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Basillioh Rukanga BBC News, Nairobi Reuters Boniface Mwangi was arrested in Dar es Salaam on Monday An activist detained in Tanzania for three days has been released shortly after Kenya’s foreign ministry demanded his release. A top official in the ministry, Korir Sing’oei, said on X that Boniface Mwangi was “now back in the country”….

NewsFeed Heavy rains in New South Wales have caused record-breaking floods, killing two people and isolating tens of thousands of residents. Authorities warn of more rain and life-threatening flash floods as emergency teams continue rescue efforts. Published On 22 May 202522 May 2025 Source link

Engineering goods exports to the US grew 17% on a year-on-year basis to $1.66 billion in April this year compared to $1.42 billion in the corresponding month last year | Photo Credit: AMIT DAVE Indian engineering goods exports on Thursday recorded an 11.28 per cent year-on-year growth in April, reaching $9.51 billion, attributed to a…

Nike is set to raise prices on some trainers and clothing from 1 June, weeks after rival Adidas warned it would have to hike the cost of products due to US tariffs. The sportswear giant did not name US tariffs explicitly as a reason for the increase, saying it regularly made “price adjustments”. Almost all…

On the motorbike seat, she started the engine, sped up and began a death-defying performance inside the track known as Satan’s Barrel. Sri Wahyuni was the star of the most-awaited performance at the night fair in the outskirts of Medan city in Indonesia’s North Sumatra province. She began riding Satan’s Barrel at 17, drawn to…

Targeting growth in the premium hatchback segment, Tata Motors launched a facelift of its Altroz at ₹6.89 lakh. The vehicle will be available between ₹6.89 lakh and ₹11.29 lakh. The new Altroz includes flush door handles, connected LED tail lamps, LED headlamps with integrated DRLs and a 3D front grille. The vehicle will be offered…

André Rhoden-Paul BBC News Watch: BBC at the scene of shooting outside Jewish museum A couple who worked for the Israeli Embassy have been shot dead outside a Jewish museum in Washington DC. Police say the victims, who have been named as Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Lynn Milgrim, were killed by a man who shouted…

Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries will start its solar photovoltaic modules factory this year, a company executive said on Thursday. “We are today building three bigger factories… in order to produce clean energy requirements,” said Partha S Maitra, President, Strategy and Initiatives at Reliance Industries. India has been scrambling to meet its clean energy targets after…

Decision comes after two British nationals born on Diego Garcia, the largest island in the archipelago, claimed the islands should remain under UK control.  A British High Court judge has temporarily blocked the government from transferring sovereignty over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius. The last-minute injunction on Thursday morning came hours before the agreement was…

Kate Whannel Political reporter Reuters Diego Garcia, the largest island in the archipelago, was separated from Mauritius along with the rest of the Chagos Islands in 1965 and now houses a US military base The government has temporarily been banned from concluding talks on the Chagos Islands deal by a last-minute injunction by a High…