Category: World

Business & Macro 🇰🇪 Kenya’s KCB Group Posts Profit GrowthKenya’s leading financial institution, KCB Group, reported a 7% year-on-year rise in its pretax profit for the first half of 2025, reaching $317 million. The growth reflects continued resilience in the banking sector, underpinned by digital transformation and expanded regional operations. 🇹🇿 Tanzania Revives $3 Billion […]

Anchorage, Alaska — August 15, 2025In a pivotal moment for global diplomacy, U.S. President Donald Trump is en route to Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Alaska for a high-stakes summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The meeting marks Putin’s first visit to U.S. soil in over a decade and the first face-to-face encounter between the two […]

Brussels, 15 August 2025 — The European Union and the United States are nearing the conclusion of a long-awaited trade agreement, as Washington submits its latest suggestions to the European Commission. The move marks a significant step toward finalising the joint statement that underpins the political accord reached between European Commission President Ursula von der […]

Tirana, Albania — August 2025 In a bold move to modernize governance and expedite its long-standing ambition to join the European Union, Albania is embracing artificial intelligence (AI) as a strategic tool to combat corruption and streamline public administration. 🧠 A Digital Revolution in Governance Prime Minister Edi Rama has positioned AI at the heart […]

It is said that a true measure of any society is how it treats its most vulnerable members. To what extent, however, does this litmus test extend to the irregular migrants among us – namely, those who live and/or work in host communities without the legal right to reside? What does it take to be […]

In a statement issued on Wednesday, Council members said the step posed “a direct threat to Sudan’s territorial integrity” and could fragment the country, fuel the fighting, and deepen an already dire humanitarian crisis. Ambassadors reaffirmed “unwavering” support for Sudan’s sovereignty, independence and unity, stressing that unilateral actions that undermine these principles jeopardise not only […]

Srinagar, August 14, 2025 — At least 34 people have died and more than 200 remain missing following a devastating cloudburst in the Kishtwar district of Indian-administered Kashmir. The disaster, triggered by sudden and intense rainfall, marks the second major calamity in the Himalayan region in just over a week. 📍 Location and Impact The […]

Today, the Department of State’s Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs is announcing reward offers under the Narcotics Rewards Program (NRP) for information leading to the arrests and/or convictions, in any country, of Mexican narcotics traffickers associated with Cárteles Unidos in Mexico: Juan José Farías Álvarez, a/k/a “El Abuelo” – up to $10 million; Nicolás […]

“As fighting continues unabated in North Darfur, Sudan, hundreds of thousands of civilians are trapped in and around the city of El Fasher besieged by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). All trade routes and supply lines have been cut off, and humanitarian organisations have been unable to deliver lifesaving aid for over a year. Even […]

Kuwait City, August 14, 2025 — Kuwait’s Ministry of Health has confirmed a tragic outbreak of methanol poisoning linked to contaminated alcoholic beverages, resulting in 13 deaths and 21 cases of blindness or impaired vision over a five-day period. A total of 63 individuals, all of Asian nationalities, were affected by the toxic exposure. 🧪 […]