Prominent Kenyans Killed in Helicopter Crashes
The death of Emurua Dikirr MP Johana Ng’eno adds a sombre chapter to a recurring Kenyan tragedy: the loss of high-ranking officials in aviation accidents.
The death of Emurua Dikirr MP Johana Ng’eno adds a sombre chapter to a recurring Kenyan tragedy: the loss of high-ranking officials in aviation accidents.
The United States said Monday that it was imposing sanctions on Rwanda’s military, taking action against a longtime partner it accused of violating a peace agreement in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
US President Donald Trump threatened Tuesday to sever all trade with Spain after it refused to let US planes use its bases to attack Iran, while also lashing out at Britain for not cooperating more.
The Middle East conflict triggered by US and Israeli strikes on Iran won’t be “an endless war,” but could take “time,” Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in an interview broadcast Monday.
The US-Israeli military operation against Iran and Tehran’s retaliation are disrupting global maritime traffic, including oil tanker transports.
Iranians were experiencing a mix of shock, grief and joy after the death of supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as Israeli and US strikes extended into a second day Sunday.
Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian says that the killing of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in US and Israeli strikes was a “declaration of war against Muslims.”
President Donald Trump said Sunday the United States would hit Iran with “force that has never been seen before” if the country retaliated against US and Israeli strikes that killed supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
At least eight people were killed during pro-Iran protests at the United States consulate in the Pakistan megacity of Karachi on Sunday, a rescue service spokesman told AFP.
UK Defence Secretary John Healey said Sunday that “few people will mourn” Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in the British government’s first public response to the Iranian supreme leader’s death in US-Israeli strikes.