2023

Former Zimbabwe captain and coach Heath Streak, who had been suffering from colon cancer, dies at the age of 49.

Silicon Valley tech tycoons on Thursday announced their intentions of building a new city in Northern California. The billionaire investors have to date spent over… Read More »Tech titans’ vision for a new city in Northern California raises concerns

Two female Iranian journalists will spend around a month behind bars as part of a three-year partly suspended prison sentence for “conspiracy and “collusion”, local… Read More »Iran sentences two more women journalists to jail time as anniversary of Mahsa Amini’s death nears

North Korea staged a “simulated tactical nuclear attack” drill at the weekend with mock atomic warheads attached to two long-range cruise missiles that were test-fired… Read More »North Korea test-fires missiles as part of a simulated ‘nuclear attack’

Former Mali, Marseille and Saint-Etienne attacker Salif Keita died aged 76 on Saturday, the country’s sports minister told AFP.

Ukraine’s air force said early on Sunday it had destroyed 22 Russian drones during an overnight attack on the southern Odesa region, though three other… Read More »🔴 Live: Russia targets Ukrainian port as grain ships defy Black Sea blockade

Criminal gangs ‘hijack’ buildings in South Africa, and then they burn down. And no-one seems able to stop them.

Bill Richardson, a two-term Democratic governor of New Mexico and an American ambassador to the United Nations who also worked for years to secure the… Read More »Bill Richardson, a former Democratic governor and UN ambassador, dies aged 75

Thousands rallied Saturday in Niger’s capital Niamey to demand that former colonial ruler France withdraw its troops as sought by a junta which seized power… Read More »Thousands rally in Niger to demand the withdrawal of French troops

A source close to the deposed president says those celebrating the coup should not expect much change.