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Kenya's Bold Newspaper Iran war drives oil prices to $100 per barrel as Tehran strikes ships https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/world/article/2001557404/iran-war-drives-oil-prices-to-100-per-barrel-as-tehran-strikes-ships Wed, 09 Sep 2026 16:02:34 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/world/article/2001557404/iran-war-drives-oil-prices-to-100-per-barrel-as-tehran-strikes-ships Standard Digital Bangladesh measles crisis kills more than 1,000 children https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/world/article/2001557401/bangladesh-measles-crisis-kills-more-than-1-000-children Wed, 09 Sep 2026 15:41:11 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/world/article/2001557401/bangladesh-measles-crisis-kills-more-than-1-000-children Standard Digital Man on trial in Finland accused of abusing 361 children online https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/world/article/2001557335/man-on-trial-in-finland-accused-of-abusing-361-children-online Tue, 08 Sep 2026 17:34:56 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/world/article/2001557335/man-on-trial-in-finland-accused-of-abusing-361-children-online Standard Digital France tries 14 over deadliest Channel migrant crossing disaster https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/world/article/2001557258/france-tries-14-over-deadliest-channel-migrant-crossing-disaster Tue, 08 Sep 2026 09:49:43 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/world/article/2001557258/france-tries-14-over-deadliest-channel-migrant-crossing-disaster Standard Digital Sweden heads to the polls in close election race https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/world/article/2001557255/sweden-heads-to-the-polls-in-close-election-race Tue, 08 Sep 2026 09:35:03 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/world/article/2001557255/sweden-heads-to-the-polls-in-close-election-race Standard Digital Philippine president's lawmaker cousin arrested over flood control scandal https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/world/article/2001557224/philippine-president-s-lawmaker-cousin-arrested-over-flood-control-scandal Mon, 07 Sep 2026 17:23:22 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/world/article/2001557224/philippine-president-s-lawmaker-cousin-arrested-over-flood-control-scandal Standard Digital 25 years on, America seeks to keep 911 memories alive https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/world/article/2001557188/25-years-on-america-seeks-to-keep-911-memories-alive Mon, 07 Sep 2026 09:45:55 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/world/article/2001557188/25-years-on-america-seeks-to-keep-911-memories-alive Standard Digital Jakarta airport extends closure after volcano eruption https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/world/article/2001557187/jakarta-airport-extends-closure-after-volcano-eruption Mon, 07 Sep 2026 09:36:47 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/world/article/2001557187/jakarta-airport-extends-closure-after-volcano-eruption Standard Digital Germany seeks to quash Gaza genocide case at top UN court https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/world/article/2001557186/germany-seeks-to-quash-gaza-genocide-case-at-top-un-court Mon, 07 Sep 2026 09:31:07 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/world/article/2001557186/germany-seeks-to-quash-gaza-genocide-case-at-top-un-court Standard Digital Amazon cargo plane overshoots Miami runway, hits vehicles, catches fire https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/world/article/2001557173/amazon-cargo-plane-overshoots-miami-runway-hits-vehicles-catches-fire Sun, 06 Sep 2026 23:56:50 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/world/article/2001557173/amazon-cargo-plane-overshoots-miami-runway-hits-vehicles-catches-fire Standard Digital Iran raises price of petrol as US applies economic pressure https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/world/article/2001557170/iran-raises-price-of-petrol-as-us-applies-economic-pressure Sun, 06 Sep 2026 23:00:31 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/world/article/2001557170/iran-raises-price-of-petrol-as-us-applies-economic-pressure Standard Digital Three killed, others trapped in India building collapse https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/world/article/2001557168/three-killed-others-trapped-in-india-building-collapse Sun, 06 Sep 2026 22:37:45 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/world/article/2001557168/three-killed-others-trapped-in-india-building-collapse Standard Digital Cape Verde in mourning after children killed in bus crash https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/world/article/2001557166/cape-verde-in-mourning-after-children-killed-in-bus-crash Sun, 06 Sep 2026 22:25:55 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/world/article/2001557166/cape-verde-in-mourning-after-children-killed-in-bus-crash Standard Digital More than 140 killed in latest Yemen clashes: military sources https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/world/article/2001557142/more-than-140-killed-in-latest-yemen-clashes-military-sources Sun, 06 Sep 2026 18:01:35 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/world/article/2001557142/more-than-140-killed-in-latest-yemen-clashes-military-sources Standard Digital Prince Harry's surprise UK return renews security row https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/world/article/2001557105/prince-harry-s-surprise-uk-return-renews-security-row Sun, 06 Sep 2026 10:37:58 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/world/article/2001557105/prince-harry-s-surprise-uk-return-renews-security-row Standard Digital Iran retaliates after US strikes oil tankers https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/world/article/2001557104/iran-retaliates-after-us-strikes-oil-tankers Sun, 06 Sep 2026 10:30:08 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/world/article/2001557104/iran-retaliates-after-us-strikes-oil-tankers Standard Digital Indonesia's main airport suspends operations after volcanic eruption https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/world/article/2001557102/indonesia-s-main-airport-suspends-operations-after-volcanic-eruption Sun, 06 Sep 2026 10:21:23 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/world/article/2001557102/indonesia-s-main-airport-suspends-operations-after-volcanic-eruption Standard Digital Two dead, 14 people missing after Bolivia army base blasts https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/world/article/2001557089/two-dead-14-people-missing-after-bolivia-army-base-blasts Sat, 05 Sep 2026 20:00:22 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/world/article/2001557089/two-dead-14-people-missing-after-bolivia-army-base-blasts Standard Digital Why the fight against child marriage is going global https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/world/article/2001557083/why-the-fight-against-child-marriage-is-going-global Sat, 05 Sep 2026 12:19:00 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/world/article/2001557083/why-the-fight-against-child-marriage-is-going-global Standard Digital Two trapped tunnel workers rescued in Nepal 'miracle' https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/world/article/2001556996/two-trapped-tunnel-workers-rescued-in-nepal-miracle Fri, 04 Sep 2026 15:43:32 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/world/article/2001556996/two-trapped-tunnel-workers-rescued-in-nepal-miracle Standard Digital 'No longer safe': Nepal flood survivors left landless https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/world/article/2001556994/no-longer-safe-nepal-flood-survivors-left-landless Fri, 04 Sep 2026 15:33:21 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/world/article/2001556994/no-longer-safe-nepal-flood-survivors-left-landless Standard Digital Lebanon receives first detainee of five to be freed by Israel https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/world/article/2001556959/lebanon-receives-first-detainee-of-five-to-be-freed-by-israel Thu, 03 Sep 2026 23:30:38 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/world/article/2001556959/lebanon-receives-first-detainee-of-five-to-be-freed-by-israel Standard Digital How El Nino is choking the Panama Canal https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/world/article/2001556958/how-el-nino-is-choking-the-panama-canal Thu, 03 Sep 2026 23:14:00 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/world/article/2001556958/how-el-nino-is-choking-the-panama-canal Standard Digital Iran war is not a war, US VP Vance says https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/world/article/2001556957/iran-war-is-not-a-war-us-vp-vance-says Thu, 03 Sep 2026 23:03:06 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/world/article/2001556957/iran-war-is-not-a-war-us-vp-vance-says Standard Digital Cyprus ferry toll rises to 10 with 18 still missing https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/world/article/2001556956/cyprus-ferry-toll-rises-to-10-with-18-still-missing Thu, 03 Sep 2026 22:54:15 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/world/article/2001556956/cyprus-ferry-toll-rises-to-10-with-18-still-missing Standard Digital US sanctions grandson of Cuban ex-president Raul Castro https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/world/article/2001556949/us-sanctions-grandson-of-cuban-ex-president-raul-castro Thu, 03 Sep 2026 21:38:53 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/world/article/2001556949/us-sanctions-grandson-of-cuban-ex-president-raul-castro Standard Digital War criminal Mladic's body returns to Serbia with military honours https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/world/article/2001556947/war-criminal-mladic-s-body-returns-to-serbia-with-military-honours Thu, 03 Sep 2026 21:26:48 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/world/article/2001556947/war-criminal-mladic-s-body-returns-to-serbia-with-military-honours Standard Digital Ahead of elections, Israel tests West's patience on West Bank violence https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/world/article/2001556946/ahead-of-elections-israel-tests-west-s-patience-on-west-bank-violence Thu, 03 Sep 2026 21:09:20 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/world/article/2001556946/ahead-of-elections-israel-tests-west-s-patience-on-west-bank-violence Standard Digital US feminist icon Gloria Steinem dies aged 92 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/world/article/2001556943/us-feminist-icon-gloria-steinem-dies-aged-92 Thu, 03 Sep 2026 20:55:00 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/world/article/2001556943/us-feminist-icon-gloria-steinem-dies-aged-92 Standard Digital US sinks boat allegedly used to support drug traffickers https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/world/article/2001556894/us-sinks-boat-allegedly-used-to-support-drug-traffickers Thu, 03 Sep 2026 14:55:35 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/world/article/2001556894/us-sinks-boat-allegedly-used-to-support-drug-traffickers Standard Digital