As Kenya prepares for its next general election, due in less than 20 months’ time, 2026 will prove to be a critical year. With local and global restraints on political violence being hollowed out at the very time when trust in the credibility of the election system is at an all-time low, serious trouble beckons […]
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Coca-Cola sues Vue after cinema chain switches to Pepsi | Coca-Cola
Coca-Cola is taking legal action against Vue after the cinema chain switched to arch-rival PepsiCo as its supplier for soft drinks in Europe. Vue, which operates more than 90 cinemas across the UK and Ireland, put the contract up for tender last year. In March 2025, the largest privately owned cinema operator in Europe, with […]
Ukraine condemns ‘brutal’ Russian strikes ahead of second day of peace talks
Ukraine has condemned a fresh wave of Russian strikes overnight which killed one person and injured 23 others, as talks with the US aimed at ending the war are set to resume. Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said the “brutal” attack had “hit not only our people, but also the negotiation table”. Delegations from Russia, […]
Driver in custody after car crashes into Detroit airport terminal
Authorities in Michigan say a driver is in custody after a vehicle crashed through the entrance of a terminal at the Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport on Friday evening. The Wayne County Airport Authority said the crash happened at about 7:30 p.m. Friday. The car hit a ticket counter inside the McNamara Terminal, the airport […]
Trump expands policy banning aid to groups that discuss abortion : NPR
A 19-year-old woman talks with nurse Valeria Zafisoa at a traveling contraception clinic in eastern Madagascar run by the British nonprofit group MSI Reproductive Choices. That group lost $15 million in funding the last time Trump enforced the Mexico City policy. Samantha Reinders for NPR hide caption toggle caption Samantha Reinders for NPR For over […]
LIVE: Kyiv, Kharkiv come under attack amid Russia-Ukraine peace talks
At least one person has been killed in overnight Russian attacks on the capital and the northeastern city. Source link
Inside Trump’s Turnabout on Greenland
new video loaded: Inside Trump’s Turnabout on Greenland Our national security correspondent David Sanger describes how President Trump’s escalations with Europe over Greenland seem to have led to him backing down. By David E. Sanger, Gabriel Blanco, Nikolay Nikolov, Stephanie Swart and Whitney Shefte January 23, 2026 Source link
Nico Antic, 12, dies in hospital after being attacked by a shark in Sydney | Sydney
A 12-year-old boy has died in hospital after being mauled by a shark in Sydney Harbour earlier this week, his family has confirmed. The boy, named as Nico Antic in an online fundraiser, had been fighting for his life after being bitten on both legs on 18 January at a harbour beach in Vaucluse, in […]
Are things going to get better for your finances?
Kevin PeacheyCost of living correspondent Getty Images The UK’s rate of inflation has risen, but the chancellor, in response, promised that Britain would this year turn a corner. Rachel Reeves said cutting the cost of living was her “number one focus”, following comments from Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer who claimed that every minute not […]
Philadelphia sues Trump admin over removal of memorial honoring people enslaved by George Washington
The city of Philadelphia filed a federal lawsuit on Thursday against the Trump administration over the National Parks Service’s removal of the slavery memorial at the President’s House in the city — an exhibit that honored the lives of the nine people enslaved there by George Washington. The complaint, which was filed in the U.S. […]