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Read briefingWoody Harrelson Says He Has Proof His Dad Hooked up With Matthew McConaughey’s Mom
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Prince Harry continues Princess Diana’s legacy during first U.S. trip since UK move HOLAPrince Harry Makes Emotional Connection Between Princess Diana, Queen Elizabeth and His Passion for This Cause instyle.comPrince Harry Packs in 2 Surprise Stops During Whirlwind N.Y.C. Trip People.comPrince Harry Calls on Travel Industry to Put Destinations First SkiftPrince Harry completes two engagements during first return to US since relocation to Britain AOL.com
Read briefingUAE hammer Yemen in Arabian Gulf Cup opener as Zlatko Dalic reign starts with bang
The UAE made a convincing start to life under new coach Zlatko Dalic as they eased to a 4-0 win over Yemen in Jeddah.Nicolas Gimenez inspired the victory with a two-goal salvo as the national team began their pursuit of a third Gulf Cup title in confident style.It was the UAE’s first competitive fixture since the end of last year, when they took bronze at the Arab Cup in Doha after adverse weather saw their third-place play-off against Saudi Arabia abandoned at half-time.Cosmin Olaroiu’s reign as coach limped on for a good few months without any match action, before he vacated the post to return to club football.While that was happening, Dalic was seeing out the final phase of a glittering stint with Croatia by overseeing his homeland’s World Cup campaign in North America.Khaleeji Arabian Dyar 27 🏆⚽️GOAL! 25'🇾🇪 Yemen 0-1 UAE 🇦🇪SCORER: Nicolás Giménez#AlkassEnglish #Shoof #Khaleeji27 #GulfCup27 #AGCFF #GulfFootball #ArabianGulfCup #YemenUAE pic.twitter.com/XPwpopMugS— Alkass English (@alkassenglish) September 24, 2026Shortly after that concluded, he was announced as the new UAE manager, the country where his coaching credentials previously had been embossed by a fine spell with Al Ain.The Gulf Cup is his first assignment, as it is for a number of others in the UAE set-up; Yuri Cesar and Mamadou Coulibaly, for example, were handed debuts in the starting XI against Yemen.Only fi...
Read briefingWhy Australia chose the world's biggest political stage to reveal OpenAI hack
Australia, which has strict social media restrictions and has proposed controls on algorithms and smart glasses, announced the breach at the UN.
Read briefingCBK accepts Ksh33.35B in Treasury bills as 91-day bill attracts highest demand
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Read briefingThird suspect, a boda rider, arrested as detectives dig deeper into lawyer Mbobu murder - the-star.co.ke
Third suspect, a boda rider, arrested as detectives dig deeper into lawyer Mbobu murder the-star.co.ke
Read briefingDefending champion Michael Kim holds two-shot lead over Matt Fitzpatrick, host of others after Round 1 of FedEx Open de France
Defending champion Michael Kim holds two-shot lead over Matt Fitzpatrick, host of others after Round 1 of FedEx Open de France PGA Tour2026 Open de France: Defending champ Michael Kim jets out to two-shot lead Yahoo SportsOpen de France: Michael Kim leads after 'dream start' as Matt Fitzpatrick impresses on low-scoring day at Le Golf National skysports.comMichael Kim Feels Right at Home After Perfect Start Last Word On SportsDefending champion Michael Kim leads FedEx Open de France after bogey-free 63 Golf Digest Middle East
Read briefingPremier League hopeful of reaching agreement with EFL over funding offer
Premier League hopeful of reaching agreement with EFL over funding offer bbc.comWrexham, Swansea and Cardiff City handed warning as £1.5bn proposal revealed Wales OnlinePremier League statement Premier LeaguePremier League propose big Carabao Cup change in £1.8bn 'new deal for football' AOL.co.ukPremier League issue update after Leicester City warning over £1.5bn EFL proposal OneFootball
Read briefingStakeholders call for review of proposed Tobacco Bill as public participation commences
NAIROBI, Kenya Sep 24 – Stakeholders in Kenya’s retail, harm reduction and entertainment sectors are calling for a review of provisions in the proposed Tobacco Control (Amendment) Bill, 2026, warning that some measures could increase the cost of doing business, affect livelihoods and fuel illicit trade. The stakeholders spoke in Nairobi on the sidelines of a public participation exercise on the Bill conducted by the National Assembly Committee on Health. A protester holding a placard outside parliament buildings on the sidelines of the public participation engagement on the Tobacco Control (Amendment) Bill. /September 24, 2026. They urged lawmakers to adopt an evidence-based approach that advances public health objectives while considering the impact of the proposed regulations on legitimate businesses and employment. The stakeholders said they support efforts to reduce the harmful effects of tobacco use and strengthen regulatory oversight but cautioned that some of the proposed amendments could create market distortions that may benefit illegal operators at the expense of compliant businesses. Retail Trade Association of Kenya (RETRAK) CEO Wambui Mbarire said additional licensing requirements could increase the regulatory burden on businesses, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises already facing rising operational costs. Wambui Mbarire, CEO of the Retail Trade Associ...
Read briefingGovt steps up crackdown on drug cartels as KSh8.2B meth haul destroyed in Mombasa
Govt steps up crackdown on drug cartels as KSh8.2B meth haul destroyed in Mombasa People Daily
Read briefingFAO seeks more funding to meet 2040 livestock disease eradication target
NAIROBI,Kenya,Sep 24— The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has called for governments, development banks and private foundations to step up financing for the global eradication of Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR), saying a new Sh7.38 billion European Union pledge is intended to unlock broader investment rather than fund the campaign on its own.Global PPR Eradication Programme Coordinator Dr Felix Njeumi said the EU’s €50 million commitment was “catalytic” and should encourage additional contributions from governments and international financing institutions.“The EU said that it will invest €50 million, but it is catalytic,” Njeumi said during a high-level animal-health dialogue at FAO headquarters in Rome.He called on institutions including the World Bank and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to join the financing effort as countries intensify vaccination, surveillance and other measures against the highly contagious livestock disease.Njeumi also urged countries affected by PPR to commit domestic resources, warning that eradication cannot depend solely on international donors.“All of us have to work together towards the eradication of PPR,” he said.PPR, which primarily affects sheep and goats, can spread rapidly within herds and across borders.Although it does not infect humans, outbreaks can undermine food security, livestock trade and the incomes of millions of pastoralists and smallholder farmers.The EU has indicated that an additional €40 million, equivalent to about Sh5.90 billion, could be mobilised through blended financing, potentially taking the wider funding package to about Sh13.29 billion.The financing is expected to support vaccination, disease surveillance, laboratory capacity, veterinary services, vaccine supply systems and cross-border coordination.The funding push comes as governments and international partners seek to achieve the global eradication of PPR by 2040, following the successful elimination of rinderpest, another devastating livestock disease.Njeumi said PPR eradication could become a major animal-health achievement of the current century.“This will not be for those of the last century, but of our century, to be the ones saying, ‘Yes, we eradicated PPR,’” he said.The Rome dialogue brought together political leaders, technical institutions and financing partners to discuss PPR eradication and the control of Foot-and-Mouth Disease under the One Health approach.Representatives from Tanzania, Chad, Cameroon, Bangladesh and Burkina Faso attended alongside the World Bank, the Gates Foundation, the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), the EU and African Union institutions.Participants endorsed the Rome Call for PPR eradication by 2040 and stronger action against Foot-and-Mouth Disease.The declaration calls on countries and regional economic communities to develop costed investment plans, increase domestic financing and strengthen coordination across borders.It also calls for the EU contribution to be used as catalytic financing to attract additional support from governments, development banks, foundations and the private sector.
Read briefingKenya cash outflows fall by Sh25bn on Trump NGO cuts
The decline came as the Trump administration embarked on one of the biggest restructurings of US foreign assistance in decades.
Read briefingAbsa Bank Kenya Partners with UN Agencies to Finance Cold-Storage Facilities
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White House restores access to media outlets banned by Trump after judge's order the-star.co.ke
Read briefingLebanon seeks 'new chapter' with Iran as leaders hold rare talks at UN
Lebanon's Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said his country was seeking a “new chapter” in relations with Iran after meeting its President Masoud Pezeshkian at the UN on Thursday. The rare face-to-face meeting between senior Lebanese and Iranian leaders came as both were in New York for the UN General Assembly. Iran has for decades cast a long shadow over Lebanese politics due to the influence of Hezbollah, one of Tehran's main proxies in the region. That resulted in Lebanon being dragged into the Iran war in March when Hezbollah entered the conflict in solidarity with its allies in Tehran. The Israeli military has responded with a destructive campaign inside Lebanon. Mr Salam's government was pushing even before then to curb Iranian influence in Lebanon, notably by disarming Hezbollah. Lebanon “does not want to be a battlefield for regional conflicts or an arena for exchanging messages”, Mr Salam told Mr Pezeshkian on Thursday. He said Lebanon “looks forward to opening a new chapter” with Iran and “building a sound state-to-state relationship based on respect for each other's sovereignty and independence”. Mr Salam also encouraged Iran to nominate a new ambassador to Lebanon, addressing a sore point between the countries. Iran's chosen envoy Mohammad Reza Sheibani had his approval withdrawn and was declared unwelcome in Lebanon after fighting broke out in March. Lebanon has instead...
Read briefingEbola, twins and women-led conservation: Reporting on gorillas for World Gorilla Day - news
Ebola, twins and women-led conservation: Reporting on gorillas for World Gorilla Day news - MongabaySeptember 24, 2026 — World Gorilla Day: History and Facts About These Animals UA.NEWSGentle Giants at the Brink: Understanding Gorillas and the Fight to Protect Their Rainforest Homes A-Z AnimalsNew Orleans’ Audubon Zoo hosts celebration for World Gorilla Day wgno.comWorld Gorilla Day: What recent discoveries are teaching us about gorillas Earth.com
Read briefingBanking lobby chief on scaling private sector credit, rates outlook and recent sector reforms
'Banks need to know their customers better and support them in a way that they even become consultants.'
Read briefingSudan-Saudi maritime border push raises strategic and sovereignty concerns for Egypt
NAIROBI,Kenya, Sep 24— A decades-old effort to settle the maritime boundary between Sudan and Saudi Arabia is gaining momentum as the Red Sea faces growing security and shipping pressures, potentially putting Egypt’s territorial claims, maritime resources and Suez Canal interests under renewed scrutiny.Sudan has begun assembling the technical and institutional machinery needed to advance maritime delimitation with Saudi Arabia, even as the country remains engulfed in war.On September 14, Sudanese Army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan chaired a meeting linked to the Supreme Council for Strategic Cooperation and Coordination with Saudi Arabia, which the two countries formally established in Riyadh on August 17.The council is intended to provide a framework for expanding bilateral cooperation across economic, investment, trade and political fields.The Sudanese meeting assigned the Sea Ports Corporation a coordinating role between civilian and military institutions and provided the council’s executive secretariat access to historical maps and documents relating to the Red Sea and Sudan’s borders.A technical committee involving the National Border Commission and the navy is also expected to review maps and legal documents and prepare a proposed maritime delimitation plan, according to Sudanese reporting.The move does not, however, mean that Sudan and Saudi Arabia have begun formal negotiations on a final maritime boundary.Sudan’s own records continue to show no registered maritime boundary agreement with Saudi Arabia.For Egypt, the issue goes beyond the maritime boundary between its two neighbours.Egypt and Saudi Arabia signed their own maritime delimitation agreement in April 2016, which entered into force in July 2017 and was registered with the United Nations.Sudan objected to that agreement at the United Nations, arguing that parts of the Egyptian-Saudi maritime line affected waters connected to the disputed Halayeb and Shalatin area.Egypt rejected Sudan’s position, reaffirming its sovereignty over territory north of the 22nd parallel and over the adjacent territorial waters.In its UN declaration, Cairo said the Egypt-Saudi agreement was a bilateral maritime agreement between two sovereign states.That history means any new Sudan-Saudi maritime map could have implications for the unresolved Egypt-Sudan territorial dispute.If a Sudan-Saudi boundary is drawn without touching Egypt’s claims, the process could remain largely a bilateral matter.But if Sudan were to use the negotiations to revive or incorporate claims linked to Halayeb, the issue could reopen a sensitive three-way maritime question.There is also evidence that Khartoum has previously considered coordination with Cairo over its maritime boundaries.Sudanese reporting in 2025 said its border authorities were tasked with working on a framework for land and maritime boundary discussions with Egypt.The Sudan-Saudi maritime file dates back to the discovery of major mineral deposits beneath the central Red Sea, particularly the Atlantis II Deep between Jeddah and Port Sudan.Sudan and Saudi Arabia signed a 1974 agreement establishing exclusive resource rights in areas close to their respective coasts and a joint zone in the deeper central Red Sea for resource exploitation.The Atlantis II Deep contains deposits of minerals including zinc, copper, silver and gold, giving the maritime boundary question an economic dimension beyond sovereignty and navigation.The 1974 arrangement predates the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, adding a legal dimension to efforts to clarify the two countries’ maritime rights under modern maritime law.For Sudan, clearer boundaries could provide a framework for future investment and exploitation of offshore resources.For Egypt, however, the location of any new boundary could matter because its own Red Sea maritime rights meet those of Sudan and Saudi Arabia.The timing is particularly significant for Egypt because the wider Red Sea shipping system remains vulnerable to conflict.Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi said in January that the country had lost about $9 billion in direct Suez Canal revenues over two years because of regional instability and disruptions to shipping.Although traffic through the canal has shown signs of recovery, the security environment around the Red Sea remains volatile.Houthi forces have intensified attacks and advanced along Yemen’s Red Sea coast towards the Bab el-Mandeb, the southern gateway to the Red Sea and a critical route for shipping to and from the Suez Canal.Against that backdrop, Sudan and Saudi Arabia are also strengthening maritime cooperation.The Sudanese Sea Ports Corporation has held talks with Saudi officials on expanding cooperation in maritime transport and port operations, while Sudanese military officials have discussed Red Sea security with the Saudi ambassador.Saudi Arabia, meanwhile, has been expanding its own maritime-security coordination as attacks and instability threaten Red Sea navigation.
Read briefingRussia could attack a NATO country within months, Danish intelligence warns
Danish intelligence has warned that Moscow could launch a limited military attack in the coming months against a NATO country that borders Russia.
Read briefingMMTC secures Ksh 510B commitments to expand smart-city model across Africa
Mwale Medical and Technology City (MMTC) has secured more than $4.3 billion (Ksh 510 billion) in investment commitments to support the expansion of its smart-city model across Africa, as the company engages investors and government officials on the sidelines of the 81st United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York. The commitments were finalized during a series of side events focusing on diaspora investment and impact, artificial intelligence (AI), healthcare and sustainable development. The MMTC team is using the global gathering to showcase its vision of developing 18 sustainable smart cities across 12 African countries by 2050, with the model combining healthcare, technology, manufacturing, housing, education and other essential services. MMTC Founder Julius Mwale said the response from investors and African government representatives demonstrates growing interest in African-led development models that combine technology with social and economic transformation. “Our vision is to demonstrate that Africa can build cities that are not only technologically advanced, but also sustainable, inclusive and designed around the needs of communities,” Mwale said. He said the investments would help accelerate the expansion of the MMTC model beyond Kenya and create platforms for communities to benefit from new technologies, healthcare innovations and economic opportunities. “The $4....
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