Fela Kuti becomes first African to get Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
Afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti has become the first African artist to receive a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.
Polls open in Costa Rica as centre-right populists aim to extend mandate
Polls open in Costa Rica as centre-right populists aim to extend mandate Laura Fernandez, President Rodrigo Chaves’s protege and former chief of staff, is a frontrunner and could avoid an…
‘Everyone here is corrupt’: What fuels the Balochistan separatist violence
‘Everyone here is corrupt’: What fuels the Balochistan separatist violence As nearly 200 people, including 31 civilians, are killed in the latest escalation of the regional conflict, Pakistan must rethink…
Hope flickers as lights return to war-scarred Aden
Hope flickers as lights return to war-scarred Aden Key southern Yemeni city enters delicate new phase as internationally recognised government re-establishes its presence after fall of STC. People walk along…
UK PM Starmer urges ex-Prince Andrew to cooperate in Epstein files probe
UK PM Starmer urges ex-Prince Andrew to cooperate in Epstein files probe Starmer says Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor should testify before US Congress about his past dealings with the late convicted sex…
Week in pictures: From Israel’s Gaza killings to Russian strikes in Ukraine
In Pictures Gallery Week in pictures: From Israel’s Gaza killings to Russian strikes in Ukraine A global roundup of some of last week’s events. Smoke and fire engulf the Gath…
Iran designates European armies ‘terrorist groups’ in retaliatory move
Iran has announced that it now considers all European Union militaries to be ‘terrorist groups’.
‘Deeply insecure’: Why Bangladeshi minorities are scared ahead of elections
‘Deeply insecure’: Why Bangladeshi minorities are scared ahead of elections A spate of recent attacks has amplified fears among the country’s religious minorities ahead of the February 12 vote, even…
Trump says India will start buying oil from Venezuela ‘as opposed to Iran’
Trump says India will start buying oil from Venezuela ‘as opposed to Iran’ India is not importing significant amounts of Iranian oil owing to US sanctions, as it turned to…
Volkanovski wins featherweight title defence against Lopes at UFC 325
Volkanovski wins featherweight title defence against Lopes at UFC 325 Alexander Volkanovski retains his UFC featherweight title with a unanimous decision over Diego Lopes in Australia. Australia’s Alexander Volkanovski celebrates…