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The commemorative two-euro coin for U2's 50th anniversary issued by Ireland MARCAU2 celebrate 50th anniversary at the school where they formed BBCInside U2’s Dublin homecoming: Back to school, Grafton Street takeover and new songs as band gets the reception they deserve on 50th anniversary The Irish News‘Bono, my mom says hi’ – can U2 win over a new generation? The TimesMy school reunion with U2
Read briefingThe matter, which is under investigation by the university administration, has caused a stir online, with Kenyans calling for disciplinary action against the lecturer.In the undated clip recorded by a student inside a lecture hall at the University of Eldoret, a routine class session takes an unexpected political turn, with the part-time lecturer openly campaigning for the re-election of President Ruto. A screengrab of the said lecturer at UoE.Detectives are investigating disturbing remarks from a part-time lecturer at the University of Eldoret, who was captured on camera campaigning for President William Ruto’s re-election, even going further to threaten his students if the Kenya Kwanza administration fails to recapture the top seat.The matter, which is under investigation by the university administration, has caused a stir online, with Kenyans calling for disciplinary action against the lecturer.In the undated clip recorded by a student inside a lecture hall at the University of Eldoret, a routine class session takes an unexpected political turn, with the part-time lecturer openly campaigning for the re-election of President Ruto.“Take from by September when you’re in third year, the President will be who, Daktari, isn’t it? So prepare yourselves. Kama mnataka kuenda kukata miti, enda kata miti Mount Kenya, sio Sugoi this time. We are ruling for two terms…” stated the lecture...
Read briefingTenth woman's body found in South Africa suburb as police probe killings BBC
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Read briefingThe US president says Tehran had only put forward the proposal because it is losing the war.
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Read briefingProtests are ongoing in Madrid right now, with many demonstrators holding signs and banners that read “Maricarmen vs the Vultures”. “Maricarmen, you are not alone.” Or “Ni una Maricarmen más.” Not one more Maricarmen.
Read briefingInside Explora III, the luxury cruise ship with $67,000-per-person suites YnetnewsThis is probably the best vacation I've ever had. But there’s a catch The Jerusalem PostI spent five nights on Explora I
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Read briefingUS President Donald Trump speaking to members of the media as he leaves the White House to board Marine One on Sept 26.WASHINGTON/UNITED NATIONS/CAIRO - US President Donald Trump said on Sept 26 he had rejected an Iranian proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and end fighting in the Middle East.Iran raised the initiative at the UN General Assembly in New York, saying it had been transmitted to the Americans via Qatari mediators and that it could reopen the strategic waterway and put an end to hostilities in the region within seven days.But in comments to reporters at the White House, Trump said: “I reject their proposal... I rejected their deal.”“They want to make a deal to open the Hormuz Strait immediately because they’re losing so badly,” he said, before leaving for Tennessee.“We’re winning tremendously. They want to make a deal and I think that’s fine, I like making a deal too. What they want to do is immediately open the Hormuz Strait... because they have no money coming in, because they get their money from the Hormuz Strait,” Trump said.The US has imposed an economic blockade on Iran to put pressure on Tehran to lift its blockade of Hormuz, which has drastically reduced shipping through the strait, even though Trump again asserted that the US had control of the waterway.The Wall Street Journal first reported that Trump had rejected the Iranian proposal, citing unnamed US officials.It said Trump was privately sceptical that Iran would meet his demands and had told his staff that he sees a renewed bombing campaign as likely after the November US midterm elections to Congress.A US official had said earlier that discussions with Iran through mediators were “positive and constructive”.The Iranians also engaged their Saudi rivals regarding the Strait of Hormuz, underscoring the stakes of a seven-month-old conflict that has disrupted oil flows through a critical shipping lane and taken a toll on the global economy.Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi told reporters at the United Nations on Sept 25 the proposed deal would trigger a seven-day countdown to reopening the strait and a pause in regional fighting.“If there is seriousness on the US side to come to a deal and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, everything is now prepared,” Araqchi said. If the US were to agree, the warring parties could start wider talks “on mutually agreed subjects.”That could potentially include discussions of Iran’s nuclear programme. Trump has said Tehran must never acquire a nuclear bomb, while a senior Iranian official told Reuters that Iran would show no flexibility over its nuclear programme even if the US accepted its peace deal.Iran would grant no concessions over its rights, including enriching uranium or shipping its highly enriched uranium out of the country, the official said.Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, in an interview with the CBS show Face The Nation, said Tehran was ready for talks on its nuclear programme and other issues, but would not accept “bullying or coercion”.“Iran is not seeking war, but will defend itself against pressure, threats and attacks,” Pezeshkian said, adding that it had already agreed that “we’re not supposed to develop nuclear weapons.”Previous attempts at diplomacy have failed to end the war, which began on Feb 28 with US and Israeli attacks.Since then the war has alternated between pauses and renewed strikes, killing thousands while degrading Iran’s conventional forces and damaging Iran’s already ailing economy.Iran and its allies have retaliated by extending the conflict throughout the region. Iran has struck US allies in the Gulf with drones and missiles while its Houthi allies in Yemen have targeted Saudi interests. REUTERS
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Read briefingKenGen (Kenya Electricity Generating Company) Plc has been named Public Service Organisation of the Year at the Kenya Quality Awards (KQA) 2026, the state-owned enterprise distinguishing itself as a benchmark for quality, efficiency and excellence in the public service. The award was presented during the KQA 2026 gala at the Argyle Grand Hotel, Nairobi. The […]
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Read briefingA Sudanese investigation committee has failed to adequately address abuses committed by the country’s armed forces, creating concerns over its transparency and impartiality, the UN expert on human rights in Sudan said.Radhouane Nouicer, the designated expert on Sudan by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, said authorities had established a committee to investigate breaches but that the cases documented appeared heavily weighted towards abuses committed by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF).“As far as we know, [the committee] documented tens of thousands of cases, and what we have noticed is that all these cases belong to the Rapid Support Forces,” Mr Nouicer told Sky News Arabia. “We have seen only a few hundred documented cases involving members of the Sudanese Armed Forces [SAF].”He said the imbalance raised questions over the “transparency and fairness” of the committee investigating human rights violations during Sudan’s war.The comments come as the conflict between the SAF, led by Gen Abdel Fattah Al Burhan, and the RSF, led by Gen Mohamed Dagalo, continues to generate widespread abuses against civilians.The war in Sudan erupted in April 2023 after a power struggle between Gen Al Burhan and Gen Dagalo. Fighting began in Khartoum before spreading across the country, including Darfur, where UN investigators have documented abuses by the RSF that they said amo...
Read briefingUNITED NATIONS, Sept 26 - Russia and Germany's foreign ministers met on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly on Saturday, officials from both sides said, in the first such talks since before Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.Russia's Sergei Lavrov and Germany's Johann Wadephul discussed bilateral relations and the war in Ukraine, the Russian foreign ministry said.Wadephul urged Russia to do "everything possible to reach an agreement on grain exports via the Black Sea", a German delegation source said.Russian and Ukrainian exports via the Black Sea have been sharply curtailed in recent months as Kyiv and Moscow targeted each other's port infrastructure and vessels. Ukraine and its allies are now pushing to secure a limited ceasefire in the Black Sea and on strikes on energy infrastructure.Russia has not given any clear indication publicly that it supports these initiatives.Wadephul told Lavrov, "Time is of the essence: given the food shortages in many countries — particularly in the Global South — all parties must be willing to engage constructively," the German delegation source said.The German minister also told Lavrov that "a pragmatic solution could pave the way for further concrete steps", the source said.Relations between Moscow and Berlin, a close ally of Ukraine, have been in deep freeze since the Russian invasion, and tensions escalated further after a drone incident at Leipzig/Halle Airport in eastern Germany in August.The German government said this month it had concluded that Russia was responsible for that attempted drone attack. It ordered a series of measures in response, including the closure of a consulate and a Russian cultural centre in Berlin.The Russian embassy in Berlin has dismissed these allegations as "fabricated provocation" and as "a new wave of anti-Russian hysteria in Germany".Wadephul used the talks to call on Russia "to abandon the dangerous path of escalation vis-à-vis Germany, Europe, and NATO", according to the delegation source.Wadephul said incidents such as the attempted attack in Leipzig or further hybrid attacks would not shake Germany’s resolve to support Ukraine, according to delegation sources. REUTERS
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