×
The Standard Group Plc is a multi-media organization with investments in media platforms spanning newspaper print operations, television, radio broadcasting, digital and online services. The Standard Group is recognized as a leading multi-media house in Kenya with a key influence in matters of national and international interest.
  • Standard Group Plc HQ Office,
  • The Standard Group Center,Mombasa Road.
  • P.O Box 30080-00100,Nairobi, Kenya.
  • Telephone number: 0203222111, 0719012111
  • Email: [email protected]
.

World

Takaichi wins big in Japan election, media projections show

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi was projected to have won a thumping victory in snap elections on Sunday, a result that could however rile China and worry financial markets.
By AFP 1d ago
https://cdn.standardmedia.co.ke/images/articles/thumbnails/kGzfmcW4xewHds2et5hbf8uXUE0dtIcl9wtrxqsU.jpg
Former French Minister Jack Lang offered his resignation from his role as head of a prestigious Paris cultural centre over his links to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
By AFP 2d ago
The White House initially rejected "fake outrage" over the video shared on Trump's Truth Social account late Thursday night, only to then blame the post on an error by a staff member.
By AFP 2d ago
"Let's stop the games & do this the right way: in a public hearing," the former Democratic president said on X.
By AFP 2d ago
City officials said 31 people died and another 169 were wounded in the explosion at the Imam Bargah Qasr-e-Khadijatul Kubra mosque on the city's outskirts.
By AFP 2d ago
The latest crisis to hit Starmer's struggling government has left many doubting his judgement and some -- including within his ruling centre-left Labour party.
By AFP 4d ago
China's President Xi Jinping and Russia's Vladimir Putin hailed the strengthening of bilateral ties in the face of a "turbulent" global situation, in a video call on Wednesday.
By AFP 5d ago
Pakistan has been battling a Baloch separatist insurgency for decades, with frequent armed attacks on security forces, foreign nationals and non-local Pakistanis.
By AFP 5d ago
Several rounds of diplomacy between the sides have failed to strike a deal on ending Europe's deadliest conflict since World War II, which began when Russia invaded in February 2022.
By AFP 5d ago
Human Rights Watch warned Wednesday that President Donald Trump was turning the US into an authoritarian state as democracy declines globally to its lowest ebb in four decades.
By AFP 5d ago
Cuba's government on Monday denied in an AFP interview that it was in talks with US President Donald Trump's administration.
By AFP 6d ago
US President Donald Trump said Monday that Mexico would stop sending oil to Cuba
By AFP 6d ago
.

Latest