Gulf sovereign wealth funds are rapidly expanding in Africa, filling a financing gap left by China’s strategic pullback and reshaping the continent’s development landscape
Francis refused the version of Catholicism that ingratiates itself with the powerful while abandoning the poor
The withdrawal from the World Health Organisation will take one year to come into effect
The majority of poll respondents in South Africa, Brazil, Saudi Arabia and other countries believe China will outpace the US in global influence over the next 20 years
Teams from the sheriff’s department continue sifting through rubble, using dogs to search for human remains
60% of respondents across 36 countries believe the political influence of the wealthy significantly contributes to economic inequality
CEO Mark Zuckerberg said the company’s fact checkers had been ‘too politically biased’
The move is part of what the president-elect has said is a ‘Save America’ initiative
Trump has been congratulated by various world leaders, with the Taliban government saying it hoped for a fresh start in relations between Afghanistan and the US
In her concession speech, Kamala Harris urged her supporters to accept the results and ‘keep on fighting’
Bitcoin surged to over $75,000 as early returns appeared favourable for Trump on Tuesday night
On the eve of the election, Trump and Harris delivered closing arguments in a heated final push across battleground states
Key documents relating to Valerie Huber’s Protego project are being kept away from the public eye
Hosting the first summit of the expanded bloc allowed Putin to project influence in a shifting global order despite Western isolation
The current wait time for an artisan Highland bagpipe is two years
The rare find is being brought to the public for the first time at an exhibition in the Irish capital
In August, Netanyahu called Sinwar ‘the only obstacle to a hostage deal’
US President Joe Biden said Sinwar’s death marked “a good day” for Israel, America, and the world
Last week, two people were arrested after pasting a photo of a bloodied mother and child in Gaza over a Picasso painting
Hezbollah said it fired rockets at the northern Israeli town of Safed — the third such attack in 24 hours
A drone strike in Ethiopia’s Amhara region left 30 civilians dead. The Continent has pinpointed the location, marking a crucial step towards accountability
His tariff plans promise economic benefits, but economists warn they could raise consumer prices, increase inflation, and disrupt global trade
Residents have been told to evacuate or die. The Category 5 storm follows two weeks after Category 4 Hurricane Helene hit the area
The attack claimed more than 1 200 lives, while more than 41 000 people, the majority civilians, have been killed in Israel’s war on Gaza
Nasrallah had enjoyed cult status among his Shiite Muslim supporters, and was the only man in Lebanon with the power to wage war or make peace
CO2 emissions captured at factory smokestacks in Europe will be injected into geological reservoirs under the seabed
Hezbollah and its arch-foe Israel have been exchanging near-daily cross-border fire since the Gaza war erupted last October
China hit back by saying Washington was taking ‘discriminatory action’ against its companies
Many of Lebanon’s domestic migrant workers are haunted by memories of the Beirut port explosion four years ago
Critics have accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of prolonging the war for political gain
After months of reporting on Israel’s war against Palestine, a mother of four young children was forced to flee to Egypt with her family
The United States provided the tip of the threat to the “Eras” tour concerts, which have been cancelled, the US administration said