Queen Elizabeth II dies aged 96, her eldest son and heir takes over the reins as King Charles III
Britain’s longest-reigning monarch passed away at the age of 96, after 70 years on the throne. She is succeeded by her eldest son and heir, the Prince of Wales, who becomes King Charles III. Her Majesty’s death comes after one of the most significant periods of her reign, in which...
Impact of Kenyan polls in Africa shows the East Africans have carved out a roadmap for reforms
Kenyans have carved out a roadmap for themselves and democratic reformers across the continent, experts say. The country’s 2022 General Election has not followed the familiar script of voters exercising their civic duty only to helplessly sit back and watch their votes be manipulated. As work-in-progress, Kenyans have attempted to...
Kenyans have set a new and higher electoral bar for themselves in August 9 consequential polls
Despite shortcomings, Kenyans have set a new and higher electoral bar for themselves, their neighbours, and the rest of Africa – demonstrating how closely contested elections can be credibly resolved through sufficiently independent institutions. Kenya’s Supreme Court has upheld the results of the August 2022 presidential election affirming that Deputy...
Former Man United star Paul Pogba bogged down by jealous mother and brothers, voodoo
A police investigation has been opened after claims by French football star Paul Pogba that he is the victim of a multimillion euro blackmail plot that includes his brother Mathias. AFP looks into an affair involving a family conflict and a witch doctor, and which comes less than three months...
Flogged and flapped by Napoli, there is concern Liverpool boss Klopp may be out of his depth
Five or more years of Jurgen Klopp looks to have taken its toll on Liverpool’s legacy players. Thomas Tuchel’s sacking is a reminder of the brutal, fragile nature of football management. Nobody is invulnerable. Five or more years of Jurgen Klopp looks to have taken its toll on Liverpool’s legacy...
Chelsea’s American owners are lining up Brighton gaffer Potter to succeed sacked Tuchel
Graham Potter is set to travel to London later today to speak to Chelsea about their vacant head coach position. According to The Sun exclusively revealed earlier today that the Blues were planning on contacting Brighton about Potter’s availability. And the Seagulls have given Potter, 47, permission to speak to...
President Biden set to unveil an ambitious 25-year plan to reduce cancer deaths by than half
President Joe Biden will next week highlight his plans for drastically reducing cancer deaths and boosting treatments for the disease in what he has called “this generation’s moonshot,” the White House announced on Wednesday. Biden’s speech at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum in Boston on Monday will...
Reports: Ukrainian forces pummel Russian army in Kharkiv, cut off supplies and inflict damage
Ukraine has launched a surprise counterattack in the north-east Kharkiv region, stretching Russian forces who are also facing Ukrainian attacks in the south. An official representing the Russian-controlled Donetsk People’s Republic said on Tuesday that Ukrainian forces “encircled” Balakliia, an eastern town of 27,000 people situated between Kharkiv and Russian-occupied...
Sacked Chelsea manager Tuchel was frustrated new club owners wanted to be everything
Chelsea’s humiliating defeat at Dinamo Zagreb was simply the moment Todd Boehly had been waiting for. Losing a Champions League group game by the odd goal is an embarrassment – but even under the Roman Abramovich regime managers were given time to turn things around. Which highlights the clear sense...
One of world’s lungs, Amzon rainforest – the other is Congo Forest – has reached tipping point
Indigenous leaders from the nine countries and territories that encompass the Amazon region have presented a report today that says so much of the rainforest has been lost that it has reached a crucial tipping point, that would turn forest to savannah, earlier than expected. Vast swathes of the southern...
