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BBC — media organization that documented cases of British soldiers' abandoned children in Kenya through investigation and podcast series.
Nine siblings born to Mrs. Arby Halima Oumar Cissé and Abdelkader Arby in Morocco—four boys and five girls—celebrated their fifth birthday on May 4 in Mali. The nonuplets are the first known surviving set of nine children born at once, according to Guinness World Records.
19 hours ago · Citizen Digital →
Nine siblings born to Mrs. Arby Halima Oumar Cissé and Abdelkader Arby in Morocco—four boys and five girls—celebrated their fifth birthday on May 4 in Mali. The nonuplets are the first known surviving set of nine children born at once, according to Guinness World Records.
19 hours ago · Citizen Digital →
A BBC World of Secrets podcast and BBC Africa Eye investigation titled "Abandoned: Searching for Soldier Dad" documented about 100 cases of children fathered by soldiers serving in the British Army Training Unit (BATUK) during the last 50 years, using commercial ancestry databases to trace the soldiers.
3 May 2026 · The Standard →
Prosecutors in California have filed a misdemeanor charge of driving under the influence against pop star Britney Spears following her March arrest for allegedly driving her BMW erratically at high speed on a southern California highway. She is scheduled for court arraignment next Monday, though she is not required to attend in person.
1 May 2026 · Capital News →
Brent crude rose to more than $126 a barrel after a report that the US military plans to brief President Trump on potential military action in Iran, with energy prices climbing as peace talks stall and the Strait of Hormuz remains effectively closed. About 20% of the world's oil and LNG usually passes through the strait.
30 April 2026 · Capital News →
The US will release a limited number of commemorative passports featuring President Donald Trump's portrait as part of celebrations for the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence in July. The passports will be available to any American citizen applying at the Washington Passport Agency for as long as supplies last.
29 April 2026 · Capital News →
The US Federal Communications Commission is ordering an early review of Disney's television broadcast licences days after President Donald Trump called for the firing of late-night host Jimmy Kimmel, who joked that Melania Trump had the glow of an "expectant widow". The FCC said it had been investigating Disney's ABC stations for possible violations, including unlawful discrimination.
29 April 2026 · Capital News →
The White House will hold a meeting to review President Trump's security following a shooting incident at the White House Correspondents' Dinner on Saturday, where an armed suspect got near a ballroom with over 2,000 people including Trump and cabinet members; a federal agent was wounded in a brief exchange of gunfire, but is expected to fully recover.
28 April 2026 · Capital News →
US First Lady Melania Trump has criticized late-night host Jimmy Kimmel for a joke in which he called her an "expectant widow" ahead of a shooting incident at the White House Correspondents' Dinner, calling his remarks "hateful and violent" and urging ABC to take action. President Trump also weighed in, claiming the joke was a "call to violence" and calling for Kimmel's firing.
28 April 2026 · Capital News →
A gunman opened fire near a security checkpoint during the White House Correspondents' Dinner in Washington DC on Saturday night, prompting Trump's evacuation. Suspect Cole Tomas Allen, 31, was arrested; the FBI and US Attorney General are investigating the incident, with preliminary findings suggesting senior White House officials may have been targeted.
27 April 2026 · Capital News →
Pirates seized the oil tanker Honour 25 about 30 nautical miles off the Somali coast late Wednesday with six gunmen, marking the latest in a resurgence of piracy in the Indian Ocean corridor that had largely subsided in previous years.
27 April 2026 · Citizen Digital →