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US Ambassador to Kenya Robert Godec reads a joint statement by heads of mission in Kenya on Kenya’s general elections at Bomas on August 11, 2017. The envoys have expressed disappointment at the failure by the Supreme Court to hear a case that sought to delay the repeat presidential poll. PHOTO | JEFF ANGOTE | […]

Kaspersky Lab has denied US media reports which claim the Russian government may have used the company’s anti-virus programs to steal digital-surveillance tools from an NSA employee, citing preliminary results of an internal investigation © Kirill Kudryavtsev / AFP The statement from Kaspersky comes after the New York Times, the Washington Post, and the Wall Street Journal […]

Authorities in Berlin raided four addresses in the north and west of the city early on Wednesday morning, seizing combat weapons and a large stock of ammo. Photo: DPA A 40-year-old German citizen was arrested in the raids, police announced. Police had been investigating the man for several months and claim he belonged to the […]

The Kurdish Regional Government (KRG) has expressed readiness to freeze the results of a recent referendum to secede from Iraq, as tensions mount between Erbil and Baghdad. Kurds celebrate to show their support for the independence referendum in Erbil [File: Azad Lashkari/Reuters] The KRG said in a statement on Wednesday that its leadership was prepared to […]

When U.S. President Donald Trump arrived at the Capitol on Tuesday, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell AP Photo   accompanied him into the GOP lunch, and both men smiled on while ignoring all the shouted questions about Republican Sen. Bob Corker’s comments, Trump’s latest opponent on Twitter. Suddenly, a protester emerged from the press scrum, loudly screaming […]

File photo of television cameras in Barcelona. Photo: Pau Barrena/AFP Spanish media unions and workers have criticised a move by the country’s government to take control of Catalonia’s public television and radio channels as part of its response to the Catalan independence drive. On Friday, Spain’s Senate will vote on measures proposed by PM Mariano […]

Indonesian Siti Aisyah and Vietnamese Doan Thi Huong are escorted as they revisit Kuala Lumpur International Airport 2 in Sepang, Malaysia, on Tuesday(Reuters). SEPANG, Malaysia (AP) — The two women accused of killing the half brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un were taken back to the scene of the crime on Tuesday as […]

Aerial view of Kaaba at the Grand mosque in Mecca © Ahmed Jadallah / Reuters Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman has vowed to restore “moderate” Islam that is open to all religions in the world. Saudi Arabia is known for its ultraconservative rule. “We are returning to what we were before – […]

The closing session of the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) is held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Oct. 24, 2017. (Xinhua/Xie Huanchi) The 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China approved an amendment to the Party Constitution which enshrines Xi Jinping […]