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Search and rescue operations are underway in Uthiru, Nairobi, after an apartment block collapsed on Tuesday evening. Several videos shared online showed the apartment block tilted to the side, lights still on, as onlookers raised alarm. The Kenya Red Cross said it dispatched a team on Tuesday evening to respond …

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said the new proposal for a ceasefire in Gaza is “far from Israel’s basic needs” but talks will continue. His comments came after Hamas said it had accepted the terms of the deal offered by Qatari and Egyptian negotiators. “The ball is now in …

By: BBC An Australian woman accused of killing three people by feeding them poisonous mushrooms for lunch has pleaded not guilty to murder. Erin Patterson, 49, faces three counts of murder and two counts of attempted murder in July last year. Police also claim that she tried to kill her …

By: BBC Chad, Guinea, Niger, Mali, and many other sub-Saharan African countries have been facing energy shortages for months. According to a report by the International Energy Agency (IEA) published in June 2023, 567 million people in sub-Saharan Africa did not have access to electricity in 2021, which is more …

Via: BBC Russia has begun preparations for missile exercises near Ukraine simulating the use of strategic nuclear weapons to counter “threats” by Western officials. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said recent statements by French President Emmanuel Macron and British Foreign Secretary David Cameron were “a brand new round of rising tensions”. …

Via: BBC Four people have so far been confirmed dead by emergency workers while 24 were removed from the rubble and others hospitalized following a building collapse in the South African town of George on Monday. More than 50 others are still trapped under the rubble of the construction site. …

The remains of a 29-year-old woman, who allegedly leaped into the Nyamidi River in Kirinyaga while carrying her baby on her back, were recovered on Monday. Morren Wangui’s body was found downstream about 10 kilometers from Kabiroini village in Gichugu, Kirinyaga. Local residents discovered the body while harvesting grass along …

James Wanjohi, a businessman implicated in allegations of visa fraud affecting approximately 4,000 Kenyans and amounting to over Sh600 million, returned to the country on Monday. Accompanied by his lawyer Ndegwa Njiru, Wanjohi voluntarily appeared at the Nairobi Regional Police headquarters to provide his account of the situation. Njiru stated …

A Kenyan Airways (KQ) employee who was previously held in custody by the Democratic Republic of Congo Military Intelligence Unit has been released following successful negotiations,  Korir Sing’oei, the Principal Secretary of Foreign Affairs confirmed. Lydia Mbotela, a manager for KQ stationed in the DRC, regained her freedom after being …

President William Ruto on Monday visited flood victims in Kiamaiko, Nairobi and assessed the flood situation. He said the government will supply enough food and bedding besides offering a safe settlement to the 40,000 displaced households.   The President commended the residents of Nairobi who voluntarily heeded the government’s call …