“We’re really excited to see the stadium and to get this World Cup buzz going. We’re really happy, even though Cristiano (Ronaldo) stood us up. But we’re still really happy,” one fan said. The friendly match against Portugal proceeded without the Portuguese captain, who was absent from the lineup. “Yes, we came for the spectacle....
The destroyed car of Lebanese journalists Al Mayadeen reporter Fatima Ftouni and cameraman Mohammed Ftouni, and Al Manar reporter Ali Shaib, who were killed by a targeted Israeli strike, amid escalating hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah, as the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran continues, in Jezzine, in southern Lebanon, March 28, 2026. REUTERS/Ali Hankir
Pope Leo made a day trip to Monaco on Saturday, a tax-free microstate on the French Riviera known as a haven for billionaires and their luxury yachts, and urged its residents to share their wealth and help those in need. “In God’s eyes, nothing is received in vain!” the pope told crowds waving yellow flags...
European foreign ministers used a G7 meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio to press the case that Russia was helping Iran target U.S. forces in the Middle East war, as Western powers sought to coordinate a response to the escalating conflict. Rubio joined the second day of the gathering of ministers of leading...
The United Nations General Assembly has adopted a landmark resolution recognising the transatlantic slave trade as the “gravest crime against humanity,” in a vote that exposed deep divisions between African nations and Western countries over reparations. The resolution, proposed by Ghana, passed with 123 votes in favour. Only three countries — the United States, Israel,...
The head of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) has issued a stark warning that the global trade system has undergone irreversible change, calling on member states to urgently overhaul the rules governing international commerce. Speaking at the opening of the WTO’s 14th Ministerial Conference (MC14) in Yaoundé, Cameroon, Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala said the multilateral framework...
Former Governor of Anambra State and 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has condemned the brutal treatment of young street children in Cross River State following the circulation of a viral video showing officials rounding up and beating boys labelled “Skolombo boys.” Photo: Richard I. Inegbedion / The African Exponent In a statement issued...
Chuck Norris, the martial arts champion and iconic action hero who defined an era of no-nonsense, fist-first filmmaking, died on 19 March 2026 at the age of 86 in Hawaii. His family announced the news the following day, saying he was surrounded by loved ones and “at peace.” His passing marks the end of an...
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