US Indicts Kenyan in Fraud Case, Prepares Russia Sanctions, and Reaches Deal with South Korea - September 2025

The U.S. has indicted a 28-year-old Kenyan, Ahmednaji Maalim Aftin Sheikh, for allegedly laundering millions of dollars stolen from a U.S. child nutrition program, with ties to Nairobi's real estate market. On the diplomatic front, South Korea has reached an agreement with the United States to repatriate its citizens who were detained during a recent immigration raid at a Hyundai plant in Georgia. A chartered plane will be dispatched once administrative procedures are finalized. In a separate geopolitical development, U.S. President Donald Trump announced that the White House is prepared to implement the second phase of sanctions against Russia. This move is due to stalled peace negotiations aimed at resolving the Ukraine crisis.