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Kenya's National Intelligence (NIS) said that 1,000 Kenyans have been recruited to fight for Russia in Ukraine after allegedly being duped by the promise of employment. The NIS findings were presented to lawmakers by parliamentary leader Kimani Ichung'wah on Wednesday.There has been a growing number of reports about men from African countries finding themselves on the frontlines in Ukraine after claims they had followed job opportunitiesImage: Andrew Kasuku/AP Photo/picture alliance Kenyans duped into fighting by job offers Ichung'wah accused Russian embassy officials of colluding with recruitment agencies and human trafficking syndicates to recruit Kenyans to fight in Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, under the guise of being given employment. He said the Russian embassy offici...

Kenya's National Intelligence (NIS) said that 1,000 Kenyans have been recruited to fight for Russia in Ukraine after allegedly being duped by the promise of employment. The NIS findings were presented to lawmakers by parliamentary leader Kimani Ichung'wah on Wednesday.There has been a growing number of reports about men from African countries finding themselves on the frontlines in Ukraine after claims they had followed job opportunitiesImage: Andrew Kasuku/AP Photo/picture alliance Kenyans duped into fighting by job offers Ichung'wah accused Russian embassy officials of colluding with recruitment agencies and human trafficking syndicates to recruit Kenyans to fight in Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, under the guise of being given employment. He said the Russian embassy offici...

An amateur mountaineer in Austria has been found guilty of manslaughter over the death of his girlfriend.  She froze to death near the peak of the Grossglockner mountain, Austria's highest summit, after he left her alone to fetch help. The court in the Austrian city of Innsbruck gave Thomas P. a five-month suspended sentence on Thursday and fined him €9,400 ($11,100) for gross negligence.  The case is unusual because while climbing accidents are common, prosecutions over them are rare. (moved this up from near bottom) Series of mistakes on mountain ended in girlfriend's death The court heard how the couple had fallen behind in their schedule when climbing the Grossglockner in January 2025.  The woman had become exhausted and was unable to keep going, some 50 meters (54 yards) beneath...

US President Donald Trump, citing "tremendous interest," said he was directing the Pentagon and other government agencies to release files related to extraterrestrials and unidentified flying objects (UFOs). He said the agencies should include "any and all other information connected to these highly complex, but extremely interesting and important, matters." He made the announcement on social media on Thursday, hours after accusing former President Barack Obama of disclosing "classified information" when he suggested in a podcast interview that aliens were real. "I don't know if they're real or not," Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One. When asked of Obama, he said: "I may get him out of trouble by declassifying." What did Obama say about aliens in the podcast? In a podcast rele...

Eight skiers have been found dead after an avalanche in the mountains near Lake Tahoe in California, the authorities said. Another person is still missing, with the operations moving from rescue to recovery, Nevada County Sheriff Shannan Moon said during a news conference. "We are still looking for one of the members at this time," Moon told the local press. The group of 15 was on a three-day trek in the Sierra Nevada when a winter storm hit. Six other travelers from the same group were rescued on Tuesday. According to Moon, the six used their equipment to shelter from the storm and did all they could to stay warm.The northern part of California has seen heavy snowfallImage: Brooke Hess-Homeier/AP Photo/picture alliance More snow is expected Describing the conditions in the area, Moon...

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg appeared in a Los Angeles court on Wednesday, where he testified in a trial that has put his company in the spotlight over social media's harmful effects on children. A California woman who used Meta's Instagram and Google's YouTube as a child has said the apps fueled her depression and suicidal thoughts.  The plaintiff started using YouTube at age 6, Instagram at 11, then TikTok and Snapchat. The latter two already reached a damages settlement with the woman. The suit accuses the companies of seeking to get children hooked on their services, despite being aware of the mental health harms they can cause.  At issue is the notion of whether or not social media apps are addictive to children.  Zuckerberg regrets slow progress on spotting under-13s on Instagram M...