Lawrence Warunge charged with five counts of murder, pleads not guilty

By Benjamin Muriuki,

Lawrence Warunge, the main suspect in the murder of his four family members and a worker at Karura area in Kiambaa, Kiambu County, has been charged wi...

Lawrence Warunge

Pope, in Easter message, slams weapons spending in time of pandemic

By Reuters,

Pope Francis urged countries in his Easter message on Sunday to quicken distribution of COVID-19 vaccines, particularly to the world’s poor, and cal...

Pope Francis

U.S President Joe Biden says he plans to run for re-election in 2024

By Reuters,

President Joe Biden on Thursday said he expects to run for president again in 2024 and defended his policy to provide shelter to unaccompanied childre...

COVID-19 , Donald Trump , North Korea , President Joe Biden

Tokyo 2020 torch relay sets off on four-month journey

By Reuters,

The Olympic torch relay set off from Fukushima on Thursday, beginning a four-month countdown to the summer Games in Tokyo, delayed from 2020 and the f...

olympics , Tokyo 2020 , torch relay

North Korea missile launch tests Biden administration, Japan Olympics

By Reuters,

North Korea launched two ballistic missiles into the sea near Japan on Thursday, Japan’s prime minister said, fueling tension ahead of the Tokyo Oly...

North Korea

Top U.S., Chinese diplomats clash at start of first talks of Biden presidency

By Reuters,

The first high-level U.S.-China talks of the Biden administration got off to a fiery start on Thursday, with both sides leveling sharp rebukes of the ...

china , US

‘It takes one to know one’ Putin responds after Biden says he thinks he is a killer

By Reuters,

President Vladimir Putin retorted on Thursday that it takes one to know one after U.S. President Joe Biden said he thought the Russian leader was a ki...

Joe Biden , Vladimir Putin

China’s fleet now larger than US Navy

By CNN,

In 2018, Chinese President Xi Jinping donned military fatigues and boarded a People's Liberation Army Navy destroyer in the South China Sea. Spread...

china

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

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

Argentina at risk of being trapped in debt by China

By Guest Writer,

While there is growing discomfort among African and other developing states about Chinese loans, Argentina is also at risk of being trapped in debt by...

China debt

Mental assessment report declares Lawrence Warunge fit to stand trial

By Citizen Reporter,

Lawrence Warunge, the university student accused of killing both his parents, his brother, cousin and a mason in Karura area of Kiambu County is of so...

Varsity student who killed 5 family members says he was inspired by dark thriller ‘Killing Eve’

By Tonny Ndungu,

The main suspect in the murder of five family members in Lower Kabete told police officers that he got inspiration to commit the cold-blooded killings...

Iran seizes tanker as tensions rise with the US

By CNN,

Iran announced Monday that it had resumed enriching uranium to 20% purity, far beyond the limits laid out in the 2015 nuclear deal, in a move likely t...

Iran , tanker

Trump administration removes senior defense officials and installs loyalists, triggering alarm at Pentagon

By CNN,

The Trump administration has carried out sweeping changes atop the Defense Department's civilian leadership structure, removing several of its most se...

Donald Trump , Joe Biden , Pentagon

Israel and UAE reach historic deal

By Robert Maina,

Israel and the United Arab Emirates announced on Thursday that they will normalise diplomatic ties and forge a broad new relationship, a move that res...

Israel , UAE

Man at heart of North Korea COVID-19 case fled sex abuse investigation

By Reuters,

Last week, a 24-year-old defector returned to North Korea the way he left in 2017, authorities say, but with a coronavirus pandemic raging in the back...

coronavirus , North Korea , South Korea

North Korea warns of retaliatory actions against defectors in South Korea

By Reuters,

The sister of North Korea’s leader has warned of retaliatory measures against South Korea that could involve the military, in the latest escalation ...

Kim Jong-un , Kim Yo Jong , North Korea , President Moon Jae-in , South Korea

Spurs’ Son set for chemical warfare training in South Korea

By Reuters,

Tottenham Hotspur striker Son Heung-min will be exposed to tear gas, undertake live-fire drills and go on a 30km loaded march during three weeks of in...

military training , striker Son Heung-min , Tottenham Hotspur

Statistical models show up to 240,000 Americans could die from coronavirus

By CNN,

President Donald Trump finally leveled with America about the desperate reality of the coronavirus pandemic, warning of cruel weeks to come in one of ...