Lando Norris admitted he considered ignoring the team orders to surrender victory at the Hungarian Grand Prix. The McLaren driver was ordered multiple times on the team radio to let team-mate Oscar Piastri through to take the lead of the race. The decision from McLaren meant Norris missed out on seven extra points in his battle to challenge Max Verstappen for the drivers’ championship. Norris did concede that he felt he didn’t deserve to win the race after he was manufactured into the lead through the pit strategy. I didn't give up the race win.

July 22, 2024 10:33 UTC

Lewis Hamilton has spilt the beans on the 'hostility' he feels from Max Verstappen's camp after their wheels locked during a fierce tussle at the Hungarian Grand Prix. Despite a quick recovery, Verstappen had to watch Ferrari's Charles Leclerc snatch P4 from him. Hamilton and Verstappen are no strangers to trading paint with their most notorious smash-up happening at Silverstone in 2021 amidst one of F1's fiercest championship battles. "I left enough room in the inside, but Max locked up. (Image: Getty Images)Red Bull team boss Christian Horner concurred that the drivers' collision was a 'racing incident', although Verstappen was less amicable.

July 22, 2024 10:33 UTC

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July 22, 2024 10:17 UTC

“We are running the risk that permits (to cross the border) might be blocked,” said Miguel Salazar, a migrant from El Salvador. The app only works once migrants reach Mexico City, or states in northern Mexico. The group left on Sunday from the southern Mexican town of Ciudad Hidalgo, which is next to a river that marks Mexico’s border with Guatemala. Some said they had been waiting in Ciudad Hidalgo for weeks for permits to travel to towns further north. Oswaldo Reyna, a 55-year-old Cuban, crossed from Guatemala into Mexico 45 days ago and waited in Ciudad Hidalgo to join the new caravan announced on social media.

July 22, 2024 10:08 UTC

Editor's Review "The country is much more important than any group of people," President Ruto. Azimio co-principal Kalonzo Musyoka has scolded President William Ruto, saying no one should speak as if they own the nation. President Ruto declared that the country was more important than some individuals, adding that he had given everyone a chance to air their grievances. President William Ruto. How can you say a young lady, a young man armed with a bottle of water and a telephone is an anarchist?

July 22, 2024 09:10 UTC





On Monday, July 22, the national dailies widely reported on President William Ruto's stern warning to the organisers of anti-government protests. Daily NationThe paper reported on the confusion that has rocked the ODM party regarding the proposed deal between President William Ruto and Raila Odinga. The StandardFormer prime minister Raila Odinga issued six new demands to President William Ruto regarding the planned national dialogue forum. He has also called for the scrapping of the Social Health Insurance Fund (SHIF) and a return to the National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) scheme. Taifa LeoThe Kiswahili publication reported on President William Ruto's stern warning to those planning more anti-government protests.

July 22, 2024 08:16 UTC

Actor Lenana Kariba revealed his Mzungu wife pays bills. Source: InstagramIs Lenana Kariba's Mzungu wife rich? Kariba opens up about age difference with wifeEarlier, the former Selina actor revealed that his wife is two years older than him. The actor also shared that he met his Mzungu wife at his friend's house party and told people never to underestimate people they meet at such events. The actor revealed that he shares scripts with his Mzungu wife when shooting bedroom scenes and credited her for supporting him.

July 22, 2024 08:03 UTC

US President Joe Biden drops re-election bidUS President Joe Biden ended his reelection campaign on Sunday after fellow Democrats lost faith in his mental acuity and ability to beat Donald Trump, but did not immediately endorse Vice President Kamal Harris to replace him as candidate. Biden, 81, in a post on X, said he will remain in his role as president and commander-in-chief until his term ends in January 2025 and will address the nation this week. “It has been the greatest honor of my life to serve as your President. More than one in 10 congressional Democrats had called publicly for him to quit the race. Biden’s historic move – the first sitting president to give up his party’s nomination for re-election since President Lyndon Johnson in March 1968 – leaves his replacement with less than four months to wage a campaign.

July 22, 2024 06:30 UTC

US Vice President Kamala Harris makes her way to board a plane before departing from Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland on June 14, 2021. [AFP]For years Kamala Harris faced criticism that she was not up to the job of being a heartbeat away from the US presidency. Despite blazing a trail as the first woman, ="https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/sports/america/article/2001499371/joe-biden-drops-out-of-2024-election-race-endorses-kamala-harris">Black and South Asian vice president< in the nation's history, the 59-year-old Democrat long struggled with approval ratings as bad or worse than President Joe Biden's. Harris has won praise in party circles by staying loyal to the 81-year-old president even as political vultures began circling his candidacy. If elected, Harris would break one of the highest glass ceilings left for women in the United States -- that of occupying the country's top office.

July 22, 2024 06:26 UTC

Kenya will lead a UN-backed mission to eradicate gangs and other criminal elements in at least 15 Haitian towns and municipalities, the Nation has learned. In Gressier, a commune in the Port-au-Prince arrondissement, the UN-backed mission is likely to face off with a gang known as 103 Zombie. It is worth noting that the leader of the Revolutionary Forces of the G9 Family and Allies is the most dreaded gang leader Jimmy Cherizier, alias Barbecue. “I want to thank President William Ruto for taking the first bold step of sending Kenyan troops to Haiti for the MSS mission. They are known to have a strong military and those are the soldiers that will be working in the MSS mission,” he said.

July 22, 2024 03:20 UTC

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July 22, 2024 03:05 UTC

Kenyans encourage TikTok couple after displaying humble lifestyle. Local content creators known as The Fox Family on social media have been trending after sharing a video showing their humble beginnings. The lady, who is madly in love with her husband, shared a video preparing dinner for her partner. In the video, the lady showed their single bedsitter, which had little furniture, and a section of netizens took to social media to troll the couple. @vip_zakary said:"We all had a humble start.

July 22, 2024 00:21 UTC

US President Joe Biden has endorsed his vice president, Kamala Harris, for the 2024 White House race. President Joe Biden endorsed Kamala Harris for the 2024 presidential Race. Photo: Joe Biden. What Joe Biden said about Kamala HarrisA few minutes after dropping out of the race, Biden endorsed Harris as the Democratic Party's presidential candidate in the upcoming election. My very first decision as the party nominee in 2020 was to pick Kamala Harris as my Vice President.

July 21, 2024 22:09 UTC

US President Joe Biden has dropped out of the 2024 presidential race in an announcement made on July 21, evening. This announcement comes just four months before the presidential election, significantly altering the dynamics of the race for the White House. Biden said he would give a comprehensive statement about his decision to drop out to the nation later in the week. Biden must resign now, says House SpeakerReaction continues to flood in - including from House Speaker, Mike Johnson. "If Joe Biden is not fit to run for president, he is not fit to serve as president," the Republican writes on X.

July 21, 2024 21:49 UTC

Read: Uganda aided M23 rebels in Congo – UN reportUganda People’s Defence Forces rejected the allegations. According to the UN experts' report published on July 8, Ugandan military allowed M23 and Rwandan army to transit through Uganda without restrictions. AdvertisementThe report concludes that there was "active support" from certain officers in the Ugandan army and military intelligence. For some Congolese military experts, “the UN experts’ report does not add anything that was not already known”. The joint operation is one of the reasons given by Ugandan army spokesman Brigadier-General Félix Kulayigye for rejecting the UN experts’ report.

July 21, 2024 21:48 UTC