Nigeria turning the screw on Niger coup leaders
Nigeria, leader of a key west African bloc and a continental economic powerhouse, has intensified its efforts to reverse the...
Day: August 2, 2023
DR Congo’s ‘voodoo wrestling’ provides spellbinding fun
There has been a power cut, and under moonlight in a poor quarter of DR Congo's capital, wrestler Maitresse Libondans...
In a warming world, is an air-conditioned future inevitable?
They are ubiquitous in the United States, controversial in Europe and coveted in South Asia. As heatwaves intensify across the...
Taiwan FM says conflict with China would have ‘disastrous results’
A Chinese invasion of Taiwan would have "disastrous results" for the world, Foreign Minister Joseph Wu told AFP in an...
Death toll in religious riots near India’s capital rises to 6
Riot police were patrolling urban neighborhoods near India's capital on Wednesday following a second night of sectarian riots that have...
Death toll in religious riots near India’s capital rises to 6
Riot police were patrolling urban neighborhoods near India's capital on Wednesday following a second night of sectarian riots that have...
Kuwait’s scorching summers a warning for heating planet
As the blazing summer sun beats down on Kuwait, shoppers stroll down a promenade lined with palm trees and European-style...
Mud-struck German heavy metal bash slashes attendance
The world's biggest heavy metal music festival starting in northern Germany on Wednesday was forced to cap attendance after heavy...
Romania Black Sea port braces for more Ukrainian grain
At the deepest berth of the Black Sea in the Romanian port of Constanta, the belly of a massive cargo...
Nigerian workers strike over cost of living crisis
Nigerian workers across numerous sectors went on strike Wednesday over the rising cost of living following the removal of a...
Heaviest animal ever: Scientists discover massive ancient whale
Look out, blue whale -- there's a new contender for your heavyweight title. A newly discovered whale that lived nearly...
Soaring hunger in Sudan as nearly 4 million displaced: UN
The UN sounded the alarm Wednesday of impending famine in Sudan, where months of war have hit food supplies and...
Senegal suspends TikTok after unrest
Senegal on Wednesday suspended TikTok, saying the video-sharing platform had been used to fan violence sparked by the detention of...
Russian reporter loses appeal against 22-year jail term
Russia's supreme court on Wednesday rejected an appeal by prominent investigative journalist Ivan Safronov against his 22-year prison sentence for...
Grave fears for missing women, girls in war-torn Sudan
Desperate to check on her elderly mother amid the chaos of Sudan's war, Amal Hassan left her family home in...
What’s next after Tunisia’s Saied sacked his PM?
Tunisian President Kais Saied fired his prime minister Najla Bouden without explanation late Tuesday. Why did he do this, and...
US 2018 synagogue shooter sentenced to death
An American truck driver was sentenced to death on Wednesday for massacring 11 Jewish worshippers five years ago in the...
Indictment puts Trump and democracy on trial
Donald Trump's historic indictment for trying to overturn the 2020 election paints a picture of a former president so determined...
As Trump faces indictment heat, Biden chills beachside
"It was compelling," Joe Biden offered Tuesday after Donald Trump's indictment. But the US president was referring to a film...
South Africa make Women’s World Cup history with last-gasp win over Italy
South Africa made Women's World Cup history in a dramatic victory over Italy, securing a spot in the last-16 round...
Iran’s IRGC conducts military drills on disputed islands amid tensions with UAE, international allies
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) recently conducted unannounced military exercises on three disputed islands in the Gulf, which are...
Typhoon Khanun ravages Okinawa, Japan: one dead, flights grounded, power outages reported
Typhoon Khanun has unleashed its fury on Japan's Okinawa region, leaving destruction in its wake. The slow-moving typhoon, described as...
Niger reopens borders with neighbours amid tensions after coup
Niger has taken the decision to reopen its borders with five neighboring countries, including Algeria, Burkina Faso, Mali, Libya, and...
