Mombasa — “We wanted honest answers, but many adults thought we were too young to ask the questions.” Young people are often at the centre of debates about their bodies, relationships, sexuality and health, yet their own experiences can be treated as secondary to the views of adults making decisions on their behalf. For years,…
Payment processing giant Stripe and private equity firm Advent International are in active negotiations to acquire PayPal Holdings, according to The Wall Street Journal. The investor group is seeking a revised agreement after PayPal’s board rejected an initial $60.50 per-share takeover proposal in July that valued the digital payments pioneer at approximately $53 billion. Read:…
Workday South Africa MD Kiv Moodley speaking at a recent client event in Johannesburg Private equity firm Silver Lake is in talks to acquire Workday in a deal that would rank among the largest software buyouts in history, according to people familiar with the matter. News of the talks sent Workday shares nearly 18% higher…
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi speaks during a press conference held at the Ministry of Interior in Tehran, Iran, on Aug. 8, 2026, on the occasion of National Journalists’ Day. Anadolu | Anadolu | Getty Images Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Tehran is not currently in direct talks with the U.S. to end the war with…
Oman has said positive talks have been taking place with Iran over an agreement to secure a shipping route through the Strait of Hormuz, as Tehran warned that any deal would not see an immediate reopening of the vital waterway. Both sides suggested on Saturday that discussions were progressing, but a timeline on any deal…
32m ago 2 Israeli soldiers killed in southern Lebanon, Israel says Two Israeli reserve soldiers were killed during combat in southern Lebanon, the Israeli military said Thursday local time, where Israel has been fighting the Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah. The army identified them as Maj. Harel Birenstock, 34, a company commander in the 2855th…
Iran says it is negotiating with Oman to reach “an understanding” over a temporary route through the Strait of Hormuz to allow commercial shipping to resume. The statement came after US President Donald Trump said new talks on ending the war in Iran would begin on Monday – and that he had called off “massive”…
The United States and Iran will hold new talks Monday afternoon, President Donald Trump said, after announcing he called off intense new strikes to allow for a deal on the Strait of Hormuz and Tehran’s nuclear program. Iran said Monday it was not currently holding talks with the U.S. but was in discussions with Oman…
A woman walks past war-themed graffiti and murals painted on walls along the capital Tehran’s streets and avenues as air defense systems are activated during the night while daily life continues in the shadow of rising military tensions between the US and Iran on July 22, 2026 in Tehran, Iran. Fatemeh Bahrami | Anadolu |…
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Monday that he wants to avoid opening a “new front” after Ukraine’s military struck an Iranian commercial vessel in the Caspian Sea on Saturday. “We have to be careful. We have to do everything we can to not open a new front in any way,” Zelenskyy told Britain’s Sky News…
