The Malawi government said on Wednesday that Vice President Saulos Chilima will be honored with a state funeral after he died in a plane crash along with eight other people. President Lazarus Chakwera had already announced 21 days of national mourning on Tuesday, when the wreckage of the small military plane carrying Chilima and a…
A man in Nyahururu has been arrested for allegedly stabbing to death an elderly woman he has been living with and gravely harming her grandson after a deadly brawl in the wee hours of Wednesday morning. According to a police report, a fight between 52-year-old Beatrice Nyandigo and John Mungai, 45, ensued in the house…
At least 49 people were killed after fire broke out in Kuwait on Wednesday in a residential building housing workers in Kuwait’s southern Mangaf district. Dozens of residents of the building were injured in the blaze which broke out early in the morning. “We’re still confirming the death toll, there are lots of casualties, unfortunately…
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The national soccer team Harambee Stars drew 0-0 with Ivory Coast in a 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier played on Tuesday at Bingu National Stadium,Lilongwe,Malawi. Kenya was seeking to bounce back from their disappointing 1-1 draw against Burundi in their previous qualifier and faced Ivory Coast unfazed by the reigning Africa Champions perfect run thus…
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Malawi President Lazarus Chakwera announced on Tuesday that vice president, Saulos Chilima was among the 10 people killed when a small military plane crashed in a mountainous region in the north of the country. He announced in a live address on state television that the wreckage of the plane had been located after a search…
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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on monday evening that the European Election results were bad for all three governing parties. The German government has announced there are no plans for a snap election after all three parties in the governing coalition performed poorly in the EU parliamentary elections on Sunday. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said…
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A military aircraft carrying Malawi’s vice president Saulos Chilima has been reported missing after it failed to make a landing Monday morning, the government said. “All efforts by aviation authorities to make contact with the aircraft since it went off the radar have failed thus far,” the government said in a statement. The plane, which…
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According to a survey conducted by firm Infrotrak research President William Ruto and his deputy Rigathi Gachagua have scored a D in a performance ranking released on Monday, June 10. Per the report, Ruto had dropped from a ranking of C of 52 per cent in March to a D of 46 per cent in…
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A total of 80 Iranians had applied to become candidates for the presidential election later this month. Iran on Sunday announced six candidates who had been approved by the Guardian Council, with only one of the candidates coming from the reformist camp. The six candidates, mostly conservatives,have been approved to run in the June 28…
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Narendra Modi was sworn in as India’s prime minister on Sunday for a third term, after a shock election setback that will test his ability to ensure policy certainty in a coalition government in the world’s most populous nation. President Droupadi Murmu administered the oath of office to Modi at a ceremony at the Rashtrapati…
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