“Israel's” Ambassador in Ankara, Irit Lillian, presented her letter of confidence to President Erdogan. Decrying the presentation of the letter of confidence to Erdogan as an "emotional moment", Lillian said that she expects many more positive developments to take place in the relations between the two countries.

After successive rounds of voting to get the Republican Kevin McCarthy to become speaker of the US House of Representatives, 20 hardline Republican doggedly remain opposed to his bid. The tussle in the Republican Party has brought Washington to a standstill and the situation bears all the hallmarks of the worst constitutional crisis for over a hundred years.

The Directorate of Migration Management of the Ministry of Interior reported that 124,441 irregular migrants were deported last year, and 58,758 Syrians voluntarily returned to the safe zones created in northern Syria.

50% of Kenyans have described 2022 as the worst year. According to the latest report by research firm Infotrak, the prevailing high cost of living, unemployment and access to healthcare services,