Category: World
The NFL’s playoff picture is about to become clearer
Twelve teams have already claimed NFL playoff berths. Sixteen other teams already know they won’t be making the postseason. Where does that leave the playoff
Millions of anchovies surround swimmers at Rio beach
Millions of anchovies surround swimmers at Rio beach
Javad Zarif: Main threat to the Middle East is Israel, not Iran
Iran’s former foreign minister argues Israel, backed by the US, has killed every opportunity for peace.
Protests turn deadly during demonstration in Syrian city of Latakia
Fighting has broken out at a demonstration in the city of Latakia in Syria, killing at least three people.
Niger’s military rulers order ‘general mobilisation’ against armed groups
Military rulers expand emergency powers, warning that people, property, and services may be requisitioned.
Brigitte Bardot, icon of French cinema turned animal rights activist, dead at 91
Brigitte Bardot, the French 1960s actress who became one of the greatest screen sirens of the 20th century and later an animal rights activist and
French cinema actress Brigitte Bardot dies aged 91
The actress was a symbol of sexual liberation in the 1950s but became increasingly controversial after making homophobic and racist slurs.
Three killed in Sweden as major storm sweeps across Nordic countries
Thousands of homes in parts of Finland, Sweden and Norway have been left without power.
Executions in Iran estimated to have doubled in 2025, report says
The Iran Human Rights (IHR) group says it has verified at least 1,500 executions up until the start of December.
The blonde bombshell who revolutionised French cinema
The cocktail of kittenish charm and continental sensuality who swept away the cinematic cobwebs of the 1950s.
Somalia condemns Israel’s recognition of Somaliland as ‘naked invasion’
Somalia’s president calls for unity at emergency session of parliament, which declares the Israeli move ‘null and void’.
Video: Israel slammed for recognising breakaway region of Somaliland
Several countries and regional blocs have condemned Israel’s recognition of Somaliland, a breakaway region of Somalia.
Libya lays army chief of staff to rest in Misrata
Five officers, including chief of staff General al-Haddad, were flying from Turkiye to Libya when their plane crashed.