Latest News

Showing 12 of 3702 articles

Oil extends losses as Trump flags Venezuela shipments, stocks mixed

Oil extended losses Wednesday after Donald Trump said Venezuela would turn over millions of barrels to the United States, while equities were mixed after a record-breaking start to the year.Crude has seen wild swingssince the US president ordered the toppling Saturday of Nicolas Maduro, his counterp

By The Standard Jan 07, 2026

Source: The Standard

Read more →
Everyone wants success, so why do so few actually get it?

Hi Chris,I’m just starting college, and I find myself wondering which of us will succeed in life. What is it that separates the winners from the losers?WinnersChris says,Follow The Standard channel on WhatsAppHi Winners!You can

By The Standard Jan 07, 2026

Source: The Standard

Read more →
Ruto allies in Gusii in a spot over road projects

President William Ruto’s allies in Kisii and Nyamira counties are under pressure afterthe region missed out on major development projects rolled out by the Kenya Rural Roads Authority (KeRRA).In the current financial year, Nyamira County, for example, did not receive any allocation for road projects

By The Standard Jan 07, 2026

Source: The Standard

Read more →
Rubio was called a sell-out, then he won on Venezuela

Reared in the Cuban exile community of Miami, Marco Rubio grew up dreaming of the downfall of Havana's communists and, since entering politics, dedicated himself to battling Latin America's leftists.With the US military's overthrow andsnatching of Venezuela's firebrandpresident Nicolas Maduro, Rubio

By The Standard Jan 07, 2026

Source: The Standard

Read more →
Activists challenge KRA on burden of tax proof

Four activists led by Nakuru-based surgeon Magare Gikenyi have filed a court case challenging how the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) pursues tax defaulters.In what they describe as a strategy built on falsehoods, Dr Magare, Philemon Abuga, Dishon Keroti, and Stanley Mageto argued in their High Court

By The Standard Jan 07, 2026

Source: The Standard

Read more →
Ruto allies in Gusii on the spot over road projects

President William Ruto’s allies in Kisii and Nyamira counties are under pressure after the region missed out on major development projects rolled out by the Kenya Rural Roads Authority (KeRRA).In the current financial year, Nyamira County, for example, did not receive any allocation for road project

By The Standard Jan 07, 2026

Source: The Standard

Read more →
Teen killed in anti-conscription protest in Jerusalem

One person was killed and three were injured during a protest in Jerusalem on Tuesday against a law to conscript ultra-Orthodox Jews into the Israeli armed forces, emergency crews said.A bus ran over andinjured three pedestriansthen drove on and struck an 18-year old who got trapped under the vehicl

By The Standard Jan 07, 2026

Source: The Standard

Read more →
Oil extends losses as Trump flags Venezuela shipments, stocks wobble

Oil extended losses Wednesday after Donald Trump said Venezuela would turn over millions of barrels to the United States, while equities wobbled after a record-breaking start to the year.Crude has seen wild swings since the US president ordered the toppling Saturday of Nicolas Maduro, his counterpar

By The Standard Jan 07, 2026

Source: The Standard

Read more →
Birthday tribute: Raila's struggle remains our collective responsibility

Today, we mark a birthday not with celebration, but with contemplation; not with applause, but with silence heavy with meaning.We have no doubt lost; Raila Amollo Odinga was Kenya’s political colossus, Africa’s democratic conscience, and one of the most consequential architects of multiparty democra

By The Standard Jan 07, 2026

Source: The Standard

Read more →