Iran-US war deal Japan’s auto industry blow as it pauses production of cars for Middle East market
According to Japan Today, carmakers reported mixed first-quarter US sales on Wednesday (today) pointing to a hit from winter storms, as the Middle East war clouds the industry’s outlook compared with unusually favourable dynamics a year ago.
World sighs with relief as US and Iran pause belligerence for two weeks to talk peace
History has proven time and again that military force never yields lasting solutions. Instead, it fuels deeper animosity, widens existing divides and ignites a self-perpetuating cycle of violence.
Vihiga senator accuses governors of undermining grassroots development by deliberately frustrating constitutional timelines
Senator Osotsi further criticised some governors for failing to appear before Senate oversight committees on time, with others offering excuses.
Africa’s most densely populated country, Rwanda, reimagines food security through vertical farming to protect agricultural land
Rwanda is striving to ensure food security amid the latest global pressures on farm inputs like fertilizer, whose prices have been rising since the Iran war began. The government has imposed fines of up to $3,000 and jail terms of up to six months on developers found to be encroaching.
Why Uganda is still point of turning wheel in globalised thinking and economic re-imagination
Every newly elected NRM Member of Parliament is required to undergo a week-long induction at Kyankwanzi before being sworn in. Critics have described this ritual as a process of being “proselytized into Musevenocracy” – a diluted brand of democracy contrary to Western conceptions, where MPs become “yes‑men and women to the whims of the kleptocratic gerontocracy”.
How NASA’s Artemis II crew captured earth-rise and earth-set similar to sunrise and sunset during Moon flyby
During the lunar flyby, the crew documented impact craters, ancient lava flows and surface fractures that will help scientists study the Moon’s geologic evolution. They monitored colour, brightness and texture differences across the terrain, observed an earth-set and earth-rise and captured solar‑eclipse views of the Sun’s corona.
Kenya constructing of multi-agency command centre in Wajir to combat drug trafficking
The county commissioner noted that the project is a joint initiative of the County Security and Intelligence Committee (CSIC) and the National Government Constituency Development Fund (NG-CDF), with support of Eldas MP Adan Keynan.
China’s zero-tariff policy on African exports sets doors ajar for South Africa’s wine industry growth
To capitalise on these shifts, Diemersdal has begun strengthening its presence in Asia. Layer said the winery recently partnered with a representative based in the region to deepen market insight and expand outreach, including participating in trade shows, targeting specific cities, and refining product offerings to better match local tastes.
What astronauts aboard NASA’s Artemis II mission saw when they flew around the far side of Moon
Orion launched into space from Florida on 1 April, and after orbiting Earth to check out the spacecraft’s systems, the astronauts on-board ignited its engines and set course for the Moon the next day.
Pakistan tables last minute proposal to avert further US-Iran hostilities as Trump’s deadline for Tehran to reopen Strait of Hormuz looms
On Sunday, the United States, Iran, and regional intermediaries were reportedly holding talks centred on a 45-day pause in hostilities, the first stage of a broader two-phase agreement that may bring the conflict to a temporary close.
