Transatlantic rifts: US allies tell Trump NATO ‘is not an interventionist alliance’ as they decline to join war against Iran

Transatlantic rifts: US allies tell Trump NATO ‘is not an interventionist alliance’ as they decline to join war against Iran

Spanish Defence Minister Margarita Robles told parliament that the United States and Israel “cannot be the ones who decide what rules apply in the world.” She described the military campaign against Iran as falling outside international law.

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Election jitters push presidency in Kenya to intensify citizen and voter registration led by senior state officials

Election jitters push presidency in Kenya to intensify citizen and voter registration led by senior state officials

GI-TOC investigation also blacklist frontier counties and towns in eastern and western Kenya, Kakuma Refugee Camp, Daadab Refugee Camp, Mombasa and UN offices in the capital, Nairobi, as the hubs where illegal national documents are given to foreigners at a fee – often hefty bribes.

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30 years after she went missing, teen is located by Arizona cold case unit as grown woman with family

30 years after she went missing, teen is located by Arizona cold case unit as grown woman with family

When she vanished in May 1994, the paper says, officials in Star Valley, Arizona, believed she may have been abducted. So, they classified her disappearance as happening under ‘endangered and suspicious circumstances’.

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How desire to attend her grandchildren’s weddings drove 75-year-old granny to medical camp that restored her and others’ eyesight

How desire to attend her grandchildren’s weddings drove 75-year-old granny to medical camp that restored her and others’ eyesight

Ayanae Apukae, a 75-year-old grandmother, arrived at the Lokori Eye Medical Camp totally blind in one eye and partially in the other, walking behind her granddaughter, who was leading her. She was filled with mixed emotions – fear and hope. Fear because the myth in her village is that surgery...

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State’s ‘daredevil’ push to mark Independence Day celebrations in terror-prone Wajir ton in northern Kenya is 28 per cent complete

State’s ‘daredevil’ push to mark Independence Day celebrations in terror-prone Wajir ton in northern Kenya is 28 per cent complete

Dr Omollo, who also chairs the Steering Committee on National Celebrations, said preparations were steadily gaining momentum, noting that the main stadium had reached 28 per cent completion.

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UN warns civilian casualties and severe constraints on aid operations worsening crisis in Lebanon, Gaza and West Bank

UN warns civilian casualties and severe constraints on aid operations worsening crisis in Lebanon, Gaza and West Bank

UN peacekeepers along the Blue Line, known as UNIFIL, describe the situation as bleak and concerning. UNIFIL said the Israel Defence Forces have expanded their incursion westward, with tanks and clashes reported in Sector West, roughly 12 km north of the Blue Line.

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Kenya to use 2025 national wildlife census data to protect wildlife, now under threat from expanding human settlements  

Kenya to use 2025 national wildlife census data to protect wildlife, now under threat from expanding human settlements  

WRTI Director Patrick Omondi stated that the institute is now disseminating the census findings to all 47 counties, equipping them with actionable spatial information to guide land-use planning and conservation policy.

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Kenya unveils ambitious $38 billion asset portfolio to streamline state corporations, regulate asset management

Kenya unveils ambitious $38 billion asset portfolio to streamline state corporations, regulate asset management

Appearing before the National Assembly’s Public Debt and Privatisation Committee chaired by Shurie Abdi Omar, Mr Odede detailed sweeping measures that will enhance transparency, eliminate inefficiencies and improve returns on public assets.

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NASA’s Artemis II: Understanding America’s first crewed flight around the Moon since Apollo in 1972

NASA’s Artemis II: Understanding America’s first crewed flight around the Moon since Apollo in 1972

All roads to the cosmos naturally lead through the Moon, making it ideal for NASA to test new technologies and figure out how to sustain human life far from Earth, thereby preparing for future missions to Mars and beyond, Swope wrote in a commentary on the think tank’s website.

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Middle East war puts pressure on foreign exchange reserves in Africa as inflation risks soar

Middle East war puts pressure on foreign exchange reserves in Africa as inflation risks soar

The impact of rising energy prices is increasingly evident at the macroeconomic level. South African Reserve Bank Governor Lesetja Kganyago warned that if tensions in the Middle East persist, South Africa’s inflation rate could climb above 5 percent. Fuel shortages are also posing a growing challenge to the continent’s food security.

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