to be fired, so he quit. Former President Donald Trump on Thursday submitted his resignation from SAG-AFTRA, the union representing ...

Donald Trump

Biden declares ‘America is back’ as he announces major foreign policy shifts

By CNN,

President Joe Biden announced "America is back" on Thursday and declared that "diplomacy is back at the center" of US foreign policy as he said the US...

Joe Biden

Trump rejects call to testify at his impeachment trial

By Reuters,

Former President Donald Trump’s lawyers on Thursday rejected a request from Democrats to testify at his impeachment trial in the U.S. Senate next we...

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U.S. ‘deeply disturbed’ by reports of systematic rape of Muslims in China camps

By Reuters,

The United States is “deeply disturbed” by reports of systematic rape and sexual abuse against women in internment camps for ethnic Uighurs and ot...

china , Muslims , sexual abuse , systematic rape

Trump fundraising committee raised Ksh.3.4B at close of 2020

By Reuters,

Former President Donald Trump’s fundraising committee, formed after he lost the November election to Democrat Joe Biden, raised $30.9 million in the...

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Trump’s impeachment defense team leaves less than two weeks before trial

By CNN,

Former President Donald Trump's five impeachment defense attorneys have left a little more than a week before his trial is set to begin, according to ...

Blame game continues over Githurai chaos as ODM lashes out at Ruto

By Aly Abich,

A section of ODM lawmakers have condemned the chaos that characterised ODM leader Raila Odinga’s visit to Githurai on Thursday. Led by Homa Bay S...

BBI , raila , ruto

Biden signs memorandum reversing Trump abortion access restrictions

By CNN,

President Joe Biden signed a presidential memorandum on Thursday to reverse restrictions on abortion access domestically and abroad imposed and expand...

abortion , marie stopes , PEPFAR

WHO team probing coronavirus origins in China’s Wuhan leaves quarantine

By Reuters,

A World Health Organization-led team investigating the origins of the deadly COVID-19 pandemic left a quarantine hotel in Wuhan on Thursday to begin f...

coronavirus , COVID-19 , wuhan

Melania Trump hires staff and establishes post-White House office

By CNN,

Former first lady Melania Trump is establishing a post-White House office in Palm Beach, Florida, according to two sources familiar with her plans. ...

Melania Trump

U.S. to reverse Trump’s ‘draconian’ immigration policies, Biden tells Mexican president

By Reuters,

The United States plans to reverse the Trump administration’s “draconian” immigration approach while working on policies addressing the causes o...

Joe Biden , US

In Senate deal, Trump impeachment trial put off until early February

By Reuters,

The leaders of the U.S. Senate agreed on Friday to push back former President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial by two weeks, giving the chamber more...

Sport hails new Biden-Harris administration

By Reuters,

Sports trailblazers Billie Jean King, Megan Rapinoe and Lewis Hamilton were among those hailing the inauguration of U.S. President Joe Biden and Vice ...

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