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U.S. Senator John McCain has been diagnosed with brain cancer, his office announced on Wednesday. Mccain, a Republican who has represented Arizona in the senate since 1987, had a blood clot removed above his left eye at the Mayo Clinic in Phoenix, Arizona on July 14th. "Subsequent tissue pathology…

Cardinal Robert Prevost, a 69-year-old Chicago native, has been elected as Pope Leo XIV, succeeding Pope Francis and marking a historic moment as the first US-born pontiff in the Catholic Church's history.  His election on May 8, 2025, follows the passing of Pope Francis on April 21, at the…

In a historic election, Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost of the United States has been chosen as the 267th Pope of the Roman Catholic Church, assuming the name Leo XIV.  The announcement came yesterday following the conclusion of a papal conclave held within the Sistine Chapel, heralding a new…

The papal conclave to elect a successor to Pope Francis remains unresolved as black smoke emerged from the Sistine Chapel chimney on Thursday morning. This signals that the 133 cardinal electors have yet to reach the necessary two-thirds majority for a successful election. The lack of consensus…

In a verdict delivered Friday at the Western Cape High Court, Kelly Smith, along with her boyfriend Jacquen Apollis, and associate Steveno Van Rhyn, were found guilty of kidnapping and trafficking six-year-old Joshlin Smith, who remains missing since her disappearance on February 19, 2024. The…

Pope Francis, the 266th pontiff of the Catholic Church, passed away on Easter Monday, April 21, 2025, at the age of 88. The Vatican confirmed his death in the early hours of the day, marking the end of a papacy that spanned over a decade and was characterised by its emphasis on humility,…

With a fast-approaching April 5 deadline, TikTok, the immensely popular video-sharing platform boasting over 170 million US users, faces an uncertain future in the United States. The deadline stems from a US law mandating that TikTok divest from its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, or face a…

A team of US researchers has developed a groundbreaking temporary pacemaker, smaller than a grain of rice and designed to dissolve within the body, potentially revolutionizing post-surgical cardiac care. The wireless device, currently years away from human trials, promises to eliminate the…

Orlando police have recovered two sets of Tiffany & Co. diamond earrings, valued at approximately Sh99,650,250 million after a suspect attempted to evade capture by swallowing the stolen items. The recovery concludes a highly unusual case that began on February 26, when 32-year-old Jaythan…

An American Airlines flight was evacuated at Denver International Airport on Sunday after a fire erupted as the plane taxied on the tarmac. The Boeing 737-800, carrying 172 passengers and six crew members, had diverted to Denver after the crew reported engine vibrations. The flight, which…