Pressure mounts on Spain’s De Gea as Kepa lurks

By Reuters,

Pressure is mounting on Spain goalkeeper David de Gea with fans and media calling for him to be dropped following a surprise 3-2 loss to Croatia in Th...

David De Gea , Kepa Arrizabalaga , Manchester United , Spain

Abuse and ‘vilification’ of migrants on the rise as borders close

By Reuters,

Vilification of migrants as criminals, rather than people needing protection, by politicians and the media is making them more vulnerable to abuse, sa...

Donald Trump , E.U , Hassiba Hadj Sahraoui , Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban , libya , Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) , migrants , slavery , Trust Conference , UNHCR

May fights for survival after Brexit divorce deal triggers crisis

By Reuters,

British Prime Minister Theresa May was fighting for survival on Friday after a draft divorce deal with the European Union provoked the resignations of...

England get glimpse of future in Rooney goodbye

By Reuters,

As England fans said farewell to one of their finest, they also got a glimpse of the future as Gareth Southgate’s team beat the United States 3-0 in...

England Three Lions , Gareth Southgate , Wayne Rooney

Factbox: Most children in orphanages are not orphans

By Reuters,

Millions of children around the world live in orphanages, but child rights experts say most are not orphans. Orphanages have become a lucrative bus...

Cambodia , Forget Me Not , Haiti , Lumos , Nepal , Orphanages , orphans , uganda

Man City’s Mendy has knee surgery

By Reuters,

Manchester City’s France full back Benjamin Mendy has undergone surgery on his left knee, the Premier League champions said on Wednesday. City ga...

Benjamin Mendy , manchester city

Rooney to wear 10, captain’s armband in England farewell

By Reuters,

Wayne Rooney will wear the number 10 shirt and captain’s armband when he comes on for his final England appearance in Thursday’s friendly with the...

England Three Lions , Wayne Rooney

DP Ruto: There will be no friends in fight against corruption

By Ian Omondi,

Deputy President William Ruto on Wednesday said the fight against theft of public resources will be thorough and relentless as the government seeks to...

Big four agenda , corruption , DP William Ruto , Open Government Partnership

USA alone in opposing U.N. refugee text over sovereignty concerns

By Reuters,

United States of America (USA) was the only country on Tuesday to oppose an annual draft U.N. General Assembly resolution on the work of the U.N. refu...

Donald J Trump , Fillipo Grandi , Kelley Currie , U.N. General Assembly , UNHCR

Rival Libya leaders meet for first time since May

By Reuters,

Libya’s two main rival leaders met for the first time in more than five months at a conference hosted by Italy on Tuesday and the prime minister end...

Col Muammar Gaddafi , Egypt , Khalifa Haftar , libya , Prime Minister Fayez al-Serraj , The United Arab Emirates (UAE)

Rooney’s farewell drives Wembley ticket rush

By Reuters,

The Football Association has sold more than 20,000 tickets for England’s friendly against the United States since former captain Wayne Rooney’s on...

Engalnd friendly , Football Association , Rooney , Tickets , United States

Ouma cautiously optimistic of AWCON dream, but is there hope?

By Geoffrey Mwamburi,

Harambee Starlets head coach David Ouma is cautiously optimistic that they will still grace the 2018 African Women cup of Nations finals to be held in...

2018 African Women cup of Nations finals , CAS , David Ouma , Ebola In Sierra Leone , Ghana , Harambee Starlets

France squad ravaged by injuries

By Reuters,

France have suffered injury blows ahead of their matches against the Netherlands and Uruguay, with midfielder Paul Pogba, forwards Anthony Martial and...

Alexandre Lacazette , Anthony Martial , Benjamin Mendy , France , injury blows , Netherlands , Paul pogba , Uruguay

Boost for Emerging Stars as foreign legion join camp

By Isaac Swila,

The national under-23 football team, Emerging Stars, got a massive shot in the arm in their preparations for the upcoming Africa U-23 Cup of Nations q...

Emerging Stars , Joseph Okumu , Kasarani , mauritius , Moi International Sports Centre , under-23 football team

Saudi Arabia to ship less oil in December as it floats cut talks possibility

By Reuters,

Saudi Arabia plans to reduce oil supply to world markets by 0.5 million barrels per day in December, its energy minister said on Sunday, as the OPEC p...

OPEC , Saudi Arabia

Top Philippines news site and company chief face tax evasion charges

By CNN,

A move by the Philippines Justice Department to charge investigative news site Rappler with tax evasion is being seen as a thinly disguised attempt ...

Maria Ressa , Philippine Justice Department , Rappler

MPs dismiss reports of fresh ICC investigations against DP Ruto

By Ian Omondi,

A section of Members of Parliament have dismissed reports of fresh investigations by the International Criminal Court (ICC), accusing opponents of Dep...

2022 politics , DP William Ruto , Dr. Wahome Gakuru Memorial Half Marathon , ICC investigations , Jubilee Mps , nyeri county

Emerging Stars report to camp ahead of Olympic qualifier against Botswana

By Agencies,

The national U-23 football team, the Emerging Stars, checked into camp on Sunday ahead of the upcoming Africa U-23 Cup of Nations qualifier against M...

Africa U-23 Cup of Nations qualifier , Botswana , Emerging Stars , olympic qualifier , report to camp

Somali, Eritrean leaders in Ethiopia to cement regional ties

By VOA,

The presidents of Somali and Eritrea met with Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Friday to cement regional economic ties as relations warm between...

Abiy Ahmed , Eritrea , Ethiopian city of Gondar , Isaias Afwerki , Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed , Sahle-Work Zewde , Somali

A country in freefall, with half its population at risk of famine. All because of an avoidable war

By CNN,

Hunger became starvation and is about to lurch into famine. A failing state failed and an economic crisis became a catastrophe. An insurgency became a...

Saudi Arabia , united arab emirates , Yemen