8+ hour, 6+ min ago  (584+ words) As group play winds down at the World Cup, the biggest intrigue might be not who finishes first in a four-team group. It's who finishes third. Teams that are first and second in their groups move on automatically to the…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (357+ words) Ibrahim, formerly known as Dollar Brand, passed away peacefully in Germany following a short illness, surrounded by loved ones, the statement issued on behalf of his family said. Born in Cape Town, Ibrahim rose to international prominence as a pianist,…...

2+ week, 2+ hour ago  (276+ words) The 35-year-old striker burst into tears after'scoring El Tri's second goal'against South Africa as Mexico opened'the 2026 World Cup'with'a 2-0 win. It was the first World Cup goal for Jim'nez, who suffered a skull fracture while playing for Wolverhampton on Nov. 29, 2020 and…...

2+ week, 23+ hour ago  (174+ words) Amid escalating protests and social tensions in Mexico's capital, more than 80, 000 fans made their way to Mexico City Stadium " better known as Azteca Stadium. It got a much-needed facelift ahead of the 48-team tournament that Mexico is co-hosting alongside the…...

3+ week, 6+ hour ago  (608+ words) The filing asks the African Commission on Human and Peoples" Rights, the main human rights body of the African Union, to order Equatorial Guinea to immediately halt any further deportations, transfers or removals and improve detention conditions. It also asks…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago  (663+ words) Secretary of State Marco Rubio told lawmakers Tuesday that the U. S. is still in discussions with several countries to resettle more than 1, 000 Afghans who assisted America's war effort, while he defended the Trump administration's decision to green-light refugee admissions for tens…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (354+ words) The Colombian superstar Shakira and Afrobeats icon Burna Boy have teamed up for "Dai Dai," the official song for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. It's a mesh of their musical landscapes: Afrobeats and Latin rhythms, an undeniably global, multilingual pop track....

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (748+ words) The vessel is expected to reach the Spanish island of Tenerife, off the coast of West Africa, early Sunday. "They will arrive at a completely isolated, cordoned-off area," said Virginia Barcones, Spain's head of emergency services, on Thursday. The MV…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (771+ words) It shows nearly a month passed between when an elderly Dutch man fell sick and died in the South Atlantic and laboratory tests in South Africa " more than 3, 500 kilometers (2, 174 miles) away " first confirmed hantavirus infections. Three passengers have died, one…...

2+ mon, 5+ day ago  (818+ words) The former Spanish colony on Africa's western coast is run by Africa's longest-serving president, Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, 83. He has been in power since 1979 and is accused of widespread corruption and authoritarianism. The discovery of offshore oil in the mid-1990s transformed…...