MANDELA’S GRANDSON TO JOIN PRO-PALESTINIAN FLOTILLA SAILING FROM TUNISIA
Agency Report Mandla Mandela, grandson of South Africa’s anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela, has announced that he will join pro-Palestinian activists seeking to break Israel’s...
CHINA IMPOSES TEMPORARY DUTIES ON EU PORK OVER DUMPING CLAIMS
AGENCY REPORT China’s commerce ministry said Friday it would impose temporary duties on European Union pork imports, after an investigation found evidence of dumping. Beijing...
PUTIN TO VISIT INDIA IN DECEMBER
Russian President, Vladimir Putin, will pay an official visit to India in December, the Kremlin said on Friday, as ties between the countries grow closer,...
JOSÉ MOURINHO DISMISSED IN TURKEY
BY OWOLABI OLUWADARA Jose Mourinho's agreement with Fenerbahce has been concluded, the Turkish organization announced on Friday, marking a premature conclusion to the Portuguese coach's...
MEXICAN PRESIDENT MEETS INFANTINO TO DISCUSS 2026 WORLD CUP PLANS
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum met with FIFA chief Gianni Infantino on Thursday to discuss preparations for the 2026 football World Cup, which Mexico will co-host...
FRENCH JOURNALIST ‘ISOLATED’ IN ALGERIAN PRISON AMID PARIS-ALGIERS TENSIONS
A prominent French sports journalist sentenced to seven years in prison in Algeria at the end of June is in “fighting mood” but feels “isolated”,...
SOUTH AFRICAN COURT UPHOLDS 18-YEAR JAIL TERM FOR NIGERIAN IN HUMAN TRAFFICKING CASE
BY OWOLABI OLUWADARA The Gauteng High Court in Pretoria, South Africa, on Wednesday, affirmed the conviction and 18-year incarceration sentence of Nigerian national, Chinedu Justice...
TAYLOR SWIFT AND NFL STAR TRAVIS KELCE ANNOUNCE ENGAGEMENT
By Aishat Momoh. O. Pop icon Taylor Swift and Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce are officially engaged, the couple confirmed on Tuesday...
TWO MEN PUBLICLY FLOGGED IN INDONESIA FOR SAME-SEX RELATIONS
Two men were publicly flogged 76 times each in Indonesia’s conservative province of Aceh on Tuesday after they were found guilty of sexual relations by...
AFRICAN PLAYERS IN EUROPE: NDIAYE SCORES ANOTHER HISTORIC GOAL
BY OWOLABI OLUWADARA Iliman Ndiaye further cemented his legacy at Everton by scoring the inaugural goal at the club's new 53,000-seat stadium in Liverpool over...