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Kenya’s electoral commission chairman has declared Deputy President William Ruto the winner of the close presidential election over five-time contender Raila Odinga, a triumph for the man who shook up politics by appealing to struggling Kenyans on economic terms and not on traditional ethnic ones. Ruto received 50.49% of the vote, the chairman said, while Odinga received 48.85%. But chaos emerged just before the declaration when the electoral commission’s vice chair and three other commissioners told journalists they could not support the “opaque nature” of the final phase of the process. “We cannot take ownership of the result that is going to be announced,” vice chair Juliana Cherera said, without giving details. At the declaration venue, police surged to impose calm amid shouting and scuffles before electoral commission chair Wafula Chebukati announced the official results — and said the two commissioners still there had been injured. The sudden split in the commission came … [Read more...] about Kenya’s William Ruto declared President-elect

The team behind the feature-length HBO documentary of Princess Diana's life story as told through the lens of the media has defended using clips from her polarizing 1995 Panorama interview as " a moment of historical record," despite Prince William saying it should "never be aired again." The documentary titled The Princess, currently available to stream on HBO Max, has been released to coincide with the 25th anniversary of Diana's death on August 31, 1997 in a high-speed Paris car crash. A chronological assessment of the media's love/hate relationship with the royal, the documentary provoked a wave of discussion among viewers, many of whom drew comparisons between the treatment of Diana and that of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. Included in among the reproduced contemporary news and interview footage are large segments from Diana's 1995 interview with Martin Bashir for BBC 's Panorama news show. The interview delivered many royal bombshells including the … [Read more...] about HBO’s Diana documentary defends use of Panorama clips condemned by William

Prince William's insistence that Princess Diana's bombshell 1995 BBC Panorama interview should "never be aired again" could lead to the "slow rewriting" of her life story, according to a royal biographer. Omid Scobie, co-author of the hit Harry and Meghan biography Finding Freedom , has expressed his concern that the suppression of Diana's own words in the 1995 interview—which she later said she had "no regrets" in doing—has seen the princess once again being "silenced" by the royal "Firm". Scobie's commentary in a recent column for Yahoo! News follows the BBC 's official apology about its conduct in handling allegations of wrongdoing in the methods used to obtain the interview with Diana. These were exposed in a review undertaken by Lord Dyson in 2021 which found BBC staff member Martin Bashir had been "deceitful" in his conduct regarding the interview. In a statement issued on July 21, after it was announced that the former nanny of Prince William and Prince … [Read more...] about William’s Diana Panorama ban could lead to “slow rewriting” of her story

Rising teenager Emma Raducanu came out on the winning side of a generational clash against tennis icon Serena Williams with a 6-4, 6-0 win in their first-round meeting at the Cincinnati Open on Tuesday. After a sluggish start, the 23-time Grand Slam champion finally gave the supportive sold-out crowd something to cheer about when she crushed back-to-back aces to cut Raducanu’s lead to 4-3. Also Read: Elon Musk’s Announcement Sends Twitter Into Meltdown But the English reigning US Open champion fired an ace of her own to snag the first set and followed that up with a break of serve to open the second. Raducanu rolled from there, smacking an unreturnable serve on match point to end their first career meeting. “I think we all just need to honor Serena and her amazing career,” Raducanu said in an on-court interview. “I’m so grateful for the experience of getting to play her and for our careers to have crossed over. Everything she has achieved is so inspirational and it was … [Read more...] about Serena Williams Falls in Generational Clash Against Emma Raducanu in Cincinnati

Kenya’s long, slow presidential election concluded on Monday, with anti-China candidate William Ruto declared the winner by 50.5 percent to 49 percent against Raila Odinga, chosen candidate of outgoing President Uhuru Kenyatta. Ruto’s win barely cleared the margin necessary to avoid a runoff against Odinga, who refused to concede. On Tuesday, Odinga declared the election “null and void.” The Economist impishly noted this fits the pattern of the past quarter-century of Kenyan elections, in which the candidate who rejects the outcome after suffering a narrow defeat has always been the same person, namely Raila Odinga. In this case, Odinga rejected the outcome after four of the seven members of Kenya’s election commission said the final count added up to 100.01 percent of the total vote and the phantom excess votes were enough to make a “significant difference” in the close race. “We cannot take ownership of the result that is going to be announced because of the … [Read more...] about Anti-China William Ruto Wins Kenyan Presidential Election, Prompting Electoral Commission Brawl

Serena Williams fell to 0-2 in matches since announcing “the countdown has begun” on her career, losing 6-4, 6-0 to U.S. Open champion Emma Raducanu in the Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati on Tuesday night. Williams, 40, said last week in a Vogue magazine essay and an Instagram post that her career was winding down, although she did not explicitly say the U.S. Open, which begins Aug. 29 in New York, would be her last tournament. The Cincinnati event was the second U.S. Open tuneup for Williams, and the next time she takes the court will be at Flushing Meadows. She lost to Belinda Bencic in straight sets last week in Toronto. A day before the announcement, Williams beat Nuria Parrizas-Diaz for her first match win since the 2021 French Open. Williams, a 23-time Grand Slam champion, briskly left the court after the 1-hour, 5-minute match against Raducanu, waving to the crowd as she exited. Earlier Tuesday, four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka was eliminated by Shuai … [Read more...] about Sports digest: Emma Raducanu tops Serena Williams in latter’s farewell tour

The "cute" moment where Prince Harry saw Kate Middleton walking down the aisle on the day of her royal wedding from 11 years ago has gone viral after being shared on social media. The clip showing Harry as he stood beside brother William at the altar of Westminster Abbey in 2011 has gained over 1 million views since it was uploaded to video-sharing platform TikTok, receiving in excess of 180,000 likes. The video's upload by the TikTok user danideeeee1 with the caption "cute moment" comes as news that Harry, alongside his wife Meghan Markle , will travel to Britain in early September to take part in a number of charity events. A spokesperson for the Sussexes announced on Monday: "Prince Harry and Meghan, The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are delighted to visit with several charities close to their hearts in early September." Royal watchers hoping to see a reunion between Harry and brother William may be disappointed, as royal commentators have ruled out a meeting as … [Read more...] about Prince Harry’s reaction to Kate Middleton at royal wedding goes viral

Princess Diana has been described as a "mother at odds with the crown" who wanted Prince William and Prince Harry to grow up as "normal kids," according to bestselling U.S. author James Patterson. Speaking to Fox News Digital ahead of the release of his new book, Diana, William, and Harry , co-authored with Chris Mooney, Patterson said the princess "tried to control" and was "troubled by" the feeling that Harry would grow up labeled as "the spare" while William was destined to become king. The release of the book, which focuses on Diana's life as a mother, comes with the 25th anniversary on August 31 of her death at the age of 36 in a Paris car crash. "I think she tried to control it as much as she could," Patterson told Fox News Digital while speaking about Harry's and William's different positions in the line to the British throne. "I think she was troubled about it. That's a standard thing for families. One of the kids who do better in school or become a better … [Read more...] about Princess Diana was “a mother at odds with the crown”—James Patterson

The U.S. will be a key partner in India's journey in the next 25 years as it aspires to ascend to new heights of prosperity, the Indian envoy here has said, terming the bilateral ties as one of the most consequential relationships for both the countries and for the world. The remarks by Taranjit Singh Sandhu, India’s Ambassador to the U.S., came after he hoisted the national flag at the India House to celebrate the 75th anniversary of Independence Day on Monday in the presence of embassy staff and members of the Indian diaspora. “As the country (India) is making positive strides, we have more work to do to fulfil the aspirations of future generations. As Prime Minister Narendra Modi appealed…The journey of the next 25 years would mark the creation of a new India. The goal of this ‘Amrit Kaal’ is to ascend to new heights of prosperity,” Mr. Sandhu said. “In this journey, the United States will be a key partner for India,” he said. “The India-U.S. partnership , led by Prime … [Read more...] about U.S. will be key partner in creation of new India, says Ambassador Taranjit Sandhu

close Video Fox News Flash top headlines for August 16 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. NEW You can now listen to Fox News articles! FIRST ON FOX: Georgia gubernatorial Democratic nominee Stacey Abrams co-chaired a racial justice organization that awarded tens of thousands of dollars to activists who want to defund and abolish the police . Abrams was first announced co-chair of the Black Voices for Black Justice Fund (BVBJ) in April 2021. She said in a press release at the time that she was "excited" and "honored" to join the organization because it "puts Black leaders in the driver’s seat – with Black activists on the ground who understand how racism plays out in their community defining both the problem and the solutions." The BVBJ has handed out $20,000 awards to dozens of Black activists across the country to "use in whatever way they believe, based on their lived experience, will do … [Read more...] about Stacey Abrams co-chaired organization that awards thousands to defund the police activists