17+ hour, 26+ min ago   (1150+ words) It should strive to be a pioneer of our times, says Chinese President Xi Jinping World leaders at the BRICS 2026 Summit in New Delhi, India / XINHUA Chinese President Xi Jinping on Saturday urged BRICS countries to firmly stand on the…...

16+ hour, 6+ min ago   (142+ words) the-star.co.ke EDITORIAL: Political goons are an economic threat No serious investor will commit capital where violence can erupt without consequences Quote of the Day: “From a little spark may burst a flame.” —Italian poet and author Dante Alighieri…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (602+ words) A search and rescue operation was launched after contact was lost with the Virgo Transport 8 shi Six people have died and 107 have been rescued from a capsized Indonesian passenger ferry in the Java Sea, authorities have said. A search and…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (538+ words) Families of victims gather at Trisakti Port, Banjarmasin Six people have died and 107 have been rescued from a stricken Indonesian passenger ferry in the Java Sea, Indonesia's search and rescue agency has said. A search and rescue operation was launched…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (182+ words) One person has died and 102 have been rescued from a stricken Indonesian passenger ferry in the Java Sea, an official said. A search and rescue operation was launched after contact was lost with the Virgo Transport 8 ship, which was carrying…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (872+ words) Minal and Meena first met as teenagers and became friends/Meena Geltink Theirs is a story straight out of a Bollywood film. Two Indian-born women in their 40s, adopted as babies by different families and raised near each other in the…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago   (189+ words) At least 16 elderly residents have died in a fire at a nursing home in Chile, according to authorities. Ten others were evacuated after a blaze broke out at El Edén home around 640km (400 miles) south of the capital Santiago, on Friday…...

1+ day, 15+ hour ago   (740+ words) Twenty-five years later, many countries view Washington as unpredictable and disruptive, a superpower less credible, consistent and respectful of institutions. US President Donald Trump /SCREENGRAB Twenty-five years after the attacks of September 11, 2001, the world is living with a paradox that…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago   (132+ words) Authorities said it would take about five hours for a six-person rescue team to reach the ship's last know position. Indonesia has launched a search and rescue operation after contact was lost with a ferry carrying 243 people, the nation's search…...

4+ day, 42+ min ago   (333+ words) The capture of Mokha would bring the Iran-backed group closer to controlling the Bab al-Mandab strait. Yemen's Houthi movement has seized the strategic Red Sea port city of Mokha from Saudi-backed pro-government forces, military sources say. The capture of Mokha…...