From Mumias to the WNBA: Madina Okot’s big moment puts Kenya on the map
Okot was picked 13th overall, becoming one of the top names called in this year’s draft and putting herself firmly among Kenya’s rising stars in global sport.
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Judge Tosses Trump Defamation Suit Against Wall Street Journal
District Judge Darrin Gayles, in a 17-page ruling, said Trump had failed to prove the Murdoch-owned newspaper had knowingly published false statements, the legal standard to prove defamation.
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France, UK to Host Summit on Hormuz This Week
Britain had convened “more than 40 nations who share our aim to restore freedom of navigation” and the summit will discuss ways to protect shipping “when the conflict ends,” Starmer said.
Oil Surges, Stocks Drop as Trump Threatens to Block Hormuz
Oil prices surged and stock markets broadly fell Monday after US-Iran peace talks broke down and President Donald Trump announced a plan to block the strategic Strait of Hormuz, ratcheting up fears for Middle East energy supplies.
Pope’s African Tour Begins in Shadow of Trump Ire
Trump has called the pontiff “WEAK on Crime, and terrible for Foreign Policy”, suggesting that cardinals only elected Leo pope in May 2025 because he was American, and a potential bridge to Washington.
Donald Trump ally Viktor Orbán concedes landmark defeat
Hungary’s nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban conceded defeat Sunday in parliamentary elections to his rival, conservative Peter Magyar, a former government insider and political newcomer who has promised “system change”.
Hungary Prime Minister Viktor Orban loses election newcomer Magyar
Congratulations from across Europe poured in Monday for Hungarian political newcomer Peter Magyar, who defeated nationalist Viktor Orban in elections seen as a blow to right-wing populism worldwide.
Donald Trump declares ceasefire, Tehran agrees safe Hormuz transit
The United States and Iran have announced a suspension of all attacks for two weeks, and Tehran has agreed to allow safe transit of vessels through the Strait of Hormuz.
Trump warns ‘whole civilization will die’ in Iran if ultimatum expires
“A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again. I don’t want that to happen, but it probably will,” Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform.
Oil Prices Rally, Stocks Edge up After Trump’s Latest Iran Threat
As the Middle East war entered its sixth week, the US president warned Tehran that its civilian infrastructure would be destroyed if it did not let ships through the waterway, through which a fifth of global crude and gas passes.
