Ohanaeze President General raises the alarm over death threats and more
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Olympic flame arrives in France’s Marseille by ship
A ship bearing the flame has docked in the southern port of Marseille. Athletes, public figures and ordinary citizens will now carry the symbol of Olympic tradition to Paris in a relay…
Fears of populist surge ahead of 2024 EU elections
About a quarter of Germans cited immigration as their main priority in 2022, which rose to 44% in the 2024 survey. About a third were most concerned about climate change two years…
Kenya floods displace at least 190,000 people
Authorities in Kenya say at least 171 people have been killed and more than 190,000 displaced by catastrophic flooding.…
Ten injured as plane skids off runway at Dakar airport
Ten people were injured Thursday after a plane operated by the airline Transair left the runway at the Blaise-Diagne International Airport in the capital of Senegal, Dakar, an event that forced the…
EU-Lebanon aid package bad news for Syrian refugees?
The EU and Lebanon have agreed upon an aid package to help the country deal with its financial crisis and high numbers of refugees. Most experts believe the deal could increase, not…
I’m very lucky,’ says award-winning baker and Olympic torch bearer Tharshan Selvarajah
The Olympic flame arrives in France from Greece this Wednesday. Some 10,000 people will have the honour of carrying the torch for part of its relay around the country, from ordinary citizens…
A closer look at the Taylor Swift effect
The incontestable reigning queen of pop, Taylor Swift has broken dozens of records on her way to the top. As she heads to Paris for the latest leg of her Eras tour…
Russia adds Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy to wanted list
The Kremlin did not specify why the Ukrainian president had been added, only that a criminal case had been opened against him. Tens of thousands are already on the list, including high-ranking…
Rescuers search for survivors in deadly South Africa building collapse
Rescue teams racing to reach dozens of construction workers trapped beneath the rubble of a collapsed multi-storey apartment in South Africa say they've made contact with around a dozen people buried alive…