Emmanuel Wanyonyi wins men's world 800m gold

Olympic champion Emmanuel Wanyonyi added the world crown to his laurels with a hard-fought victory in the men's 800m in Tokyo.

By AFP 3 days ago

Chebet outsprints Kipyegon to win 5,000m for world double

Beatrice Chebet produced a devastating burst of speed to edge teammate Faith Kipyegon for victory in the women's 5,000m in Tokyo

By AFP 3 days ago

Guinea-Bissau opposition leader returns from exile

Guinea-Bissau's opposition leader returned from exile on Friday to submit his candidacy for the country's presidential election later this year, an AFP reporter said.

By AFP 3 days ago

Malawi ruling party claims tampering in vote count

Malawi's ruling party claimed on Friday that it had discovered irregularities in the vote count in nearly half the country's districts after this week's elections.

By AFP 4 days ago

US prosecutor 'fired' after pressure to charge Trump foes

US President Donald Trump said on Saturday he "fired" a federal prosecutor who was reportedly facing pressure over investigations into two of the Republican leader's political foes.

By AFP 4 days ago

Trump hits H-1B visas, a tech industry favorite, with $100,000 fee

US President Trump on Friday ordered an annual $100,000 fee be added to H-1B skilled worker visas, creating potentially major repercussions for the tech industry.

By AFP 4 days ago

Zelensky says 3 killed, dozens wounded in 'massive' Russian attack

Russia fired 40 missiles and around 580 drones at Ukraine in a "massive attack" -- one of the largest in past weeks -- killing three people and wounding dozens.

By AFP 4 days ago

Sri Lanka jails keeper in first elephant trafficking case

Sri Lanka's High Court sentenced an elephant keeper to 15 years in prison on Friday, in a landmark case involving wildlife trafficking.

By AFP 4 days ago

UN warns of deepening ethnic violence in Sudan

The UN rights chief Volker Turk warned in in a statement of "increasing ethnicisation of the conflict" between the regular armed forces and RSF.

By AFP 4 days ago

UN Security Council votes on reimposing Iran nuclear sanctions

UN Security Council votes on reimposing Iran nuclear sanctions

By AFP 4 days ago

RSF strike kills 75 people in Sudan's Darfur: rescuers

Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces killed 75 people in a drone strike that hit a mosque in the western city of El-Fasher on Friday, first responders said.

By AFP 4 days ago

EU proposes new sanctions package against Russia

The European Commission has presented a fresh package of sanctions against Russia for approval by member states, as the bloc seeks to up the pressure on Moscow over the war on Ukraine.

By AFP 4 days ago

Kenya eyes double gold on penultimate day of world championships

Kenya are hoping legend Faith Kipyegon and Emmanuel Wanyonyi deliver two gold medals on the penultimate day of the World Athletics Championships on Saturday.

By AFP 5 days ago

Former Barca presidents deny corruption at ref scandal court appearance

Former Barcelona presidents that payments the club made to a former refereeing chief during their time at the helm were not corrupt.

By AFP 5 days ago

Court seizes assets of Maradona's lawyer, sisters in fraud case

An appellate court in Buenos Aires has indicted Maradona's former lawyer, Matias Morla, and two of his assistants for suspected fraudulent handling of the player's assets.

By AFP 5 days ago

EU states agree broad UN emissions target avoiding 'embarrassment'

The EU agreed on a broad emissions-cutting target to bring to a UN conference in Brazil, sparing the bloc potential diplomatic embarrassment but risking its reputation as a climate champion.

By AFP 5 days ago

Mourinho appointed at Benfica as he returns to Portugal

Mourinho will soon face reunions against former sides Chelsea and Porto, in the Champions League on September 30 and in the Primeira Liga on October 5 respectively.

By AFP 5 days ago

Progress slowing 'significantly' against non-communicable diseases, WHO warns

Progress in the battle against non-communicable diseases like heart disease and cancer, which are the leading cause of death globally, has slowed considerably since 2020.

By AFP 5 days ago

Lyles, Tebogo sail into world 200m final but Gout out

Lyles claimed bronze in Sunday's 100m in Tokyo and immediately turned his attention to the 200m, which he called his "bread and butter".

By AFP 5 days ago

Type 5 diabetes: Experts link malnutrition to new global health threat

A paper published in medical journal The Lancet Global Health shows that more than 25 million people suffer from this "type 5 diabetes", mostly in developing countries.

By AFP 5 days ago

Syria eyes security deals with Israel by end of 2025

Syria expects to finalise security and military agreements with Israel this year

By AFP 5 days ago

Qatar meets ICC head as it mulls legal action against Israel

Qatar has met with the president of the ICC as it seeks legal action against Israel over its unprecedented strike on its territory last week, an official said on Thursday.

By AFP 5 days ago

Gold medallists Kipyegon, Chebet line up 5,000m clash for world double

Faith Kipyegon and Beatrice Chebet, who have won world titles in the 1,500 and 10,000m in Tokyo this week, will face off in the 5,000m for the chance of a championships double.

By AFP 5 days ago

Kenya's only breastmilk bank, lifeline for premature babies

The breastmilk bank at Pumwani Maternity Hospital is one of the very few across sub-Saharan Africa. It is beneficial for premature babies.

By AFP 6 days ago

Thousands protest in London over Trump UK visit

Armed with signs and shouting slogans, thousands of anti-Donald Trump protesters descended on central London on Wednesday to decry the US president's visit to the UK.

By AFP 6 days ago

Kenya's Reynold Cheruiyot third as Portugal's Isaac Nader wins world men's 1,500m gold

Portugal's Isaac Nader outsprinted Briton Jake Wightman to claim a surprise gold in the men's 1,500 metres at the world championships on Wednesday.

By AFP 6 days ago

Innovation investment growth at 15-year-low: UN

Growth in global innovation funding has fallen to its lowest rate since 2010, UN projections showed Tuesday

By AFP 6 days ago

Poison killed Putin critic Navalny, wife says

The wife of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny says laboratory analysis of smuggled biological samples found he was killed by poisoning while incarcerated at an Arctic prison in February 2024.

By Benard Lusigi and Mary Imenza, AFP 6 days ago

Violence against intersex people in EU 'alarming': rights agency

Intersex people are increasingly facing violence and harassment, the EU rights agency said on Wednesday, adding levels were "alarming" as disinformation "campaigns" target them.

By AFP 7 days ago

Malawi counts votes as two presidents battle for power

Malawi counted votes on Wednesday after general elections overshadowed by surging costs and chronic fuel shortages that have hampered the term of outgoing President Lazarus Chakwera.

By AFP 7 days ago

Faith Kipyegon bags fourth women's world 1,500m title

Faith Kipyegon produced a trademark devastating last lap to win an unprecedented fourth world women's 1,500 metres title in Tokyo on Tuesday.

By AFP 7 days ago

Billions stolen in South Sudan corruption: UN report

South Sudan government officials have stolen billions of dollars in oil money since the country gained independence in 2011, a United Nations report said on Tuesday.

By AFP 7 days ago

UN slams Israel's Qatar attack as assault on 'regional peace and stability'

The United Nations rights chief warned on Tuesday that Israel's airstrike targeting Hamas leaders in Qatar last week threatened regional peace and stability.

By AFP 7 days ago

Asian markets rise as traders prepare for expected US rate cut

Asian stocks advanced again Tuesday to extend another record day on Wall Street as traders locked in bets on a US interest rate cut this week.

By AFP 7 days ago

Japan political party to install AI leader

An upstart Japanese political party said Tuesday it will install an artificial intelligence as leader after its maverick founder quit following a disastrous showing in recent elections.

By AFP 7 days ago

UN investigators say Israel committing 'genocide' in Gaza

UN inquiry finds Israel committed 'genocide' in Gaza, accuses top officials including PM Netanyahu of incitement; Israeli envoy dismisses report as 'fake.'

By AFP 8 days ago

Afghan gets life in prison for jihadist knife murder in Germany

The 26-year-old, only partially named as Sulaiman A. and found to be an adherent of the Islamic State group, committed the knife attack in May 2024 in the western city of Mannheim.

By AFP 8 days ago

France repatriates 3 women, 10 children from Syrian camps

France repatriates three women and 10 children from Syrian prisons for alleged jihadists, anti-terror prosecutors said, a move that remains divisive a decade after the 2015 attacks in Paris.

By AFP 8 days ago

Malawi votes in a rematch between two presidents as economic crisis bites

Malawi went to the polls Tuesday with the incumbent president and his predecessor vying for a second chance to govern the nation battered by soaring costs and fuel shortages.

By AFP 8 days ago

Trump likely to meet Zelensky next week on peace efforts: Rubio

President Donald Trump will likely meet Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky next week and still hopes to broker a peace deal between Kyiv and Moscow, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Tuesday.

By AFP 8 days ago