‘My husband died in my arms’: Russian drone attacks on Ukrainians amount to crimes against humanity, UN report

‘My husband died in my arms’: Russian drone attacks on Ukrainians amount to crimes against humanity, UN report

The commission examined over 300 publicly available videos of attacks and over 600 text posts on Telegram channels and, where possible, identified victims. Over 90 residents from affected areas were interviewed, including victims, witnesses, local authorities and medical personnel.

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How Gen Z gender divide is not only reshaping democracy, but also a reminder patriarchy is real

How Gen Z gender divide is not only reshaping democracy, but also a reminder patriarchy is real

In South Korea, almost 30 per cent of men aged 18-29 plan to back the Reform Party compared with just 3 per cent of young women, according to a Gallup Korea poll this month. Overall, more than half of the men back right-wing parties while almost half the women want the left-wing Democratic Party candidate to win. The divergence shrinks for older age groups.

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‘We are women like you’: UN honours peacekeepers for work in gender empowerment

‘We are women like you’: UN honours peacekeepers for work in gender empowerment

The UN Woman Police Officer of the Year Award was established in 2011 and the UN Military Gender Advocate of the Year Award was first presented five years later. Both awards recognise peacekeepers whose work has substantially advanced the integration of gender perspectives and empowerment into peacekeeping.

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UN awards 2025 Mandela Prize to Canadian Brenda Reynolds and Kenyan Kennedy Odede

UN awards 2025 Mandela Prize to Canadian Brenda Reynolds and Kenyan Kennedy Odede

Living in Kenya’s Kibera Slum for 23 years, Kennedy Odede went from living on the street at 10 years old to global recognition when he was named one of Time magazine’s 2024 100 Most Influential People.

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Ministry of health and Aga Khan University Hospital sign deal to enable kidney and cardiac patients to get treatment in Kenya

Ministry of health and Aga Khan University Hospital sign deal to enable kidney and cardiac patients to get treatment in Kenya

Under the agreement, AKUH will offer subsidised kidney transplants and cardiac surgeries, including coronary artery bypass grafting and valve replacements, to patients who meet medical and financial eligibility criteria.

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Regional government now engages Kenya oil and gas working group on exploration in the north

Regional government now engages Kenya oil and gas working group on exploration in the north

KOGWG Coordinator Muturi wa Kamau highlighted the group’s role in strengthening governance structures in the oil and gas industry. Kamau noted that improving the land registration system was central to the group’s mandate, as it enhances transparency, public participation and accountability in the sector.

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Lake Turkana fish: How corrupt Kenyan officials make a killing in world’s largest permanent desert lake, impoverish local communities

Lake Turkana fish: How corrupt Kenyan officials make a killing in world’s largest permanent desert lake, impoverish local communities

While data on quantities and earnings from legal fish exports is scanty, international investigators, Institute for Security Studies, estimate the 300 tonnes of fish valued at over $1.7 million from Lake Turkana is smuggled to DRC and Zambia.

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Regional government in central Kenya builds coffee warehouse to enable farmers to sell their produce directly

Regional government in central Kenya builds coffee warehouse to enable farmers to sell their produce directly

Kirinyaga coffee farmers currently market their produce through the union’s Kirinyaga Slopes Coffee Brokerage Company, which works closely with county government to improve the entire coffee value chain from milling to marketing. The firm attained its brokerage status in 2023 after Governor Waiguru helped fast-track the issuance of its brokerage license at the Capital Markets Authority.

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Abuse of office or doublespeak: How Trump’s media conglomerate’s becoming a bitcoin reserve

Abuse of office or doublespeak: How Trump’s media conglomerate’s becoming a bitcoin reserve

Despite the ready availability of bitcoin exchange-traded funds, a cheaper way to invest in the currency indirectly, bitcoin treasury stocks are proliferating. Within the past two months, figures including Brandon Lutnick, the son of US commerce secretary Howard Lutnick, and David Bailey, a bitcoin evangelist who reportedly advised Trump on crypto policy, have launched their own respective bitcoin treasury vehicles.

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ODM officials accuse party secretariat of delaying to release grassroots election results, say void is rocking party

ODM officials accuse party secretariat of delaying to release grassroots election results, say void is rocking party

Gem Branch Youth Organising Secretary Alfred Opondo said attempts by a section of the party officials in the headquarters to interfere with the duly elected grassroots officials was likely to affect the party performance.

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