Mother of Kardashian matriarch Kris Jenner, Mary Jo, dies at 91
Mary Jo Campbell, the mother of the Kardashian-Jenner momager Kris Jenner, has died aged 91. Jenner, 70, announced the news on Thursday on social media: «Today, we said goodbye to my beautiful Mommy MJ.» No cause of death was immediately provided.…
French PM Lecornu seeks deeper ties, energy cooperation on Morocco visit
Lecornu praised the diplomatic advances Paris and Rabat have achieved since President Emmanuel Macron backed Morocco’s sovereignty claim over the disputed Western Sahara in 2024. He described the two countries’ ties as being at a «turning…
White House teleprompter operator accused of making $100k off Trump speech bets
A White House teleprompter operator is being investigated over allegedly using inside information to place bets and make nearly $100,000 on US President Donald Trump’s speeches. Gabriel Perez, who had worked at the White House since 2016, is…
How rivalry with a top general brought down Ukraine’s popular defence minister Fedorov
It shouldn’t come as too much of a shock that a defence minister wouldn’t go down without a fight. As thousands of Ukrainians took to the streets across the country on Thursday to protest President Volodymyr Zelensky’s abrupt – and largely unexplained –…
At least one dead in Texas floods ravaging same area as Camp Mystic
At least one person has died in flooding across central Texas – the same area that saw more than 130 deaths in flash floods last summer. «Large and deadly» flooding from the Guadalupe River is expected to ravage the region, following days of…
Merlier claims third Tour de France stage win in crash-hit sprint finish
Belgian sprint star Tim Merlier trebled up at the Tour de France on Thursday as he won the 12th stage in a chaotic and crash-marred dash for the line. The Soudal-Quick Step rider edged out Dutchman Olav Kooij and fellow Belgian Jasper Philipsen to claim…
Ebola outbreak: Uganda starts 42-day countdown to being declared free of the virus
In Uganda, a 42-day countdown has now begun before it can officially be declared Ebola-free, as long as no new infections emerge. «It demonstrates that with early detection, prompt treatment and a strong health system, Ebola can be defeated,» the health…
‘Zero tolerance’ for forest arsonists, Macron promises firefighters
French President Emmenuel Macron visited Fontainebleau on the outskirts of Paris, after devastating wildfires that scorched at least 10% of the 20-thousand-hectare forest. Macron warned it would take several weeks for the fire to be completely…
Italian officials handed jail terms for Genoa bridge disaster that killed 43
The former head of Italy’s motorway operator has been given a 12-year prison sentence over the collapse of Genoa’s Morandi bridge in August 2018. Prosecutors had asked for a far longer jail term for Giovanni Castellucci, ex-chief executive of…
Kenya’s Rastafari Society loses case to decriminalise cannabis use
In Kenya, a court delivered a closely watched ruling this morning that had been eagerly awaited by the country’s Rastafarian community. Since 2021, the court had been considering a petition seeking to decriminalise the use of cannabis by the…