‘Different territory’: How African football underdogs caused AFCON upsets | Africa Cup of Nations

‘Different territory’: How African football underdogs caused AFCON upsets | Africa Cup of Nations

Abidjan, Ivory Coast – As the quarterfinal stage of the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) kicks off on Friday in Ivory Coast, none of the five teams highest-placed teams in the FIFA ranking of December 2023 will feature. Reigning champions Senegal, 2022 World Cup semifinalists and pretournament favourites Morocco,…

Russia, Ukraine clash over bodies of military plane crash victims | Russia-Ukraine war News

Russia, Ukraine clash over bodies of military plane crash victims | Russia-Ukraine war News

There has been no official confirmation on who downed the plane, but Russia accuses Ukraine. Russia and Ukraine are locked in a dispute about the bodies of people killed in the crash of a Russian military transport plane who Moscow says were Ukrainian prisoners of war. A Ukrainian intelligence official…

Western coverage of Gaza: A textbook case of coloniser’s journalism | Media

Western coverage of Gaza: A textbook case of coloniser’s journalism | Media

If you have been following Western media to try to make sense of the heartbreaking images and stories coming out of Gaza during Israel’s invasion, you are bound to be disappointed. Since the beginning of the latest Israeli assault on the besieged Palestinian enclave – which is proving to be…

Joe Biden’s Michigan visit highlights rift with Arab American community | Israel War on Gaza News

Joe Biden’s Michigan visit highlights rift with Arab American community | Israel War on Gaza News

US president seeking re-election likely to have a hard time winning key state because of his support for Israel.] A visit by United States President Joe Biden to Michigan has exposed a growing divide with the considerable Arab-American community in the key swing state ahead of November’s general election. Biden…

Argentina police battle protesters opposed to ‘omnibus’ reform bill | Protests News

Argentina police battle protesters opposed to ‘omnibus’ reform bill | Protests News

Police in Argentina have fired rubber bullets to disperse protesters gathered outside Congress in Buenos Aires as lawmakers debated newly elected President Javier Milei’s sweeping economic, social and political reform package. Opposition legislators stormed out of the building at one point to observe and denounce the police action, but later…

What has Northern Ireland’s DUP agreed with the UK over EU trade? | Politics News

What has Northern Ireland’s DUP agreed with the UK over EU trade? | Politics News

Following two years of political paralysis, Northern Ireland’s devolved assembly is set to return to full working order after a new agreement on trade between the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) and the UK government was ratified by the House of Commons on Thursday. The Protestant DUP – Northern Ireland’s largest…

Fear grips refugees after UNHCR says it will close Sri Lanka operations | Refugees News

Fear grips refugees after UNHCR says it will close Sri Lanka operations | Refugees News

Colombo, Sri Lanka – Sixteen-year-old Ohnmar* has never experienced the joys of attending school, the excitement of playing with friends during recess or simple pleasures of life like savouring a satisfying meal. Ohnmar, a Rohingya, was born “stateless” because Myanmar has not granted citizenship to members of his community since…

Meta, Amazon smash earnings expectations, as stock markets surge | Economy

Meta, Amazon smash earnings expectations, as stock markets surge | Economy

Asian markets rally after US tech giants post stronger-than-expected financial results. Asian markets have rallied after the release of stronger-than-expected earnings results by Meta and Amazon sent the tech giants’ share prices surging in after-hours trading. In Hong Kong, where stocks have slumped on weak economic indicators in mainland China,…

Dozens of Rohingya refugees flee Malaysian immigration detention centre | Rohingya News

Dozens of Rohingya refugees flee Malaysian immigration detention centre | Rohingya News

Police blame riot after 115 Rohingya and 16 other people from Myanmar escaped the facility on Thursday night. Malaysia is searching for dozens of Rohingya refugees and other people from Myanmar after they escaped from a temporary immigration detention centre in the country’s north. One man was killed after 131…