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Kenya's Bold Newspaper Indonesia family finds 84-year-old woman alive days after earthquake https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/world/article/2001555710/indonesia-family-finds-84-year-old-woman-alive-days-after-earthquake Wed, 19 Aug 2026 15:37:20 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/world/article/2001555710/indonesia-family-finds-84-year-old-woman-alive-days-after-earthquake Standard Digital Firefighters in 'decisive' push to encircle Belgian wildfire https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/world/article/2001555647/firefighters-in-decisive-push-to-encircle-belgian-wildfire Tue, 18 Aug 2026 18:00:48 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/world/article/2001555647/firefighters-in-decisive-push-to-encircle-belgian-wildfire Standard Digital Backlash after Thailand frees 85-year-old drug trafficker https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/world/article/2001555636/backlash-after-thailand-frees-85-year-old-drug-trafficker Tue, 18 Aug 2026 16:57:59 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/world/article/2001555636/backlash-after-thailand-frees-85-year-old-drug-trafficker Standard Digital Philippine student killed in livestreamed school shooting https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/world/article/2001555634/philippine-student-killed-in-livestreamed-school-shooting Tue, 18 Aug 2026 16:48:46 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/world/article/2001555634/philippine-student-killed-in-livestreamed-school-shooting Standard Digital Three lightly injured as new quake hits Spain's Granada https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/world/article/2001555629/three-lightly-injured-as-new-quake-hits-spain-s-granada Tue, 18 Aug 2026 16:22:23 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/world/article/2001555629/three-lightly-injured-as-new-quake-hits-spain-s-granada Standard Digital Only 40pc of world's health facilities meet basic sanitation standards: UN https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/world/article/2001555593/only-40pc-of-world-s-health-facilities-meet-basic-sanitation-standards-un Tue, 18 Aug 2026 12:04:51 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/world/article/2001555593/only-40pc-of-world-s-health-facilities-meet-basic-sanitation-standards-un Standard Digital Trump threatens to bomb Oman if it gets in way of Iran deal https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/world/article/2001555573/trump-threatens-to-bomb-oman-if-it-gets-in-way-of-iran-deal Tue, 18 Aug 2026 09:50:21 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/world/article/2001555573/trump-threatens-to-bomb-oman-if-it-gets-in-way-of-iran-deal Standard Digital Sri Lanka government proposes contentious judicial reform package https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/world/article/2001555568/sri-lanka-government-proposes-contentious-judicial-reform-package Tue, 18 Aug 2026 09:24:44 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/world/article/2001555568/sri-lanka-government-proposes-contentious-judicial-reform-package Standard Digital Kushner to meet Netanyahu after talks with Hamas on Gaza plan https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/world/article/2001555507/kushner-to-meet-netanyahu-after-talks-with-hamas-on-gaza-plan Mon, 17 Aug 2026 09:30:39 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/world/article/2001555507/kushner-to-meet-netanyahu-after-talks-with-hamas-on-gaza-plan Standard Digital Ukrainian missile strikes kill 6 in Russia's Belgorod https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/world/article/2001555506/ukrainian-missile-strikes-kill-6-in-russia-s-belgorod Mon, 17 Aug 2026 09:26:49 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/world/article/2001555506/ukrainian-missile-strikes-kill-6-in-russia-s-belgorod Standard Digital Australia's mushroom murderer appeals conviction https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/world/article/2001555503/australia-s-mushroom-murderer-appeals-conviction Mon, 17 Aug 2026 09:18:33 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/world/article/2001555503/australia-s-mushroom-murderer-appeals-conviction Standard Digital 12 killed as Polish bus veers off Hungary highway https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/world/article/2001555498/12-killed-as-polish-bus-veers-off-hungary-highway Sun, 16 Aug 2026 23:46:55 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/world/article/2001555498/12-killed-as-polish-bus-veers-off-hungary-highway Standard Digital Strikes kill 19 in Russia and Ukraine https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/world/article/2001555496/strikes-kill-19-in-russia-and-ukraine Sun, 16 Aug 2026 23:30:23 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/world/article/2001555496/strikes-kill-19-in-russia-and-ukraine Standard Digital Kushner meets with Hamas in push to revive Gaza plan https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/world/article/2001555494/kushner-meets-with-hamas-in-push-to-revive-gaza-plan Sun, 16 Aug 2026 23:12:08 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/world/article/2001555494/kushner-meets-with-hamas-in-push-to-revive-gaza-plan Standard Digital The Ukrainian social media channels tracking Russian missiles https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/world/article/2001555432/the-ukrainian-social-media-channels-tracking-russian-missiles Sun, 16 Aug 2026 11:26:47 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/world/article/2001555432/the-ukrainian-social-media-channels-tracking-russian-missiles Standard Digital Hurricane Lala brushes past Hawaii's Big Island, bringing heavy rain https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/world/article/2001555430/hurricane-lala-brushes-past-hawaii-s-big-island-bringing-heavy-rain Sun, 16 Aug 2026 11:15:07 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/world/article/2001555430/hurricane-lala-brushes-past-hawaii-s-big-island-bringing-heavy-rain Standard Digital Former Nepal premier Deuba returns home, faces graft probe https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/world/article/2001555283/former-nepal-premier-deuba-returns-home-faces-graft-probe Thu, 13 Aug 2026 18:08:33 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/world/article/2001555283/former-nepal-premier-deuba-returns-home-faces-graft-probe Standard Digital Zambia voters weigh Hichilema's economic record https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/world/article/2001555260/zambia-voters-weigh-hichilema-s-economic-record Thu, 13 Aug 2026 16:05:21 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/world/article/2001555260/zambia-voters-weigh-hichilema-s-economic-record Standard Digital Japan protests Putin's first visit to disputed islands https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/world/article/2001555236/japan-protests-putin-s-first-visit-to-disputed-islands Thu, 13 Aug 2026 13:34:25 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/world/article/2001555236/japan-protests-putin-s-first-visit-to-disputed-islands Standard Digital Colombia enters 'final phase' of quake search as toll hits 265 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/world/article/2001555226/colombia-enters-final-phase-of-quake-search-as-toll-hits-265 Thu, 13 Aug 2026 12:15:04 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/world/article/2001555226/colombia-enters-final-phase-of-quake-search-as-toll-hits-265 Standard Digital US ambassador denounces settler siege as Israel dispatches troops https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/world/article/2001555225/us-ambassador-denounces-settler-siege-as-israel-dispatches-troops Thu, 13 Aug 2026 12:09:01 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/world/article/2001555225/us-ambassador-denounces-settler-siege-as-israel-dispatches-troops Standard Digital UK economy slows amid political unrest, Mideast war https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/world/article/2001555217/uk-economy-slows-amid-political-unrest-mideast-war Thu, 13 Aug 2026 11:19:00 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/world/article/2001555217/uk-economy-slows-amid-political-unrest-mideast-war Standard Digital Solar eclipse darkens Arctic Russia on course for Spain https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/world/article/2001555204/solar-eclipse-darkens-arctic-russia-on-course-for-spain Wed, 12 Aug 2026 20:55:16 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/world/article/2001555204/solar-eclipse-darkens-arctic-russia-on-course-for-spain Standard Digital Passengers rescued as second ferry in days catches fire in Indonesia https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/world/article/2001555133/passengers-rescued-as-second-ferry-in-days-catches-fire-in-indonesia Wed, 12 Aug 2026 09:37:18 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/world/article/2001555133/passengers-rescued-as-second-ferry-in-days-catches-fire-in-indonesia Standard Digital New Zealand PM survives leadership challenge months from election https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/world/article/2001555131/new-zealand-pm-survives-leadership-challenge-months-from-election Wed, 12 Aug 2026 09:17:58 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/world/article/2001555131/new-zealand-pm-survives-leadership-challenge-months-from-election Standard Digital Myanmar escalating aerial attacks on civilians: UN probe https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/world/article/2001555099/myanmar-escalating-aerial-attacks-on-civilians-un-probe Tue, 11 Aug 2026 18:13:16 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/world/article/2001555099/myanmar-escalating-aerial-attacks-on-civilians-un-probe Standard Digital US rights groups sue Trump over ICC sanctions https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/world/article/2001555098/us-rights-groups-sue-trump-over-icc-sanctions Tue, 11 Aug 2026 18:08:48 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/world/article/2001555098/us-rights-groups-sue-trump-over-icc-sanctions Standard Digital Syria sentences Bashar al-Assad to death in absentia over atrocities https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/world/article/2001555057/syria-sentences-bashar-al-assad-to-death-in-absentia-over-atrocities Tue, 11 Aug 2026 13:22:28 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/world/article/2001555057/syria-sentences-bashar-al-assad-to-death-in-absentia-over-atrocities Standard Digital Oil prices jump further as hopes for Hormuz deal fade https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/world/article/2001555053/oil-prices-jump-further-as-hopes-for-hormuz-deal-fade Tue, 11 Aug 2026 12:47:53 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/world/article/2001555053/oil-prices-jump-further-as-hopes-for-hormuz-deal-fade Standard Digital Russian barrage on Ukraine kills 9, wounds dozens https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/world/article/2001555035/russian-barrage-on-ukraine-kills-9-wounds-dozens Tue, 11 Aug 2026 09:14:57 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/world/article/2001555035/russian-barrage-on-ukraine-kills-9-wounds-dozens Standard Digital