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… The top US diplomat spoke shortly after his meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov at a hotel in New York, on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly. …
Trump invites Putin to G20 summit in MiamiCitizen Digital
… AI is a major theme at this year's UN General Assembly, where Trump will be speaking on Tuesday. …
UN chief calls on China, US to establish AI dialogueCitizen Digital
… Photo:AFP Audio By Vocalize US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Tuesday that he is open to meeting with Iranians on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, although a meeting has yet to be set up. …
US open to Iran meeting at UN, nothing planned yet: RubioThe Standard
Audio By VocalizeThe United States is refusing to give Sudan's de facto leader, army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, a visa to travel to New York to address the UN General Assembly, two diplomatic sources told AFP Tuesday. …
US denies Sudan's de facto leader al-Burhan visa for UNGAThe Standard
… On Tuesday, Washington, Copenhagen and Nuuk signed a 10-page agreement in New York, on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, giving the US control over security in Denmark's autonomous Arctic territory.The prime ministers of Denmark and Greenland expressed satisfaction at fin …
US to build two military bases in southern and eastern GreenlandThe Standard
… Trump's carrot-and-stick approach came as he delivered a bombastic speech to the UN General Assembly in New York focused heavily on his stalled, unpopular war against the Islamic Republic. …
Trump threatens Iran with 'hell' but unveils fresh talksThe Standard
… Rather, we must come together to build an open-source frontier model, a cutting-edge model," he told the UN General Assembly, apparently in reference to AI powerhouses China and the US. …
Macron urges world to choose UN over 'law of the jungle'Citizen Digital
… Audio By Vocalize World leaders gather in New York this week for the UN General Assembly, bracing for President Donald Trump's return to the rostrum for a second year running, with talks centering on the widening conflicts in the Middle East and Ukraine and the risks of artifici …
World leaders return to UN as it struggles to remain relevantThe Standard
… e-right CDU party leadership to discuss the first results as they come in from the regional polls in Berlin and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania.The chancellor, in power for 16 months, has also cleared his calendar for the following days and skipped a trip to the UN General Assembly …
Germans vote in elections threatening fresh blow to MerzThe Standard
Audio By VocalizeThe UN General Assembly made an unassuming yet historically monumental decision by voting in favour of the "Correct the Map" resolution, thus officially unveiling the four-hundred-year-old Mercator fallacy that makes Africa look to be roughly of the same size as …
Kenya's governance is also in need of 'cartographic' correctionKenya's Foreign Affairs Principal Secretary clarified that the government has not endorsed any candidate for UN Secretary-General, despite Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi's public welcome of the UAE's Lana Nusseibeh's candidacy. Kenya said it is following the selection process and will support a candidate it deems capable of leading the UN.
27 October 2026 · Capital News →
Kenya's Foreign Affairs Principal Secretary clarified that the government has not endorsed any candidate for UN Secretary-General, despite Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi's public welcome of the UAE's Lana Nusseibeh's candidacy. Kenya said it is following the selection process and will support a candidate it deems capable of leading the UN.
27 October 2026 · Capital News →
A UN Under-Secretary-General has said trust in multilateral institutions can only be restored if Africa has greater say in global decision-making and holds international partners and its own governments accountable for unfulfilled commitments and unequal representation.
15 October 2026 · Capital News →
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi stated that there is no military solution to Iran's conflict with the United States, and that only negotiations based on justice and fairness could end the war launched by the US and Israel in late February. He warned that if enemies choose military confrontation again, Iran's response will be stronger than before.
4 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
The head of Africa's main trade finance bank called for reform of the global financial architecture, saying the rules used to judge African institutions were designed for a different era and treat the continent as incapable. His call aligns with broader African leadership push for reform of the global credit system, including President William Ruto's assertion that subjectivity in sovereign credit ratings has cost African countries some $75 billion.
3 October 2026 · The Standard →
US President Donald Trump said Thursday that Iran was likely involved in an alleged assault by a co-pilot on a flydubai flight to Israel and vowed that Tehran would be "hit very hard" if responsible. The incident involved a co-pilot allegedly assaulting the captain before passengers helped prevent a crash.
1 October 2026 · The Standard →
Iran's government said Wednesday it received an official US response to its proposal to end the Middle East war, following indirect talks that resumed last week at the UN General Assembly. Iran has put forward seven conditions for ending hostilities, including a ceasefire across the Middle East, unfreezing of Iranian assets, lifting of sanctions on its oil sector, and an end to the US naval blockade.
30 September 2026 · The Standard →
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has proposed a deal to the US to reopen the Strait of Hormuz within a week if necessary conditions in a memorandum of understanding signed in June are met. According to the Wall Street Journal, US President Donald Trump has privately rejected the deal, though the US has not yet officially responded.
26 September 2026 · Capital News →
President William Ruto told the UN General Assembly that inconsistent application of international law and unequal power within the UN are undermining trust in the multilateral system, and that credibility depends on whether rules are applied consistently rather than invoked selectively.
24 September 2026 · Capital News →
Russian missile and drone attacks across Ukraine killed at least seven people on Wednesday, including two in Kyiv, and wounded more than 40 others. The strikes hit gas stations, offices, a college building, businesses, and the rail network; Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiga said Russia was targeting data centres to disrupt information flow and hinder civilian access to missile-threat warnings.
24 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian told the UN that Tehran would never "bend at the knee," defying President Trump's earlier remarks about potentially "annihilating" Iran. Pezeshkian accused Washington of "terrorism" for assassinating former supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and vowed Iranian resistance would only increase in the face of sanctions and pressure.
24 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
President Donald Trump has invited Russian President Vladimir Putin to attend the G20 summit of world leaders in Miami in December, according to US Secretary of State Marco Rubio. The invitation comes as Washington seeks to broker a deal to end Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
23 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
UN Secretary-General António Guterres called Tuesday for the United States and China to establish dialogue channels on artificial intelligence, comparing the need to Cold War-era strategic engagement. China and the US are discussing creating a communication channel for AI concerns ahead of a planned Washington summit between Presidents Trump and Xi Jinping on Thursday.
23 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said he is open to meeting with Iranians on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, though no meeting has been scheduled. Rubio said such talks could be pursued if they bring about "something positive" and help ensure Iran cannot develop nuclear weapons.
23 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
The United States has refused to grant Sudan's de facto leader, army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, a visa to address the UN General Assembly in New York on Wednesday, according to diplomatic sources. One source said the US conditioned the visa on Burhan accepting a three-month truce, which the government claims would allow the Rapid Support Forces to regroup.
22 September 2026 · The Standard →
The United States, Greenland, and Denmark signed a security agreement on Tuesday giving the US control over security in Greenland's Arctic territory and allowing it to build two military bases in the south and east. The agreement was signed on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, with officials from Denmark and Greenland expressing satisfaction at having reached a deal.
22 September 2026 · The Standard →
President Trump told the UN he was deciding whether to "annihilate" Iran but later revealed that US and Iranian officials had held "very good" talks for the first time in months, with another meeting scheduled soon.
22 September 2026 · The Standard →
French President Emmanuel Macron urged countries to recommit to international law and the UN system, warning against a resurgent "law of the jungle." In his final UN speech as president, Macron also called for a moratorium on strikes against civilian and energy targets in the Ukraine-Russia war and raised concerns about the humanitarian situation in Gaza.
22 September 2026 · The Standard →
Nearly 130 heads of state meet for the UN General Assembly with the organization facing attacks from Trump, who has reduced America's contributions and withdrawn from dozens of UN bodies. Chinese leader Xi Jinping will skip the gathering to hold one-on-one talks with Trump in Washington.
20 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Germans voted Sunday in Berlin and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania state elections where far-right and far-left gains threaten Chancellor Friedrich Merz's government. Merz, who has been in power for 16 months, cancelled a UN General Assembly trip to prepare for potential fallout after the AfD dealt his CDU a significant defeat in Saxony-Anhalt two weeks ago.
20 September 2026 · The Standard →
An opinion piece argues that Kenya's leadership crisis reflects a "political Mercator projection," where citizens have lowered expectations of governance while raising expectations of political leaders, creating what the author calls a "low-energy equilibrium" where minor achievements appear grand.
17 September 2026 · The Standard →
Former Chief Justice David Maraga, the presidential flag-bearer for the United Green Movement party, has arrived in the United States to begin a three-week tour aimed at mobilizing the Kenyan diaspora vote before the 2027 general election. He will visit Washington, DC, Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey, New York, Minnesota, Georgia, Houston, and Dallas as part of his Ukatiba Caravan civic education initiative.
17 September 2026 · The Standard →
Kenya joined other African countries in backing a United Nations resolution establishing November 27 as the International Day for the Elimination of Child, Early and Forced Marriage, which was adopted unanimously by the 193-member UN General Assembly. Kenya is among 20 African countries that co-sponsored the resolution.
5 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
The United States was the lone country to vote against a UN resolution, backed by 164 countries, that encourages greater use of equal-area map projections such as the Equal Earth map; six countries abstained. The non-binding resolution, sponsored by Togo and African Union member states, calls for governments, schools, and organisations to use projections that preserve the relative size of landmasses and raise awareness of map projection limitations, but does not outlaw the Mercator projection.
5 September 2026 · Capital News →
On Ukraine's 35th independence anniversary, the nation affirms that four years of Russian full-scale invasion have failed to break it. Despite terrible costs in lives and communities, Ukrainian institutions continue functioning, with businesses, farms, schools, and hospitals operating while the country builds long-range capabilities.
24 August 2026 · The Standard →
A Standard columnist reflects on how a visit to Katutura township in Namibia—where Black residents were forcibly relocated during apartheid—recalled her father's use of the word "reserve" for their Gatundu home, rooted in colonial-era Kikuyu land dispossession, and draws parallels between Kenya's and Namibia's legacies of forced removal and inequality.
16 August 2026 · The Standard →
Uganda's Olara Otunnu, a 75-year-old former UN under-secretary general and opposition presidential candidate, joined the race to become the next United Nations Secretary-General. Otunnu previously served as UN special representative for children and armed conflict from 1997 to 2005 under Kofi Annan.
26 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Uganda has nominated veteran diplomat Ambassador Olara Otunnu for United Nations Secretary-General, a position to be filled as current Secretary-General António Guterres' term ends December 31. Otunnu has more than four decades of experience in international diplomacy and previously served as the UN's first Under-Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict from 1998 to 2005.
26 July 2026 · Capital News →
Kenya has launched preparations to host the United Nations Internet Governance Forum (IGF) 2026 in Nairobi from December 14 to 18, marking the first meeting since the forum was granted permanent status by the UN General Assembly. The government expects the event to bring together global leaders, policymakers, technology experts, civil society representatives, and private sector stakeholders to shape the future of internet governance.
24 June 2026 · Capital News →
Michelle Bachelet of Chile, Rebeca Grynspan of Costa Rica, and Maria Fernanda Espinosa of Ecuador are running to succeed Antonio Guterres as UN secretary-general at the end of the year. All three candidates argued during a Geneva debate that it is time for a woman to lead the UN for the first time in its 80-year history.
11 June 2026 · The Standard →
President William Ruto and United Nations Secretary General António Guterres will inaugurate the UN's Nairobi Expansion Project in Gigiri, a $340 million initiative approved by UN member states in December 2023 that includes upgrades to conference facilities and office blocks at the UN headquarters.
10 May 2026 · Citizen Digital →