Choose Language
Select a language for news translation.
The Gambian women turning grief into song
Banjul, The Gambia - The women arrive laughing before anyone hears them sing. More than a dozen of them are dressed in oversized men's shirts and loose trousers to show they are as strong as men. Upon their heads are br…
Prichard Colon dies from boxing injury that resulted in 221-day coma
Former boxer Prichard Colon has died at the age of 33, 11 years after sustaining life-changing brain injuries in the ring. The Puerto Rican was one of the sport’s rising stars when he was left comatose for 221 days fol…
North Korea fumes over upcoming US-South Korea military drills
North Korea has denounced major United States-South Korea military drills set to start next week as a provocation that heightens tensions on the Korean Peninsula. The US-Japan-South Korea military cooperation is turnin…
At least four people have died and five others are wounded in eastern Japan as record rainfall pummelled the Chiba prefecture near the capital Tokyo. The rain…
A salvage operation is under way to stabilise the stricken tanker behind a major oil spill off Oman, the risk management company coordinating the effort has sa…
Brazil has opened consultations into potential retaliatory measures against the United States following the imposition of 25 percent tariffs on a range of Braz…
Mali says 82 of its soldiers held as prisoners by armed groups in the country’s north have been released into the government’s care. The Malian army announced…
Osogbo, Nigeria – On Saturday, voters in southwestern Nigeria’s Osun State will choose their next governor. On paper, it is a contest over who will run a state…
Caracas, Venezuela – Nieves Jose Benitez earns just $0.17 a month as a high-school teacher in Venezuela's Delta Amacuro state. It’s not enough to cover a singl…
Taipei, Taiwan – For a man associated with organised crime, election interference, and Chinese influence operations, Chang An-lo is adamant that he is on a mis…
Colombian rescue teams continue to search for survivors after a 7.0 magnitude earthquake killed at least 274 people and caused widespread destruction. With the…
The United Arab Emirates has condemned Iran for attacking two ships linked to the UAE’s national oil company in the Strait of Hormuz. The Abu Dhabi National O…
Yemen is now closer to renewed all-out war than it has been at any point since the 2022 truce was struck, a United Nations envoy has warned. Military activity…
An Israeli drone strike has killed the head of the civil police force in Gaza City. Gaza’s Ministry of Interior said Colonel Jamal Abu Kamil, 43, was killed o…
