Global Affairs
Ecuador drug lord 'Fito' extradited to U.S. after year on the run
Authorities on Sunday escorted Macias under tight security from La Roca, the country’s most secure prison in Guayaquil, to the city’s airport.
United States
Global Affairs
Brigitte Macron appeals dismissal of libel case over false gender claims
The controversial claims, which have circulated widely online for years, resurfaced in December 2021 when the two women published a YouTube video alleging that Brigitte, now 72, was originally a man named Jean-...
News
Kenyans dying abroad rose by 13% in 2024, says KNBS
Figures from the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics show that 305 deaths of Kenyan citizens were registered last year up from 270 in 2023.
Business
CBK flags 15 Kenyan banks in cross-border currency movement probe
The findings, drawn from a survey involving all 38 licensed banks in Kenya, show that 39.4% of them acknowledged regular movement of physical cash out of the country.
Global Affairs
Ghana temporarily closes US embassy amid visa scandal allegations
Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa revealed that the decision to shut down the embassy comes after an audit team he appointed uncovered serious irregularities linked to corruption within the diplomatic mission.
Global Affairs
Key Al-Shabaab operatives in Somalia hit by coordinated sanctions
According to the U.S. Treasury, many of those designated were previously targeted by the United States in May 2024.
