Beijing’s critics accuse it of luring African countries into huge loans, but analysts say the continent’s leaders have more agency. Nkurunziza Alphonse knows that whenever he goes out to protest, he can be arrested, even detained for long periods of time in Kampala’s maximum security prison. It has happened before. Still, as he sat in…
NEW YORK — Lincoln Park is back with a new lineup and debuting its first new music since the 2017 death of lead singer Chester Bennington. On Thursday, the band launched a live stream to showcase new vocalist Emily Armstrong and drummer Colin Brittain, who will join returning members Mike Shinoda, Brad Delson, Phoenix, and…
Cristiano Ronaldo became the first player to score 900 top-level career goals as Portugal opened their Nations League campaign with a victory over Croatia. The 39-year-old volleyed home from the edge of the six-yard box in the 34th minute to double Portugal’s lead from Nuno Mendes’ deep cross. It was a record-extending 131st goal for…
In today’s various categories, the two French representatives Alex Adelaïde and Axel Bourlon could not do better than sixth place for the former, while the latter did not get the classification after three failed attempts. Two Paralympic records and one world record were broken in the women’s categories. Here is a summary of the day…
The court says that the reserved decision on Bushra Bibi’s plea of acquittal will be pronounced along with the final decision. The Rawalpindi Accountability Court has adjourned the hearing of the reference of 190 million pounds against Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi till September 7. The court headed by…
Former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wajid, who was forced to leave the country after the student protest in Bangladesh, has been in India for the past month. August 5 was the day when the weeks-long student protests in the country turned worse and Sheikh Hasina Wajid had to resign from her post and leave the…
A Japanese father and bodybuilder claims he is a “true master” and has “doubled” his life expectancy by sleeping just half an hour a night for a dozen years. Daisuke Hori, 40, says he has trained his body and mind to function normally and not feel tired as he aims for 30 to 45 minutes…
Australia won by seven wickets with over 10 overs to spare. Australia 156 for 3 (Head 80) defeated Scotland 154 for 9 (Abbott 3-39) by seven wickets. Travis Head produced a brutal display of hitting, scoring the most individual runs in the Powerplay and scoring a record-breaking 17-ball fifty, as Australia cruised to a seven-wicket…
On August 15, social media users were sharing a video of US presidential candidate Donald Trump defending the niqab, arguing that the niqab is a deeply rooted cultural tradition that Afghan women choose and prefer. However, the video is actually from October 2015 when Trump mocked Afghan women at a rally in New Hampshire. As…
The Marquise Venzigo says that the word broke his heart. A Maryland man is sharing an alleged incident of racism at his local Chick-fil-A after an employee labeled an order to go with “monkey” instead of his name. Marquise Wanzigo told TODAY.com that he went to get dinner after work on August 23 and placed…