Pakistan pushes ahead with plans for US-Iran talks in Islamabad as fresh violence flares in Strait of Hormuz

Pakistan pushes ahead with plans for US-Iran talks in Islamabad as fresh violence flares in Strait of Hormuz

Two Pakistani officials said Monday that Iran has expressed a willingness to send a delegation to Islamabad. They spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to the press.

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Is Pope Leo’s ancestry African? Census records trace his geology to mulatto, Black, Creole or free person of colour

Is Pope Leo’s ancestry African? Census records trace his geology to mulatto, Black, Creole or free person of colour

Pope Leo XIV on Sunday recalled the “sorrow and great suffering” Angolans endured for centuries as the American pope prayed at a Catholic shrine located at the site of an important hub of the African slave trade during Portugal’s colonial rule. Leo travelled to the Sanctuary of Mama Muxima, nestled...

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US gun violence reigns: A Louisiana dad kills eight children – seven his own – before he’s chases and neutralised after carjack

US gun violence reigns: A Louisiana dad kills eight children – seven his own – before he’s chases and neutralised after carjack

Police in Shreveport shared at a press conference on Sunday, April 19, that the suspect – identified as Shamar Elkins – shot 10 total people, including two adults, before being killed by police after he fled in a carjacked vehicle.

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KEPSA says in report that Kenya positive economic outlook ‘coexists with deep-rooted structural constraints that inflate cost of doing business’

KEPSA says in report that Kenya positive economic outlook ‘coexists with deep-rooted structural constraints that inflate cost of doing business’

Fuel price volatility further exposes businesses to the high costs, as Kenya remains vulnerable as a net importer, especially in the wake of the US-Israel-Iran war.

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PBO boss: Kenyan civil societies at the risk of winding up unless they wean themselves from foreign donations

PBO boss: Kenyan civil societies at the risk of winding up unless they wean themselves from foreign donations

Public Benefit Organisations Regulatory Authority (PBORA) Director General Laxmana Kiptoo, speaking during the marking of PBO Week in Mombasa, said the sector must embrace innovation amid declining donor support.

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Prospect of permanent ceasefire in Middle East recedes as stop-and-go situation in Strait of Hormuz heightens uncertainty

Prospect of permanent ceasefire in Middle East recedes as stop-and-go situation in Strait of Hormuz heightens uncertainty

Following the ceasefire in Lebanon – once a major flashpoint in the early days of the US-Iran truce – Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi said on Friday that the Strait of Hormuz was completely open to all commercial vessels.

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Dutch ambassador to Kenya tells Turkana County humanitarian support is key component of his government’s foreign diplomacy

Dutch ambassador to Kenya tells Turkana County humanitarian support is key component of his government’s foreign diplomacy

Ambassador Beerends who was accompanied by representatives of International Finance Corporation (IFC), International Labour Organization (ILO), UNICEF, UNHCR and the World Bank – five partners implementing projects funded by the Kingdom of the Netherlands in climate change, humanitarian services, natural resources governance, inclusive financing and systems strengthening under the PROSPECTS partnership, said humanitarian support is at the centre of Dutch foreign diplomacy.

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Where dead landowners consent: Shanta Gold accused of obtaining mining consent fraudulently in Kakamega, Vihiga and Siaya

Where dead landowners consent: Shanta Gold accused of obtaining mining consent fraudulently in Kakamega, Vihiga and Siaya

Haki Madini Coalition, which includes the Kenya Human Rights Commission (KHRC), Community Initiative Action Group (CIAG) and Transparency International Kenya, among others warned of a “grave situation” unfolding in the affected counties, adding that the mining project is being pushed forward through systematic intimidation of local communities and the misuse of the criminal justice system.

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Kenya pushes nuclear programme to meet 60,000 megawatts to power industrialisation

Kenya pushes nuclear programme to meet 60,000 megawatts to power industrialisation

Siaya Governor James Orenge (centre) addressing the media in Kisumu on Wednesday, April 15, 2026 during an induction workshop for Siaya leaders on nuclear energy. Looking on is NuPEA board chairman Eng. Lawrence Gumbe (tight) and CEO Justus Wabuyabo (right). Credit: Chris Mahandara.

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