Kenyan police are investigating murder of gay activist whose body was dumped on roadside
Police in Kenya are investigating the death of an LGBTQ activist whose body was found stuffed in a metal box. Edwin Chiloba’s body was found on Wednesday on a road in Uasin Gishu County, in the west of the country. Police say a motorcycle taxi operator reported seeing the box...
WHO raises concern about ‘faulty’ Covid data from China in wake of highly transmissible new variant
The World Health Organization (WHO) is warning that a new Covid-19 subvariant, XBB.1.5, is the most transmissible yet. Roughly 75 per cent of new cases in the northeastern United States at the moment are cases of this subvariant. At present, not much else is known about XBB.1.5, but early research...
Shakhtar said to be forcing deal for reluctant Arsenal target Mudryk to move to Chelsea
Chelsea are hopeful of beating Arsenal to the signing of Mykhailo Mudryk after positive talks with Shakhtar Donetsk over a deal for the Ukraine winger. Arsenal remain favourites to sign Mudryk, whose preference is to join Mikel Arteta’s side, but their first two offers have been rejected. The delay has...
Ex-Arsenal and France ace Thierry Henry says he’s good enough to take over as Belgium coach
Thierry Henry has reportedly told Belgium that he wants to become the national team’s head coach after serving as an assistant to Roberto Martinez. The Arsenal legend has been the assistant coach of the Red Devils twice – most recently since 2021 – but it’s understood he now wishes to...
Ukrainian spies predict Russian strongman Putin will ‘die of cancer soon’ as dogfight rages to replace him
Sickly Vladimir Putin will die of cancer very soon, Ukraine’s spy chief has said. The ‘prophecy’ comes as a leading cheerleader for Russia’s war claimed the race for his crown is under way as rival camps in the Kremlin jostle to seize power. Rumours have persisted that Putin is “critically...
Prince Harry’s book revives debate about his paternity that’s has in the past been questioned
Prince Charles used to joke “Who knows if I’m even your real father?” to his son amid rumours that Harry was James Hewitt’s lovechild, the new book claims. Harry said that his dad used to joke about an escaped Broadmoor patient he once met who claimed to be the Prince...
Superstar Christiano Ronaldo’s move to Arabia’s Al Nassr makes him new face of Middle East football
The arrival of football superstar Cristiano Ronaldo in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday as the newest member of the state-owned club Al Nassr marks an enormous step forward in the desert country’s foray into top-level sport. The five-time winner of the Ballon d’Or and five-time winner of the European Champions League...
Man United boss Erik Ten Hag has exorcised evil spirits at Old Trafford, now Red Devils are firing on all cylinders
Manchester United are very much starting to look like their old selves. After a decade of drift and decline, Erik ten Hag increasingly looks the perfect man to restore former strength. While Premier League title talk is premature, United are certainly going about their business in a manner that speaks...
Talibans kill 8 Islamic State militants, arrest 9 others after a series of deadly in Afghan capital, Kabul
Afghanistan’s ruling Taliban killed eight Islamic State militants and arrested nine others in a series of raids targeting key figures in a spate of attacks in Kabul, a senior Taliban government spokesman said on Thursday. Zabihullah Mujahid, spokesman for the Taliban government, said the raids in the capital city and...
Mozambique takes up seat at UN Security Council, promises to champion Africa’s prosperity
Mozambique’s two-year terms as member of the UN Security Council began this month, six months after it won the right to represent Africa as a non-permanent. Consequently, Mozambique’s Ambassador to the United Nations (UN), Pedro Comissário Afonso, has described June 7, 2022 historic, being the when his country won the...
