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By George Obulutsa and Ayenat Mersie NAIROBI/KISUMU (Reuters) -Kenyan politician Raila Odinga rejected as a “travesty” the result of the Aug. 9 presidential election he was declared to have lost …

KYIV -Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said he had discussed “Russia’s nuclear terrorism” at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine during a call on Tuesday with French President Emmanuel …

By Duncan Miriri and Ayenat Mersie NAIROBI/KISUMU -Kenya’s elections chief declared Deputy President William Ruto the winner of a tight presidential race on Monday but some senior election officials disowned …

By Ayenat Mersie and Katharine Houreld SAMBUT, Kenya – In the rolling red hills outside the western Kenyan town of Eldoret, residents remember William Ruto as a barefoot schoolboy who …

NAIROBI – Kenya’s President-elect William Ruto said on Monday that the electoral commission officials were heroes minutes after he was declared winner of a presidential vote, in a ceremony marred …

NAIROBI -The planned announcement of the Kenyan presidential election results descended into chaotic scenes on Monday after the deputy chairperson of the election commission and three other commissioners disowned the …

By Duncan Miriri and Katharine Houreld NAIROBI -Kenya’s Deputy President William Ruto has edged ahead in a tight presidential race, according to official results reported by Kenyan media on Sunday, …

(Reuters) – U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris will attend former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s state funeral on Sept. 27, Nikkei Asia reported https://s.nikkei.com/3QIM37n on Sunday. Harris is also expected …

By Duncan Miriri and George Obulutsa NAIROBI -Veteran opposition leader Raila Odinga led Kenya’s presidential race, official election results showed on Saturday, pushing Deputy President William Ruto into second place. …

By Katharine Houreld and Duncan Miriri NAIROBI -Without providing any proof, the secretary-general of Kenya’s governing party has said there was election rigging, fuelling public anxiety on Friday as media …

By Jarrett Renshaw and Trevor Hunnicutt KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. – U.S. President Joe Biden should announce his candidacy for re-election sooner than usual following November’s congressional race in a bid …

BANGKOK – Former Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa arrived in Thailand on Thursday, according to three Reuters witnesses, as he seek temporary shelter in a second Southeast Asian country after …

NASHVILLE – Melissa Goodwin, 56, the former Executive Vice President and General Manager of the T.J. Martel Foundation for Cancer Research, was sentenced today to four years in prison for …

By George Obulutsa and Ayenat Mersie NAIROBI/ELDORET, Kenya -Kenyans crowded round radios and televisions on Thursday, increasingly anxious for news of who their next president might be, two days after …

ABUJA – Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has withheld his initial approval of Exxon Mobil’s sale of local offshore shallow water assets to Seplat, his spokesman said on Thursday, after the …

By Erwin Seba LAS VEGAS -U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris received frequent applause during an address at the United Steelworkers convention on Wednesday, promoting the administration’s infrastructure investment and promising …

By Duncan Miriri and Ayenat Mersie NAIROBI/ELDORET – Preliminary results from Kenya’s presidential election showed a tight race between the two main candidates vying to replace President Uhuru Kenyatta, with …

By Panu Wongcha-um BANGKOK – Former Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa has requested entry into Thailand for a temporary stay in a second Southeast Asian country after fleeing his island …

By Erwin Seba LAS VEGAS -United Steelworkers union (USW) International President Thomas Conway said on Monday the U.S. climate, tax and health bill will create new opportunities for U.S. companies …

By Duncan Miriri and Ayenat Mersie NAIROBI -Kenyans voted in national elections on Tuesday, but turnout was unusually low amid voter apathy and frustration over surging food prices, corruption and …

By James Oliphant WASHINGTON – Hours after denouncing the FBI’s raid on his Florida home as political persecution, former President Donald Trump released a campaign-style video that may be the …

MEXICO CITY – Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Tuesday that the chief executive of German diversified group Bayer Werner Baumann said the firm is interested in continuing …

By Brian Ellsworth and Sarah N. Lynch PALM BEACH, Fla. -Former President Donald Trump said FBI agents raided his Mar-a-Lago estate on Monday and broke into his safe in what …

BEDMINSTER, NJ – The FBI on Tuesday raided the private home of the 45th President of the United States. The Federal Bureau of Investigation has conducted a raid consisting of …

By Ange Aboa ABIDJAN – Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara on Saturday said he had offered a presidential pardon to longtime rival Laurent Gbagbo, as part of a reconciliation drive …