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Egypt’s AFCON pain to spur World Cup bid as Nigeria bro...

Record-winners Egypt were one of favourites to add AFCON 2025 to their seven tit...

Machado gives her Nobel Peace Prize to Trump

The White House has released a photograph of Venezuela's Machado presenting Trum...

Wimbledon tennis back in UK court with campaigners bloc...

Wimbledon plans to treble the size of the existing site in London, adding 39 cou...

Bulgaria set for another snap election after protests o...

President Radev expected to appoint caretaker cabinet, set a date for vote.

Residents flee as fire devastates Seoul shanty town

Guryong, outside South Korean capital, carries high fire risk due to cramped hom...

Why is Iran’s economy failing, prompting deadly protests?

The collapse of the rial and soaring prices sparked the first protest by shopkee...

What does Israel want in Somaliland?

From proximity to Yemen's Houthis to shared interests, recognition of region mar...

Why Israel’s recognition of Somaliland backfired

Israel’s recognition of Somaliland has backfired and reinforced Somalia’s territ...

Why The Gambia wants Myanmar punished for Rohingya geno...

Tiny The Gambia is the first to drag another country to the ICJ as a third-party...

Cuba receives remains of soldiers killed during Maduro ...

The bodies of 32 Cuban soldiers killed during the US bombing of Venezuela have b...

Salah will be welcomed back at Liverpool after AFCON, s...

Unsettled forward Mohamed Salah is set to return to Liverpool on Sunday, once hi...

Billionaires demand more babies but make parenthood una...

The economic model championed by figures like Musk makes raising children econom...

Incumbent President Museveni takes strong lead in Ugand...

Museveni is credited with 76 percent in early results; violence reported with op...

Indonesia sues six companies over environmental harm in...

Environmental groups say government also holds responsibility for granting firms...

Prison rights, Elbit’s loss: How the Palestine Action h...

As critically ill activists begin re-feeding in prison, campaigners and an MP be...

Olympic hopes double as act of defiance in war-ravaged ...

At a war-ravaged sports centre in Ukraine, the hope for Olympic glory persists a...

Killings in Gaza despite ceasefire phase 2 announcement

At least 10 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli attacks in Gaza after the U...

Regained momentum sets Yemen government’s eyes on Houth...

The STC's collapse leads to Yemeni government strides in the south, but Houthis ...

UN treaty to protect ‘extraordinary’ marine life due to...

World-first pact aims to protect 10 million species from threats like climate ch...

Will eliminating fraud clear the US national deficit as...

US president says 'massive' fraud has caused budget imbalance, but calculations ...

What happened at emergency UN Security Council on Iran ...

The UN Security Council has held an emergency meeting in the wake of protests in...

Alcaraz-Sinner tennis rivalry is all the hype before Au...

Alcaraz and Sinner give a glimpse of their relationship and enthrall fans in Sou...

Taiwan and US seal deal to lower tariffs, boost chip in...

Washington seeks improved access to strategic chip industry of island nation, ov...

Canada’s Carney hails ‘strategic partnership’ in talks ...

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney seeking to reset ties with Beijing amid glob...

Australia declares child social media ban victory as 4....

The figures are the first to show the scale of the landmark ban since it was ena...

US declares phase two of Gaza ceasefire, but what did p...

The US has announced 'phase two' in Gaza, but most phase one points never materi...

‘Easy way or hard’: Trump issues new demand for Hamas d...

US raising pressure on Hamas to disarm as phase 2 of ceasefire deal launches whi...

Photos: Power outages leave people in freezing conditio...

People enduring freezing apartments and snow-covered streets due to limited powe...

South Korea’s former president found guilty in martial ...

A South ‍Korean court ‍has sentenced former president Yoon Suk Yeol to five year...

Why access to Venezuela’s ‘heavy’ oil is ‘tremendous’ n...

The type of oil held by Venezuela makes it particularly lucrative for US refiner...

Trump threatens to use Insurrection Act in Minnesota: W...

Trump threatened to invoke the rarely used act if officials failed to quell prot...

Gulf countries gear up diplomacy to stave off US-Iran e...

Gulf nations don't want the chaos that a US attack on Iran or the collapse of th...

South Korea’s ex-president Yoon given 5-year jail term ...

Former President Yoon Suk Yeol found guilty of obstructing justice and other cha...

Scepticism and hope: Gaza reacts to Trump’s ‘Board of P...

Palestinians fear decisions imposed from outside fail to address justice, freedo...

Yemen’s Saudi-backed government appoints new prime mini...

FM Shaya Mohsen Zindani named as new PM, as Saudi Arabia moves to consolidate co...

South Korea court sentences ex-president to 5 years in ...

Former President Yoon Suk Yeol found guilty of obstructing justice and other cha...

LIVE: Israel continues deadly Gaza attacks as deal move...

Israeli forces killed at least 10 Palestinians after the United States announced...

South Korea court finds disgraced ex-president guilty i...

Prosecutors are seeking a 10-year prison term for the former president over his ...

Syrian swimmer Sarah Mardini cleared by Greek court ove...

Mardini was among 24 volunteer rescuers acquitted by a Greek court on charges of...

Saudi to Sudan: Can Pakistan expand military footprint ...

Multiple countries have shown interest in Pakistani weapons and jets. But Pakist...

S Korean firefighters tackle huge blaze in last of Seou...

No casualties reported as huge fire breaks out in makeshift homes on fringe of S...

South Korean firefighters tackle huge blaze in Seoul’s ...

No casualties reported as huge fire breaks out in makeshift homes on fringe of S...

US seizes sixth tanker as Venezuela’s interim leader vo...

US forces say another Venezuela-linked tanker seized as Trump moves to take cont...

UN Security Council holds emergency meeting on deadly p...

Iran, the US and Iranian civil society spoke about the deadly protests which hav...

Trump welcomes Venezuela’s Maria Corina Machado in clos...

The Venezuelan opposition leader said she presented Trump with her Nobel Peace P...

Updates: Machado meets Trump, says Venezuela ‘counting’...

These are updates for Thursday, January 15, 2026 as Venezuela's opposition leade...

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,422

These are the key developments from day 1,422 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.

Israel kills 10 in Gaza as US declares phase two of cea...

Israeli forces carry out various attacks across the war-torn enclave, including ...

Israel kills 8 in Gaza as US declares phase two of ceas...

Two family homes come under Israeli attack in central Gaza's Deir el-Balah, kill...

LIVE: Machado meets Trump, says Venezuela ‘counting’ on...

White House says Venezuela's interim President Delcy Rodriguez, a Nicolas Maduro...