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France captain Antoine Dupont lived up to expectations as the mercurial scrumhalf made his Six Nations comeback in style to lead France to a 43-0 crushing of Wales in this…

In tonight’s edition, calm returns to the DRC’s eastern city of Goma while M23 is advancing south.  Also, the Southern African Development Community held a special meeting in Zimbabwe to discuss…

Hamas and Israel will conduct their next hostage-prisoner swap as part of the Gaza ceasefire on Saturday, with three Israelis to be released in exchange for 183 Palestinians held in…

National Transportation Safety Board says it will ‘leave no stone unturned’ in probe of midair collision.Investigators in the United States have located the black boxes from the American Airlines jet…

Trump threatens BRICS with tariffs if they replace US dollar. The US President did not hold back and threatened BRICS member states with 100% tariffs on Thursday to dissuade them…

67 people are feared dead after a helicopter collided with a passenger jet over the Potomac River, near Washington, D.C., on Thursday. US President Donald blamed the crash on weakened…

The Nicaraguan government strengthened President Daniel Ortega’s hold on power on Thursday when it amended the constitution to give Ortega and his wife, Rosario Murillo, “absolute power”. The amendment, proposed…

A travel guide to Manhattan, Midtown in New York So where is midtown in New York? Manhattan Midtown refers to the central part of the borough of Manhattan in New…

Greenwich Village NYC Greenwich Village, often simply referred to as “The Village,” is a historic and culturally rich neighbourhood in Manhattan, New York City. The Village is known for its…

A Travel Guide to Williamsburg, Brooklyn Williamsburg is located within the borough of Brooklyn in New York City. Williamsburg sits on the northern side of Brooklyn, across the East River…

Swedish police on Thursday said five people had been arrested over the fatal shooting of an Iraqi man who carried out several Quran burnings. The man had been due to…

As hundreds of thousands of Palestinians return to the bombed out ruins of their homes in northern Gaza, Israelis await the return of more loved ones held hostage in the enclave.…

South Sudan, the world’s youngest nation, has resumed oil production after nearly a year-long shutdown caused by the ongoing conflict in neighboring Sudan. The announcement of the restart, which began on…

Some three years ago, a Danish public radio podcast brought to light one of the darkest chapters in relations between Denmark and Greenland: the so-called IUD scandal. The podcast made…

New York City, often referred to as the “Big Apple” is a tapestry of diverse neighbourhoods each with its own unique charm and character.

US President Donald Trump said Wednesday he planned to detain 30,000 “criminal illegal aliens” at the notorious Guantanamo Bay military prison, used for holding terrorism suspects since the 9/11 attacks.…

Trump briefed on ‘terrible accident’ after jet collides with Army helicopter President Donald Trump says he has been briefed on the “terrible accident” after a passenger jet collided on Wednesday…

Former US senator Robert Menendez, 71, was sentenced to 11 years in prison Wednesday for corruption, including extortion, obstruction of justice, and accepting bribes tied to Egypt and Qatar. Gold…

A Passenger jet collides midair with military helicopter in Washington DC during landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport, the FAA confirmed. The incident is under investigation. The collision happened on…

Trump administration rescinds memo to halt federal funding The Trump administration on Wednesday rescinded a sweeping directive to freeze all federal grants and aid after the move was temporarily blocked by a…

US President Donald Trump’s administration has revoked a decision that would protect some 600,000 Venezuelans from deportation, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said on Wednesday. Trump’s predecessor, Joe Biden, had…

US President Donald Trump unveiled a plan Wednesday to detain thousands of undocumented migrants in Guantanamo Bay, shifting focus from White House chaos after a funding freeze order was withdrawn.…

Scholz reaffirmed his support for a two-state solution and said the Palestinian Authority should take responsibility for the Gaza Strip [Getty] German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Tuesday that the expulsion…

Serbian Prime Minister Milos Vucevic resigned on Tuesday, as months of student and civic protests began to take their political toll. Vucevic is a member of the ruling Serbian Progressive…

More than a dozen people were killed and many more injured in a crush at a huge religious festival in northern India’s Uttar Pradesh state on Wednesday. India’s Kumbh Mela is…