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The United States has announced plans to withdraw 5,000 troops from Germany, a move that signals growing tensions between Washington and Berlin amid disagreements over the Iran conflict and broader security strategy.…
When Paris Saint-Germain edged Bayern Munich 5–4 in a pulsating first leg at the Parc des Princes on April 28, Paul Kagame was in the stands. Seated alongside former French President Nicolas Sarkozy and PSG chairman…
Oranto Petroleum, owned by Nigerian billionaire Arthur Eze, has suffered another major setback after South Sudan declined to renew its exploration licence for Block B3, citing nearly a decade of inactivity. According…
Foreign mining companies are maintaining a strong foothold in Mali, even as escalating violence and political uncertainty reshape the risk landscape. Instead of retreating, several firms are increasing investment in…
Oman's state-owned low-cost carrier SalamAir is set to launch direct flights between Muscat and Kigali from July 21, 2026, expanding its African network with a new route announced on April 30 aimed at strengthening…
A senior United Arab Emirates official on Friday said Tehran cannot be trusted over any unilateral arrangements for the Strait of Hormuz, as efforts to end the Iran war remained at an impasse two months into the…
An explosive-laden fiber-optic drone strike by Hezbollah on Sunday killed a 19-year-old Israeli soldier and wounded several others in southern Lebanon, underscoring an emerging battlefield challenge for Israeli forces…
Violence broke out late Thursday in Alice Springs following the suspected killing of a five-year-old Indigenous girl, identified by her family as Kumanjayi Little Baby, with a crowd assaulting a man suspected in…
President Donald Trump on Wednesday threatened to reduce the United States military presence in Germany, escalating a public feud with Chancellor Friedrich Merz over Washington's handling of the ongoing U.S.-Israel war…
Fifty-six countries gathered in Santa Marta, Colombia, for the first international conference dedicated to mapping a fair and orderly transition away from fossil fuels, closing a two-day ministerial summit on April…
The Ugandan High Court has sentenced Christopher Okello Onyum to death for the murder of four toddlers at a Kampala daycare center, concluding one of the most disturbing criminal trials in the country’s recent history…
Ugandan President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni on Thursday called for a review of the Protection of Sovereignty Bill 2026, distancing himself from provisions that critics say would restrict foreign direct investment,…
China is imposing a sweeping ban on drone sales and requiring permits for all flights in Beijing under new security regulations taking effect Friday, as authorities move to tighten control over low-altitude airspace in…
The Kuwaiti government has revoked the citizenship of prominent Kuwaiti-American journalist Ahmed Shihab-Eldin and his two sisters, Lana and Luma, just days after he was released from nearly two months of detention…
Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei issued a defiant message on Thursday declaring that the United States has “no place” in the Persian Gulf, as the war between Iran and a U.S.-Israel coalition entered its ninth…
A former Harvard University scientist convicted in the United States for lying about his ties to China has resurfaced at the center of a major state-backed research initiative in Shenzhen, where he is now leading…
A group legal action against Johnson & Johnson over its talc-based baby powder opened in the UK High Court on Wednesday, with the number of claimants rising from 3,000 to 7,111, according to BBC News . Lawyers…
FIFA has passed a landmark ruling allowing Afghan female players to compete as the Afghanistan women's national team in official international matches for the first time, granting full sporting recognition to a squad…
Families of victims of one of Canada's deadliest mass shootings filed lawsuits against OpenAI and its chief executive Sam Altman in a United States federal court on Wednesday, alleging the company identified the…
The Israeli Navy has begun intercepting the Global Sumud Flotilla near the Greek island of Crete, hundreds of nautical miles from Israel, a significant geographic expansion of the country's naval enforcement against…
When authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo announced that 129 people had died during an attempted escape from Makala Central Prison in September 2024, the figure appeared to close the story as a contained…
Morocco is positioning itself for a significant boost in the global fertilizer market as the United States considers lifting import duties on phosphate-based products. The proposed policy shift could open a major…
A Russian-linked superyacht has sailed through the heavily restricted Strait of Hormuz after neither Iran nor the United States moved to block its passage, highlighting the diplomatic selectivity shaping access to the…
A Ukrainian drone attack caused a major fire at an oil refinery in the Black Sea port city of Tuapse in southern Russia on April 28, Russian regional officials said, marking the third strike on the area in less than…