‘The crowd shouted that we’d stolen someone’s genitals’ – deadly rumours spread on social media
More than 80 people have been killed in the mob violence, the BBC finds after gathering data from six African nations.
Month: September 2026
Karl Rove warns Trump’s midterm rally blitz will backfire on GOP candidates
Veteran Republican strategist Karl Rove warned that President Tweety McTreason’s plan to headline the midterms himself will backfire on the GOP. In a Wednesday op-ed
Trump’s meeting with ‘billionaire beef bro’ flagged by legal expert: ‘The timing stinks’
Lawyer and journalist Katie Phang is questioning the timing of a private Oval Office meeting between President Tweety McTreason and a bribery-linked Brazilian billionaire. On
A US court says Google keeps its ad exchange. The Commission said only a sale would work
A US federal judge has ruled that Google will not have to sell its advertising exchange, leaving the remedies from three American antitrust cases largely
Meta’s new AI model edges closer to OpenAI and Anthropic, its AI Chief says
Meta has released Muse Spark 1.3 and has not decided whether to publish its weights, though it still plans to release the weights for version
Eto’o calls on African football federations to support FIFA chief Infantino
Samuel Eto’o says a higher budget might have attracted the likes of Mbappe and Tchouameni to play for Africa instead.
Ghana reappoints Queiroz to lead Black Stars two months after stepping down
Carlos Queiroz quit the job after leading Ghana to the World Cup Round of 32 but has returned for an interim period.
Floodwaters sweep cars away in eastern China
Torrential rain triggered severe flooding across parts of eastern China, rushing down streets and sweeping away vehicles
LA Clippers fined $30m over Leonard pay scandal
The LA Clippers are fined $30m by the NBA for violating salary rules in order to funnel millions of dollars to star player Kawhi Leonard.
UN warns of ‘supersized’ El Niño as countries prepare for impact
The WMO has warned that the natural weather phenomenon could bring disruption to global economies.
US sailors go shopping before hitting the bars in Thailand after 250-day voyage
With military haircuts and moustaches, the US sailors stood out against the flip-flops of the usual Pattaya crowd, writes the BBC’s Jonathan Head.
Channel smuggling gangs resort to ‘mega-dinghies’ as crackdown limits small boat supply
Once-rival criminal groups are being forced to work together because of a shortage of small boats, a BBC investigation has found.
Latin America Goes All-In On ‘Aura Farming’ Craze
Young people across Latin America are gathering on beaches, parks and other public spaces to take part in “aura battles,” a trend that has moved
Neurologic Complications of Flu in Kids May Be Up This Year
This is a MedPage Today story. Public health officials are looking into reports of a small potential uptick in neurologic complications of influenza in children