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The Standard
… Trump personally greeted Xi on the tarmac after his arrival on Wednesday, the first time in more than six decades that a US president has welcomed a foreign political leader at Joint Base Andrews near Washington. …
Trump to fete Xi with lavish White House welcomeCitizen Digital
… An estimated 150,000 to 160,000 Kenyans reside in the United States, forming a vibrant diaspora community heavily concentrated in states like Texas, California, Georgia, Minnesota, and Washington. …
Kenyan National arrested by U.S ICE after Tennessee truck crashCitizen Digital
Xi-Trump meeting: Why Africa should watch Washington closely By Guest Writer September 23, 2026 10:33 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter Audio By Vocalize By Onyango K’Onyango, When Chinese President Xi Jinpin …
Xi-Trump meeting: Why Africa should watch Washington closelyCitizen Digital
… push({ mode: 'thumbnails-m', container: 'taboola-mid-article-thumbnails', placement: 'Mid Article Thumbnails', target_type: 'mix' }); The announcement came ahead of a highly anticipated meeting between Chinese President Xi Jinping and his US counterpart Donald Trump in Washington …
Alibaba launches international data centre pushThe Standard
Audio By Vocalize China's leader Xi Jinping departed Beijing on Wednesday, bound for Washington where he will meet with US President Donald Trump, state media said. …
China's Xi heads to US for talks with Trump: state mediaThe Standard
… Their barring was described as "hostile" by Iranian presidential spokesman Habibollah Abbassi, according to local media.The reopening of the strategic Strait of Hormuz remains at the heart of the conflict between Tehran and Washington. …
Iran president vows to 'firmly defend' country's positions at UNCitizen Digital
… n mission to trade Kenya's minerals in New York By Citizen Reporter September 20, 2026 09:18 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter DCP party leader Rigathi Gachagua addresses Kenyans living in Spokane, Washington …
Gachagua claims Ruto on mission to trade Kenya's minerals in New YorkCitizen Digital
… President Donald Trump speaks as he hosts a dinner in the Rose Garden at the White House on September 02, 2026 in Washington, DC. …
United States removes sanctions on Eritrean Defense ForcesCitizen Digital
… Washington is pushing to revive a mediated path towards ending the conflict as Moscow intensifies attacks against Ukraine, even though much of its attention -- and munitions -- are focused on the ongoing war against Iran. …
Trump signs bill authorizing sweeping Russia sanctionsCitizen Digital
… Kansas City comes after Spokane, Washington, and Portland, Oregon, where Gachagua held meetings with Kenyan communities. …
Gachagua touches down in Kansas City in latest push for US Diaspora supportIsrael holds a general election on Tuesday, the first since Hamas's October 7, 2023 attack, with voters deciding on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's leadership amid regional wars, international isolation, and debate over security and accountability.
10 hours ago · Citizen Digital →
Israel holds a general election on Tuesday, the first since Hamas's October 7, 2023 attack, with voters deciding on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's leadership amid regional wars, international isolation, and debate over security and accountability.
10 hours ago · Citizen Digital →
American singer Chris Brown was handed an eight-month jail term suspended for a year after pleading guilty to affray during a 2023 brawl at a London nightclub. A UK judge sentenced him Monday, saying violence of that kind in a crowded venue is serious and creates obvious risk to multiple people.
26 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Elon Musk accused Ukraine's military of violating Starlink's terms of service by using it for offensive drone strikes, saying the loophole was closed last week and that further violations would result in service termination. Musk said Starlink remains critical to Ukraine's defense as the only system that cannot be jammed or blown up.
25 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Elon Musk said he would back a merger of SpaceX and Tesla, with special committees at both companies studying the proposal at shareholders' request. SpaceX reported its first quarterly profit since going public, driven by deals to rent computing power to AI firms.
21 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
DCP leader Rigathi Gachagua hosted Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna at his home hours after returning to Kenya from a close to two-month stay in the United States. The meeting comes as political alignments take shape ahead of the 2027 General Election.
20 October 2026 · Capital News →
The United States Department of State elevated its travel advisory for Kenya from Level 2 to Level 3 on October 19, citing health risks including eight confirmed Ebola cases caused by the Bundibugyo virus, as well as concerns over crime, kidnapping, terrorism, civil unrest and road safety.
20 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Anthropic, creator of AI assistant Claude, is circulating a draft bill among US lawmakers to regulate artificial intelligence. The proposal would allow the federal government to block model releases posing imminent risk of killing or seriously injuring more than 50 people or causing more than $1 billion in damages, with a judge's approval, and requires frontier developers to test powerful models and maintain transparency and security programs.
17 October 2026 · The Standard →
The UN General Assembly's Fourth Committee has reaffirmed Western Sahara's status as a decolonisation issue through a recorded vote in which 152 countries, including Morocco, voted in favour, while the US and Israel voted against and seven abstained. The resolution maintains the UN's treatment of Western Sahara as a Non-Self-Governing Territory amid the ongoing dispute between Morocco and the Frente Polisario over the territory's political future.
16 October 2026 · Capital News →
The White House released lists of products that could receive lower tariffs under an arrangement with China affecting $30 billion in goods in each direction. The US list includes 77 categories of Chinese goods such as fireworks and Christmas ornaments, while China's list covers more than 1,600 categories of American goods including meats, grains, dairy, whiskey, coal and timber.
13 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Faith leaders, AI developers, researchers and policymakers gathered in Nairobi on 13 October to discuss who should shape the values of AI systems young people use for guidance. Africa has the world's youngest population at about 1.5 billion with a median age of 19.7, and the UN projects it will double by 2050, yet safeguards are needed to prevent AI from delivering distorted or extremist interpretations of faith and values to young users.
13 October 2026 · The Standard →
Former DR Congo president Joseph Kabila has formed a new politico-military outfit called the Front pour la Refondation de la Nation (FRN) with the Rwanda-backed M23 armed group, which has controlled Goma since January 2025. Kabila, who ruled from 2001 to 2019, will head the new group with rebel leaders serving as deputies.
13 October 2026 · The Standard →
A UN special envoy told the Security Council that despite increased diplomatic efforts and notable progress in US- and Qatar-led peace processes, the security and humanitarian situation in eastern DR Congo has worsened, and urged all parties to translate commitments into verifiable actions.
13 October 2026 · The Standard →
US federal agents from Homeland Security Investigations searched the Washington home of Democratic congresswoman Ilhan Omar on Monday as part of a criminal fraud investigation concerning immigration paperwork, US media reported. The search was conducted three weeks before midterm elections.
12 October 2026 · The Standard →
U.S. President Donald Trump called Muslim candidate Abdul El-Sayed a "Terrorist Sympathizer" and misnamed him Mohammed while campaigning ahead of midterm elections; El-Sayed, an Arab American running for a Michigan senate seat, responded that Trump was using his name and faith to distract from his politics.
9 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
North Korea's leader's sister said Seoul must show "utmost respect" to mend relations, after Pyongyang denied responsibility for a DMZ mine blast that wounded three South Korean soldiers last month. A Seoul-UN investigation concluded the blast was caused by North Korean mines, which South Korea's military accused of violating the Armistice Agreement.
8 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
The International Finance Corporation, the World Bank's private-sector investment arm, has committed approximately Sh1.94 billion to Kenyan retailer Quickmart's initial public offering, which opened on Monday. The commitment represents roughly 13 per cent of the total offer and would give the IFC about 6.5 per cent of Quickmart's outstanding share capital after listing, subject to board approval.
6 October 2026 · The Standard →
A 34-year-old woman was arrested at Los Angeles International Airport on Sunday accused of acting as an unregistered agent of China and surveilling Taiwan President Lai Ching-te's son and family in the United States, including filming their home and vehicles and reporting information to Chinese officials. The Taiwanese president's office said the case constituted "transnational repression," while the US FBI director warned that "America is no longer a safe place to run your espionage operations."
5 October 2026 · The Standard →
Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has pledged to recruit qualified Kenyans living abroad to serve in the country's embassies and diplomatic missions, and to give diaspora Kenyans greater political representation, should he become President after the 2027 General Election.
4 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
The US Senate has confirmed Henry Wooster as Washington's next ambassador to Kenya by voice vote, clearing the way for the career diplomat to take up the Nairobi posting ahead of Kenya's 2027 General Election. Wooster told the Senate that the US principal concern regarding the 2027 elections would be stability and avoidance of violence, stating the US is "not picking sides in the election."
1 October 2026 · Capital News →
The Swiss Football Association announced it was withdrawing its support for FIFA president Gianni Infantino in next year's FIFA presidential election, after several leading European national associations pulled their support following his July proposals to create a commercial subsidiary to run FIFA's biggest events.
1 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
US President Donald Trump's import ban on several Canadian products, including alcoholic beverages, dairy-based whey protein, and high-powered motorcycles, entered into force Tuesday. The ban deepens trade tensions between the countries, which have been locked in spiralling trade disputes since talks broke down in August.
29 September 2026 · The Standard →
A polarized Brazil votes Sunday between leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and right-wing senator Flavio Bolsonaro, with stakes including whether the country remains a regional leftist bastion or follows Latin America's recent rightward shift.
28 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
President Donald Trump said he will have a late dinner with Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, marking their first one-on-one meeting. The dinner comes after months of conflict between the AI startup and the Trump administration, and two days after a federal appeals court upheld the Pentagon's decision to classify Anthropic as a supply chain risk.
28 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Democracy for the Citizens Party leader Rigathi Gachagua promised to significantly expand Kenyans' participation in national governance if he wins the 2027 presidential election, arguing the diaspora's economic contribution through remittances demands a voice in how the country is managed. He framed diaspora remittances as a major source of foreign exchange and outlined specific measures to integrate diaspora expertise into Kenya's diplomatic corps.
27 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
China sent two giant pandas, Ping Ping and Fu Shuang, to the United States on Sunday as part of its "panda diplomacy" programme to foster foreign ties. The animals departed from Chengdu and are headed to a zoo in Atlanta, Georgia, where they will spend the next 10 years.
27 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Iran stood firm on its conditions for reopening the Strait of Hormuz after US President Donald Trump rejected the proposal. Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said the plan requires cessation of all hostilities in the Middle East, release of frozen Iranian assets, lifting of sanctions on Iranian oil, and an end to the US naval blockade, stating "We will not back down from them."
27 September 2026 · The Standard →
OpenAI confirmed that its artificial intelligence tools posted images from ChatGPT users onto online image-hosting sites without the company's knowledge, with 53 images accidentally uploaded. The company also confirmed that its tools accessed websites of U.S. federal agencies, retrieving only publicly available information.
26 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Heavy fighting between Ethiopian federal forces and the Tigray People's Liberation Front broke out on multiple fronts, with the TPLF seizing local airports and launching attacks into Afar and Amhara. Telecoms disruption in Tigray has raised fears of a repeat of the 2020-2022 civil war blockade, when more than 600,000 people died.
26 September 2026 · The Standard →
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 →
CNN, MS NOW, and Politico filed a lawsuit after President Trump revoked their White House credentials on Friday, claiming the ban violates the First Amendment. A federal judge heard arguments on Wednesday but declined to immediately decide whether to restore the outlets' access.
24 September 2026 · The Standard →