2024

Nobel peace laureate Muhammad Yunus was convicted on Monday of violating Bangladesh’s labour laws in a case decried by his supporters as politically motivated.

The future of Kylian Mbappe and his protracted courtship by Real Madrid is expected to be the key theme of the transfer window that opens… Read More »French football star Kylian Mbappé’s future to dominate transfer window

In Israel as elsewhere, people rang in the new year on Sunday night, but the proceedings were markedly more muted than in previous years, given… Read More »Israel marks muted New Year celebrations against backdrop of Gaza war

Kenya’s Beatrice Chebet breaks the women’s world 5km record at the Cursa dels Nassos road race in Barcelona.

A powerful 7.5 earthquake hit central Japan on Monday, the USGS said, prompting tsunami warnings and authorities to urge people in the area to move… Read More »Japan issues tsunami warning after powerful 7.5 earthquake

The war in Gaza ground into the new year on Monday, with Hamas firing a barrage of rockets at Israel just as the clock struck… Read More »🔴 Live: Israel begins new year under rocket attack as army pounds Gaza

Fireworks illuminated skies over Paris, Rio and Sydney to celebrate the entry to 2024, while in Israel, Gaza and Ukraine, rockets and strikes marked the… Read More »Fireworks, weapons light skies across the world in first hours of 2024

Five people were killed in attacks on Ukraine’s southern Odesa region and the eastern city of Donetsk, local authorities said on Monday as the conflict… Read More »Zelensky vows ‘wrath’ against Russian forces amid escalation in strikes

Many young Nigerians fail their university entrance exams as they lack very basic tech skills.