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Five killed in Nairobi building collapse
Five killed in Nairobi building collapse
by  AFP

At least five people, including two children, were killed Monday after a six-storey building collapsed in a town on the outskirts of Kenya's capital Nairobi, a senior official said. At least three people died in December 2019 when a residential building collapsed in Nairobi.

Russia enjoys rare backing at UN from Syria
Russia enjoys rare backing at UN from Syria
by  AFP

Russia found rare support for its war in Ukraine at the UN General Assembly on Monday from Syria, whose leadership has relied on Moscow's support in its civil war. The top Syrian diplomat's robust support of the Ukraine invasion came in contrast to speeches from other nominal Russian partners during the annual General Assembly, which closes Monday.

Prigozhin: Kremlin 'chef' and mercenary supremo
Prigozhin: Kremlin 'chef' and mercenary supremo
by  AFP

From taking a big Kremlin catering contract to personally recruiting convicts in a prison yard to fight in Ukraine, secretive businessman Yevgeny Prigozhin appears to have a unique role in President Vladimir Putin's Russia. The Concord catering group he founded at one point worked for the Kremlin, earning Prigozhin the soubriquet of "Putin's chef".

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