Ethical questions raised about why leading US news outlets spiked leaked insider information from Trump campaign
The three newspapers’ decisions stand in marked contrast to the 2016 presidential campaign, when a Russian hack exposed emails to and from Hillary Clinton’s campaign manager, John Podesta. The website Wikileaks published a trove of these embarrassing missives and mainstream news organisations covered them avidly.
Domino effect: Arrest and release of Tanzania opposition leaders linked to youth protests in Kenya
“We won’t provide a chance to a few criminals to destroy peace by copying what is happening in neighbouring countries,” police commissioner Awadh Haji said late on Monday, a likely reference to weeks of youth-led protests in Kenya this year which inspired demonstrations in Nigeria and Uganda.
Russian military on the backfoot as it is pummelled by Ukrainian forces in Kursk region
Ukraine pummelled two Russian regions with drones on Tuesday as its ground forces tried to smash through defensive lines in a bid to carve out even more territory in its biggest attack on Russian territory since the war began. Ukrainian soldiers crossed the Russian border, about 530 km (330 miles)...
Kenyan among suspects behind ransomware that last week disrupted hospitals and airports worldwide
The investigation has identified 43 companies as victims, from countries including Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Honduras, India, Canada, Croatia, Peru, Poland, the United Kingdom, the United Arab Emirates and Germany, they said.
Harris seems to ‘walk on eggs’ as she rolls out policy aimed at outmanoeuvring Trump, addressing 2020 liabilities
While Donald Trump in recent weeks has resorted to personal and racially tinged attacks on his new rival, his campaign has been working to put Harris’ policy aims front and centre, aiming to paint Kamala Harris as a radical liberal, pointing to old videos of her discussing policy positions during the 2020 Democratic primary.
White House says US is ready for possible significant attacks in Middle East by Iran and proxies
The Pentagon said on Sunday that Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin had ordered the deployment of a guided missile submarine to the Middle East and for the Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group to accelerate its deployment to the region.
Risks of wider Middle East war grow as Israel keeps up strikes in Gaza and US orders submarine deployment
Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant told US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin that Iran was making preparations for a large-scale military attack on Israel, Barack Ravid, a normally well-sourced reporter for Axios News, reported on Twitter.
Experts scramble for answers in wake of rapid rise in cancer incidence in younger people
The cancer trend has also caught the attention of health organisations worldwide, including the World Health Organization, which in February predicted a 77 per cent rise in new cancer cases – from 20 million cases in 2022 to over 35 million cases by 2050.
500,000 conservationists in Africa petition Tanzania to ban sport hunting of elephants
In 1995, both the East African neighbours had agreed that Tanzania would stop issuing hunting permits on its side of the reserve after hunters killed Kenyan elephants on the Tanzanian side.
