US army chief and allies discuss Asia-Pacific in India
Army chiefs and senior officers from 30 countries including the United States met in India Tuesday to discuss threats facing...
Month: September 2023
Will lingering obstacles derail a Saudi-Israeli pact?
Recent bullish statements by Saudi and Israeli leaders have fueled speculation that a landmark normalization deal is in the offing,...
French news outlet Jeune Afrique protests Burkina suspension
French media outlet Jeune Afrique protested Tuesday after Burkina Faso's junta-led government suspended its print and online operations in the...
Saudi envoy seeks to reassure Palestinians amid Israel talks
Saudi Arabia on Tuesday sent its first delegation in three decades to the occupied West Bank to reassure Palestinians that...
New Zealand whitewash Bangladesh to wrap World Cup preparation
New Zealand gave themselves a perfect boost ahead of the World Cup by whitewashing Bangladesh in the three-match series 2-0,...
Nigeria’s new media seeks to cover Africa’s ignored stories
Nigeria, a nation of conflicts, corruption and poverty? That narrative is what a new breed of local media created by...
Kehinde Wiley: black power painter
Kehinde Wiley made his name painting ordinary African-Americans in classical European style, but after a high-profile commission from Barack Obama...
Taylor Swift ‘Eras’ tour concert film going global
Taylor Swift's "Eras Tour" concert film is expected to be the cinematic event of the season -- and now it's...
Fuel blaze brings tragedy to Benin border town
Benin trader Antoine Djanta lost four members of his family at the weekend when an illegal fuel depot near his...
Libya orders 8 officials arrested after flood disaster
Libya's prosecutor general has ordered the arrest of eight officials as part of his inquiry into the recent flood disaster...
African players in Europe: Salah joins exclusive group
Liverpool and Egypt star Mohamed Salah joined an exclusive group when he opened the scoring in a 3-1 Premier League...
Kosovo marks day of mourning after deadly clashes in troubled north
Kosovo was in mourning Monday after a deadly clash between authorities and gunmen near the Serbian border that has prompted...
UK child-killer nurse to face retrial over attempted murder charge
A British nurse jailed for life for murdering seven babies and attempting to kill six others will face a retrial...
Nigerian scores Africa’s first Invictus gold medal
Three years ago, Peacemaker Azuegbulam lost his left leg when his Nigerian army unit came under fire from Boko Haram...
Israeli forces kill two Palestinians in West Bank raid: ministry
Israeli forces shot dead two Palestinians in a raid in the West Bank Sunday, the Palestinian health ministry said, as...
Biden aims to wrest influence from China in Pacific islands
President Joe Biden is set to host leaders of Pacific island nations with an aim of countering China's ever-growing influence,...
Iyer, Gill help India crush Australia to clinch ODI series
Shreyas Iyer and Shubman Gill hit attacking centuries to help India thrash Australia by 99 runs in a rain-hit one-day...
Endless’: one Venezuelan’s arduous odyssey to the US
At 32, Venezuelan Victor Manuel Atencio had finally had it: The crisis roiling his country, he felt, had ruined all...
France withdrawing ambassador, troops from Niger after coup: Macron
President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday announced that France would withdraw its ambassador from Niger, followed by the French military contingent...
‘Break down walls’: Tunisia dance show celebrates diversity
A performer on a wheelchair, another who is blind and a third with Down syndrome share the stage for a...
Sicilian Mafia boss Messina Denaro dies in hospital
Sicilian Mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro, captured in January after three decades on the run, died on Monday in hospital...
The ‘tyranny of thinness’ still dominates fashion
Despite claims that the fashion industry is embracing curvier bodies, the data suggests it could be guilty of what one...
EU trade chief warns businesses questioning future in China
The EU's trade chief told Beijing on Monday that tough security laws and a more "politicized" business environment have left...
Canada’s parliament speaker apologizes after honoring Nazi-linked veteran
The speaker of Canada's parliament apologized Sunday after he singled out a Ukrainian veteran alleged to have fought for the...
From K-pop to sales girls: AI goes mainstream in South Korea
Her face is a deepfake. Her body belongs to a team of similar-sized actors. But she sings, reads the news,...
Leather, willow, sunflowers: China gets to grip with cricket
There's a reverential hush from the respectful crowd as Pakistan's Sadia Iqbal opens the bowling to Bangladesh's Shathi Rani in...
India fires first world record of Games as skateboarder, 9, has ‘fun’
India claimed the first world record of the Hangzhou Asian Games on Monday as hosts China snapped up more gold...
Niger power struggle grinds on two months after coup
The July 26 coup in Niger unleashed a power struggle that remains unresolved between the new military leaders and the...
‘Humans of New York’ creator slams Indian version for suing rival
The creator of "Humans of New York" has slammed an Indian version of the blog for suing a rival, accusing...
Refugees stream into Armenia ahead of Aliyev, Erdogan talk
Thousands of refugees from Nagorno-Karabakh streamed into Armenia on Monday ahead of a summit between the leaders of Azerbaijan and...
Paris Fashion Week promises drama and departures
Milan Fashion Week was not even over and the fashionistas were already heading to Paris on Monday for another 100-plus...
Philippines vows removal of Chinese barriers at disputed reef
The Philippines vowed Monday to take "all appropriate actions" for the removal of floating barriers allegedly installed by the Chinese...
Eastern authorities want Libya aid conference in flood-hit Derna
Libya's flood-devastated port city of Derna will host an international conference next month to aid reconstruction efforts, authorities in the...
UK opposition leader denies he will try to undo Brexit
The leader of the UK's opposition Labour Party on Friday denied he wanted to rejoin the European Union after recent...
Ukraine’s Zelensky bolsters war support in Canada trip
Ukraine's president met Friday with close ally Prime Minister Justin Trudeau who pledged additional aid to the war-torn country, as...
Netanyahu at UN issues ‘nuclear’ threat to Iran, later retracted
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday warned Iran at the United Nations of a "nuclear threat" in what his...
As Derna reels, other flood-hit Libyan cities struggle to recover
As much of the world's attention has been focused on the port city of Derna since last week's flooding in...
Israel strikes Gaza after new border protests
The Israeli military said it hit three Hamas targets in Gaza Friday after new protests along the border sparked clashes...
Haiti crisis force finally gathers steam after UN talks
An international force for violence-plagued Haiti came closer to reality Friday after months of fruitless efforts, with the United States...
Blinken calls on India to cooperate on Canada killing probe
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken called on India Friday to cooperate with Canada and ensure "accountability" over the killing...
Crowdfunding conservation: A Pacific island’s plan to protect its waters
For a little under $150, you can now directly sponsor marine conservation across one square kilometer of the Pacific Ocean,...
Colombian armed group calls off ‘actions’ after bomb blasts
An armed group engaged in peace negotiations with the Colombian government on Friday announced an immediate cessation of all "offensive...
Gabon’s new PM tells UN military takeover ‘lesser evil’
Gabon's military-installed prime minister on Friday defended the takeover before the United Nations as a "lesser evil," saying the intervention...
Recycling plastic not enough, warns UN environment chief
With the production of plastic on the rise worldwide and creating ever more pollution, the UN environment chief warned that...
Karabakh rebels hand in arms and negotiate withdrawal
Nagorno-Karabakh separatists were negotiating the end of their long struggle against Azerbaijani rule on Saturday, surrendering their weapons after a...
Pope set to draw Marseille crowds after pro-migrant plea
Tens of thousands of people are expected to watch Pope Francis process through the streets and celebrate mass in the...
Xi to open biggest ever Asian Games, after a year’s delay
Chinese President Xi Jinping will declare the Asian Games open at a glittering ceremony in Hangzhou on Saturday, kickstarting a...
Australian protesters fight Indigenous rights reform
Hundreds of protesters rallied in Sydney on Saturday against a plan to adapt Australia's constitution to enshrine Indigenous rights, ahead...
Pope Francis says migrants ‘do not invade’ Europe
Pope Francis on Saturday hammered home his message that European governments must do more to care for migrants crossing the...
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Global leaders convene in South Korea to advance institutional peace
Over 1,800 prominent figures from 121 nations, including delegates from the United States, the Philippines, Ukraine, South Africa, Pakistan, Thailand,...
Kenya urges quick UN green light of Haiti mission
Kenyan President William Ruto on Thursday urged the United Nations to quickly authorize an international security mission to Haiti, which...
US govt contractor charged with spying for Ethiopia
A US government contractor who worked at the State and Justice departments has been arrested on charges of spying, reportedly...
King Charles’s France trip closing with climate focus
King Charles III on Friday puts the environment at the heart of the final day of his state visit to...
In war-scarred Iraqi city, food business gives women independence
Abir Jassem is busy preparing stuffed vegetables at a kitchen in Iraq's Mosul, where after years of unrest a women-run...
Arson turns Amazon reforestation project to ashes
It was supposed to be a good-news story out of the damaged Amazon rainforest: a project that replanted hundreds of...
Turkish President Erdogan and Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu Meet in New York
One of the Most Significant Aspects of Erdogan's Trip to New York Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Israeli Prime...
Zimbabwe opposition faces wave of arrests after disputed vote
In the photo that got him arrested, Gift Ostallos Siziba is sporting wide sunglasses and the jersey of his favourite...
Pakistan national election to be held end January 2024
Pakistan will hold delayed national polls in January next year, the election commission announced Thursday, as the country grapples with...
16 killed in Burkina ‘terrorist’ attacks: local, security sources
Suspected jihadists in Burkina Faso have killed 16 civilians including four army auxiliaries, sources said Thursday, adding that around 12...
