Palestine score twice in the final minutes of their Group C qualifier for a historic 2-1 win against Iraq in Jordan. Palestine kept alive hopes of reaching their first FIFA World Cup finals with a dramatic late comeback to beat Iraq 2-1 in Jordan. The victory on Tuesday, at Amman International Stadium in the Jordanian … Read more
Israel carried out airstrikes in the Gaza Strip, southern Lebanon and southern Syria on Monday, killing at least 10 people, including a child, according to local authorities. The Israeli military said it was targeting militants plotting attacks. The airstrikes were the latest in what have been frequent and often deadly attacks by Israeli forces during … Read more
Tibetan spiritual leader says in a new book that his people’s aspiration for freedom cannot be indefinitely delayed. The Dalai Lama has said that his successor will be born in the “free world” outside of China. In a new book released on Tuesday, the 89-year-old spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism says that he will be … Read more
Two-time world cross-country champion clocks 56 minutes, 42 seconds at World Athletics race in Barcelona. Uganda’s Jacob Kiplimo has become the first person to break the 57-minute barrier for the half-marathon, clocking a stunning new world record time of 56 minutes, 42 seconds in Barcelona. The 24-year-old set the record at the World Athletics Gold … Read more
US president’s latest actions may have caused irreparable damage. Consistency builds trust. For decades, the United States has been a global superpower. But in a little more than three weeks, President Donald Trump has bewildered friends and bamboozled foes. So will his second term speed up the emergence of a new world order? And can … Read more
How can African art be reclaimed and re-defined so that African voices are amplified? Like in many other fields, people from the continent have been overlooked or underrepresented in the art world. So how can that change? In this episode of Now You Know, we chat with Adora Mba from ADA Contemporary Art Gallery in … Read more
The London club reportedly sign the American defender to a world record deal for a female footballer. Chelsea signed United States defender Naomi Girma from San Diego Wave in a reported world-record deal for a female footballer. Girma is believed to have cost Chelsea 900,000 euros ($1.1m), surpassing the world record of 685,000 euros ($718,976) … Read more
The US president laid out a populist agenda in speech to the nation. Donald Trump’s 30-minute inauguration address was a mix of sweeping indictment of the policies of the last four years and grand promises to fix the United States’s problems. The US president promised to send troops to the border with Mexico, boost domestic … Read more
Donald Trump begins his second term as the US president. Donald Trump’s threats and assertions in the weeks before his second term in office as United States president have caused concern globally. Trump has promised to crack down on immigration, unleash tariffs on allies and even take control of the Panama Canal and Greenland. So, … Read more
Ceasefire comes after 15 months of Israel’s devastating war on the Palestinian territory. A sense of hope is arriving in Gaza with Sunday’s ceasefire, coming after nearly 47,000 people were killed by Israeli attacks and Western weapons. Palestinians are now trying to rebuild their lives and homes, many of them destroyed by the bombing. How … Read more