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Kenya election 2022 results: William Ruto declared winner of presidential vote
Ruto won with 50.49% of the vote, narrowly defeating veteran opposition leader and former Prime Minister Raila Odinga, who was contesting his fifth election. He will become Kenya's fifth President since independence, winning the seat on…
Kenya’s Ruto: From village chicken seller to president
SAMBUT, Kenya Aug 15 (Reuters) - In the rolling red hills outside the western Kenyan town of Eldoret, residents remember William Ruto as a barefoot schoolboy who used to sell chickens at a roadside stall.Even then he possessed a fierce…
China renews military drills around Taiwan amid surprise visit from US lawmakers
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China will renew its military drills around Taiwan after a delegation of U.S. lawmakers made a surprise visit to the self-governed Island, China announced Monday.Five members of Congress…
India Independence Day 2022: From impoverished British colony to emerging giant
"The way the world is seeing India is changing. There is hope from India and the reason is the skills of 1.3 billion Indians," Modi said. "The diversity of India is our strength. Being the mother of democracy gives India the inherent…
U.S. lawmakers visit Taiwan after Pelosi trip angers China
Placeholder while article actions loadA delegation of American lawmakers arrived in Taiwan on Sunday, less than two weeks after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s trip angered China and raised fears of a military crisis in the Taiwan…
Ruto pulls ahead in Kenya’s presidential vote count as tempers fray
NAIROBI, Aug 14 (Reuters) - Kenya's Deputy President William Ruto has edged ahead in a tight presidential race, according to official results reported by Kenyan media on Sunday, as more riot police were deployed inside the national…
Russia’s War in Ukraine: Live Updates
The Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, along the banks of the Dnipro River, is occupied by Russian forces.Credit...David Guttenfelder for The New York TimesZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine — Artillery fire resumed on Sunday from the direction of a…
Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, ‘India’s Warren Buffet’, dies at 62
MUMBAI, Aug 14 (Reuters) - Stock investor Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, dubbed India's Warren Buffett with an estimated net worth of $6 billion, died early on Sunday at age 62, his family said.A chartered accountant by profession from the desert…
‘Screams of terror’: 7 hurt, including 2 seriously, in shooting near Western Wall
Seven people were hurt, including two seriously, in a suspected terror shooting attack just outside Jerusalem’s Old City in the pre-dawn hours of Sunday, officials said.
According to the Magen David Adom (MDA) ambulance service,…
One killed, dozens injured as high winds cause stage collapse at Spain festival
CULLERA, Spain, Aug 13 (Reuters) - One person was killed and dozens were injured when high winds caused part of the main stage to collapse at a dance music festival near the Spanish city of Valencia early on Saturday, emergency services…