‘If I really wanted a third term, I would have gotten it’, says Obasanjo and more
Find these stories and much more when you grab a copy of The Guardian on Saturday.…
A French twist to the traditional ‘tea time’
Narae Kim has given a very international spin to that British tradition. The Park Hyatt Paris-Vendôme hotel's head pastry chef tells us how she came up with the idea of serving biscuits…
Could new EU tariffs on Chinese cars backfire?
Europe has voted to raise tariffs on electric cars from China by up to 35%. China has threatened to retaliate — but will it?…
Slain Hamas leader Sinwar ‘should have been tried’, UN special rapporteur says
UN special rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territories reacted to the killing of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar in an Israeli operation in Gaza last week. Francesca Albanese said that although Sinwar was…
Turkey blames Kurdish group for attack on defense firm
At least five people have been killed in an attack on the headquarters of a state aerospace group in Turkey. Ministers are blaming the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK). President Erdogan has…
Lawsuit filed against McDonald’s over E. coli outbreak
A Colorado man has filed what appears to be the first lawsuit against McDonald’s over an E. coli outbreak linked to Quarter Pounder burgers that has killed one person and sickened nearly…
Kinshasa coach keeps ‘Rumble in the Jungle’ spirit alive
As the Oct. 30 anniversary of the legendary 1974 match between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman approaches, 71-year-old boxing coach Tshibanda Wata Judex is keeping the "Rumble in the Jungle" spirit alive…
Kenyan police patrol gang-ridden Haiti capital
Violent gangs control large areas of Haiti's capital Port-au-Prince, terrorizing civilians. A UN-mandated Kenya-led multinational force is on the ground to restore security.…
Argentina plunged into recession as Milei’s government imposes drastic budget cuts
Since taking power as Argentina's president in December of last year, the "anarcho-capitalist" Javier Milei has been applying a drastic austerity policy. Milei's aim is to reduce sky-high inflation and cut Argentina's…
How Hezbollah secures its power inside Lebanon
Hezbollah, considered a terrorist organization by many countries, holds sway in many areas of Lebanon. Being not only an Islamist militant group but also a political party, it steps in where a…