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Zack Polanski: 'Eco-populist' eyeing big gains for UK GreensUS President Donald Trump's Middle East envoy Jared Kushner has arrived in Israel to meet Prime Minister Netanyahu, following rare talks with Hamas to discuss a US-backed Gaza peace plan. Israel rejected Trump's 15-point plan last week, which calls for Hamas disarmament, Israeli troop withdrawal, and Gaza's reconstruction under a new Palestinian civilian administration.
17 August 2026 · Capital News →
US President Donald Trump's Middle East envoy Jared Kushner has arrived in Israel to meet Prime Minister Netanyahu, following rare talks with Hamas to discuss a US-backed Gaza peace plan. Israel rejected Trump's 15-point plan last week, which calls for Hamas disarmament, Israeli troop withdrawal, and Gaza's reconstruction under a new Palestinian civilian administration.
17 August 2026 · Capital News →
US envoy Jared Kushner met Hamas's new leader Khalil al-Hayya in Egypt on Sunday to discuss reviving a US-backed Gaza peace plan that Israel has so far rejected. The meeting precedes Kushner's planned discussion with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu on Monday, two weeks after Hamas endorsed the latest stage of Trump's Gaza plan.
17 August 2026 · The Standard →
US envoy Jared Kushner met Hamas's leader in Egypt on Sunday to push a Gaza peace plan that Israel has rejected, pressing for verifiable disarmament steps two weeks after Hamas endorsed the latest stage of Trump's plan. Hamas reiterated its commitment to the disarmament roadmap in the talks.
16 August 2026 · The Standard →
Former State House Chief of Staff Nzioka Waita is stepping down as Managing Director for Africa Advisory at the Tony Blair Institute at the end of September to pursue the Machakos governorship in the 2027 General Election. This is his second attempt at the seat, having lost the 2022 race.
27 July 2026 · Capital News →
Kevin Keegan, a former Liverpool and England star regarded as one of the greatest players of his generation and a double Ballon d'Or winner, has died aged 75 after battling stage four cancer. He was a celebrated player and manager, including a period reviving Newcastle.
21 July 2026 · The Standard →
Andy Burnham is set to become British prime minister on Monday, taking over from Keir Starmer after the Labour leader served just two years in office. The 56-year-old was asked by King Charles III to form the next government and plans to signal a break from years of political turmoil.
20 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Andy Burnham was appointed British prime minister on Monday after meeting King Charles III at Buckingham Palace, replacing Keir Starmer who departed after two years in office. Burnham, the sixth prime minister in ten years, said he wants to draw a line under a decade of political turmoil and do things differently.
20 July 2026 · The Standard →
Outgoing UK prime minister Sir Keir Starmer has warned his likely successor Andy Burnham that he will have to spend as much time dealing with global issues as he has during his tenure, insisting it is not possible for a prime minister to reduce time spent on diplomacy. In his first interview since resigning, Starmer described the decision to quit as "intensely personal" and "really tough," undertaken with his family.
4 July 2026 · Capital News →
Jamila Mohamed argues that Kenya's focus on presidential term limits contrasts sharply with the United Kingdom's experience: within one Kenyan five-year term, Britain has had four Prime Ministers, yet the UK has no constitutional term limits. Unlike Kenya, UK leaders can theoretically serve indefinitely if their party maintains confidence and wins elections.
25 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →
As pressure grows on UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer to step down, discussion centres on potential successors to lead the ruling Labour party, with the winner to be decided by party members. Among possible candidates is 43-year-old health minister Wes Streeting, seen as a strong communicator with backing from MPs and positioning himself on the right of the Labour party.
13 May 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Zack Polanski, a 43-year-old self-styled "eco-populist" who became Green Party leader in September 2025, is hoping to lead the party to a landmark breakthrough in British local elections. Since his election, party membership has grown by 100,000, and analysts suggest the Greens now have a serious prospect of winning seats and potentially controlling some councils, driven by voter disillusion with Labour's Keir Starmer.
5 May 2026 · The Standard →