From Uganda to Cameroon, how Africa’s ‘leaders for life’ stay in power
Yoweri Museveni, Paul Biya, and other leaders use tactics including elections to cement their long rule, experts say.
Clashes in Colombia between rival rebel groups kill 27 people
The two groups have been fighting for control of the Guaviare region of the Amazon.
Senegal stun hosts Morocco to win AFCON title
Senegal edge chaotic AFCON final as Gueye punishes penalty miss by Diaz to beat hosts Morocco 1-0 in extra time.
Japanese pop group Xtraordinary Girls changes name after member comes out as nonbinary
Japanese pop group XG has announced a name change a month after one of its members came out as nonbinary. As Billboard reports, the seven-member
What’s in the Covid inquiry report… in 68 seconds
The report looks at whether lockdowns were timely and reasonable, and what impact rule-breaking at the heart of government had on public confidence.
‘Toxic’ No 10 culture harmed Covid response, inquiry finds
Boris Johnson, Dominic Cummings and Matt Hanock are all criticised for contributing to poor Covid decision-making.
UK did ‘too little, too late’, leading to thousands more Covid deaths – inquiry
Report on government decision-making says delays cost 23,000 lives in the first wave in England.
Mother of one of Elon Musk’s offspring sues xAI over sexualized deepfakes
Ashley St Clair, the influencer and mother of one of Elon Musk’s children, has sued the billionaire’s AI company, accusing its Grok chatbot of creating
Rocket Report: Ariane 64 to debut soon; India has a Falcon 9 clone too?
Welcome to Edition 8.25 of the Rocket Report! All eyes are on Florida this weekend as NASA rolls out the Space Launch System rocket and
At least 21 dead, dozens injured in high-speed train collision in Spain
At least 21 people were killed, and dozens were injured when part of a high-speed train derailed and collided with an oncoming train on an
US believes its power matters more than international law, UN chief tells BBC
António Guterres says Washington’s “clear conviction” is that multilateral solutions are irrelevant.
Caleb Williams made the best throw of his life. Then he threw the Bears’ season away.
In the wild-card round, it was a layered throw while rolling out to his left on fourth and 8.On Sunday, it was a fadeaway 50-yard
‘Europe won’t be blackmailed,’ Danish PM says says in wake of Trump Greenland threats
Trump says he will impose new taxes on eight US allies in February if they oppose his proposed takeover of the autonomous Danish territory.
High-speed train collision in Spain kills at least 21
More than 400 passengers were on board the trains that derailed near the city of Córdoba in Spain’s worst rail crash in more than a