President Tinubu takes victorious tone despite recent mass kidnappings by armed groups across the country. Published On 12 Jun 202612 Jun 2026 Nigeria’s military has “neutralised” more than 13,000 “terrorists” in the past year, the president says, as armed groups and criminal gangs continue to carry out mass attacks and kidnappings in the country. In … Read more
Published on 12/06/2026 – 9:01 GMT+2 A journalist was killed in the Mexican state of Veracruz on Thursday, hours before the country hosted the opening match of the 2026 World Cup. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Luis Ángel López Valdez, a crime reporter for the Vanguardia de Veracruz news outlet, was fatally shot in the city of Poza … Read more
Second-half goals by Oh Hyeon-gyu and Hwang In-beom steered South Korea to a come-from-behind win over Czechia in a Group A encounter. Published On 12 Jun 202612 Jun 2026 Hwang In-beom scored a goal and set up another as South Korea rallied to defeat Czechia 2-1 in the second match of the FIFA World Cup … Read more
Violent clashes have erupted at the Estadio Azteca as Mexico and South Africa face off in the opening game of the World Cup. Footgage suggest there may be unrest near Gate 8 of Estadio Ciudad de México with large groups of protestors hurling Molotov cocktails. Tensions have risen as visitors pour into Mexico City, with … Read more
Published On 11 Jun 202611 Jun 2026 Fireworks, a sweeping light show and performances by Shakira, Burna Boy and J Balvin opened the 2026 World Cup before more than 80,000 fans at a revamped Azteca Stadium in Mexico City. On Thursday, co-hosts Mexico kicked off the expanded 48-team football tournament by playing South Africa at … Read more
NewsFeed A new UNHCR report reveals that 117.8 million people worldwide were forcibly displaced by the end of 2025, driven from their homes by war, violence, and persecution. Among them are more than 1 million internally displaced people in Lebanon, where Israel’s war and continued attacks have triggered one of the country’s worst humanitarian crises … Read more
TOKYO (AP) — Yohei Kono, a Japanese politician who as top government spokesperson offered a historic apology to Asian women over sexual abuses by Japan’s wartime military, has died, officials said. He was 89. Kono had placed great importance on promoting friendly ties with China, South Korea and other Asian countries that suffered Japanese atrocities … Read more
Portugal beat Nigeria 2-1 as Pedro Neto and Francisco Conceicao net, but Cristiano Ronaldo scuffs golden chances. Published On 10 Jun 202610 Jun 2026 Portugal are heading to the FIFA World Cup 2026 on the back of a 2-1 warmup win over Nigeria, but will carry with them some regrets for striker Cristiano Ronaldo. The … Read more
The Israel-Iran ceasefire may be holding, but for many in Lebanon, the war continues. Mexico says it killed El Mencho, leader of the powerful Jalisco New Generation Cartel. Within hours, highways burned and violence spread across multiple states. His death is being called a victory, but removing a kingpin doesn’t dismantle a cartel. What changes … Read more
Just one in every 10 Europeans now sees the U.S. as an ally, according to a major new poll conducted by the European Council on Foreign Relations across 15 European countries. In what the think tank described as a “collapse in European faith in the U.S.,” only 11% of the nearly 20,000 European respondents now … Read more