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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…

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…

As the conflict enters its fourth year, the war in Ukraine, initiated by Russian President Vladimir Putin in early 2022, has devolved into a protracted struggle marked by significant miscalculations and a complex interplay of motivations. What was initially projected as a swift operation to…

In response to recent comments by US President Donald Trump suggesting unfamiliarity with Lesotho, the government of the Kingdom of Lesotho has indirectly asserted the nation's distinct geographical, cultural, and economic significance. The landlocked country, completely surrounded by South Africa…

The ongoing conflict in Sudan is disrupting the global supply of gum arabic, a critical ingredient in a wide array of consumer products from Coca-Cola to M&M's, as trafficking of the commodity increases. The civil war, pitting the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) against the national…

The United States, under the Trump administration, is nearing a deal with Ukraine to jointly develop the country's mineral resources, a move designed to secure access to materials deemed critical for the 21st-century economy and reduce reliance on China. While the agreement has not yet been…