Israeli PM Netanyahu vows to intensify airstrikes as military claims ‘superiority’ over Tehran
The Israeli military said it plans to call up 100,000 reservists to bolster readiness along borders with Syria and Lebanon, as well as in the occupied West Bank, Gaza Strip and southern Israel. The call-up comes amid the potential for escalation on multiple fronts following the joint Israeli-US strikes on Iran on Saturday.
America torn apart as Democrats, Republicans slug it out over Trump’s attack on Iran
Three US service members have been killed and five others seriously wounded during the ongoing US military operation against Iran, according to the US Central Command. In a video posted on Truth Social Sunday afternoon, Trump said that there will “likely be more” service members killed before the conflict ends.
Kenyan pharmacists warn of health threats posed by prescriptions by quacks
KPA President Chitechi Amboka echoed the enforcement-focused message, arguing that empowering professional associations to oversee members would resolve most of the sector’s challenges.
Global oil market thrown into uncertainty as US, Israel strikes in Iran create biggest crisis in years
Tanker freight rates, which had already been climbing as tensions escalated, are set to rise further. Benchmark rates for very large crude carriers from the Middle East to China have more than tripled since the start of the year, reflecting both heightened risk and the shrinking pool of willing vessels.
Iran’s spiritual leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei killed in Israeli-American rain of bombs on Tehran
Some of the first strikes on Iran appeared to hit near the offices of the 86-year-old Khamenei. Before Israeli officials confirmed the death, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told NBC News that Khamenei and President Masoud Pezeshkian were alive “as far as I know.” He called the attack “unprovoked, illegal and absolutely illegitimate.”
Ex-Librarian President Sirleaf tells African countries to invest in youth as inter-generational clashes over jobs become manifest
In remarks delivered on his behalf by Deputy Head of Public Service Amos Gathecha, Koskei disclosed that fellows initiated 62 cross-ministerial collaborations and introduced 37 new workplace processes, generating service efficiency ranging from 31 to 35 per cent.
How Operation Epic Fury by US Department of War and Israel’s Operation Roaring Lion began raining bombs on Iran
The strikes on Iran, which have been called Operation Epic Fury by the so-called US Department of War and Operation Roaring Lion by the Israel Defence Forces (IDF), reportedly hit multiple cities across the country. The impact, targets and damage caused by the strikes was not immediately clear.
National government sets aside Ksh3.2B for electricity reach expansion in Nakuru
The sentiment was echoed by Molo MP Kuria Kimani who lauded the president for equitable distribution of development programmes irrespective of political inclinations of the nation. MP Kuria noted that Molo constituency will be allocated Ksh279 million for Last Mile Connectivity with 39 projects planned for next week in four wards.
Ex-US President Bill Clinton, like his wife Hilary, wants Trump grilled on links to sex pest Epstein
Bill Clinton’s deposition in Chappaqua, New York, came one day after his wife, former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, sat with lawmakers to give her own testimony. She told the lawmakers on Thursday that she did not recall ever meeting Epstein and had nothing to share about his sex crimes, calling for US President Donald Trump to appear before the panel.
When a slave, Mateus, escaped from Brazil’s Recôncavo Baiano sugar fields, his master sent 100 hunters to pursue him – none returned alive
Colonel Rodrigues was not just a farmer; he was one of the richest and most feared men in the region. His sugar mill produced sugar for export on a large scale, and he proudly proclaimed to all who knew him that he maintained absolute order and discipline among his captives.
