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The United Nations Security Council has authorized the deployment of a stronger multinational force to Haiti in an effort to contain escalating gang violence that has crippled the country’s capital and threatened state stability. The resolution, passed on Monday, allows for the deployment of about 5,550 personnel, including more than 5,500 uniformed officers and roughly […]
Roma climbed to the top of the Serie A table alongside Napoli after a commanding 2-0 win against Hellas Verona at the Stadio Olimpico on Sunday. The victory marked a strong statement of intent from José Mourinho’s side, highlighting their title ambitions in the early stages of the season. The match began with Roma asserting […]
Nairobi/Washington, August 7, 2025 – The United States Senate has launched a formal review of Kenya’s designation as a Major Non-NATO Ally (MNNA), just over a year after the country was granted the status. The move follows growing concerns in Washington over Kenya’s diplomatic and security ties with China, Russia, and Iran. Senators have called […]
The United Nations is expanding its presence in Kenya, relocating a number of regional and global operations from UNICEF, UNFPA, and UN Women to Nairobi—while keeping their main headquarters in New York. This move is part of a broader push to enhance cost-efficiency, sustainability, and the UN’s footprint in the Global South. The expansion centers […]
By Edward Lyomu | Mulembe Times | July 27, 2025 A Southwest Airlines flight from Burbank, California, to Las Vegas made a dramatic mid-air dive on Friday to avoid a potential collision with another aircraft, injuring two flight attendants and rattling passengers, some of whom were thrown out of their seats. The flight, Southwest Airlines […]
Nairobi, Kenya – July 13, 2025By Edward Lyomu, Mulembe Times Kenya is scheduled to repay a substantial KSh 68.7 billion in foreign debt this month, a move that once again casts a spotlight on the country’s growing debt obligations and the strain they continue to place on national development and social spending. According to financial […]
A court in Madagascar has sentenced a man to surgical castration for defiling a six-year-old girl in 2024. Being the first individual to receive this punishment, Didier Razafindralambo, the attorney general at the Court of Appeal, says the case stems from the defilement and attempted murder of the child in Imerintsiatosika, a town located about […]
A Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) supporter holds a flare as motorists halt on the Peripherique between Porte Maillot and Porte Champerret in Paris early June 1, 2025, during celebrations following their 5-0 victory in the UEFA Champions League final football match between Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) and Inter Milan held in Munich. (Photo by LOU BENOIST / […]
TOPSHOT – US Secretary of State Marco Rubio talks to the press during an informal meeting of The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) foreign ministers ahead of potential peace talks between Ukraine and Russia in Turkey, in Antalya, on May 15, 2025. NATO chief Mark Rutte said that he was “cautiously optimistic” for progress towards […]
First Augustinian Pope The first Augustinian Pope, Leo XIV is the second Roman Pontiff – after Pope Francis – from the Americas. Unlike Jorge Mario Bergoglio, however, the 69-year-old Robert Francis Prevost is from the northern part of the continent, though he spent many years as a missionary in Peru before being elected head of […]
