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Chennai Super Kings' Sanju Samson (R) brought up his century with the last ball of the innings

Samson, Hosein star as Chennai hammer Mumbai by 103 runs in IPL

Pope Leo XIV ended his 11-day, four-country Africa tour with a mass in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea

In front of thousands of followers

Pope Leo ends Africa visit with open-air mass in Equatorial Guinea

Chile is building a trench on its northern border as part of a crackdown on illegal immigration

Long-standing beef

Bolivia, Chile move to restore ties severed 50 years ago

Residents flee a neighborhood after gang violence in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on April 20, 2026

Urgent need for action

New multilateral force for gang-plagued Haiti to deploy soon, UN told

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney's comments came as Ottawa and Washington head toward fractious negotations on the future of a North American free trade agreement

Tense negotiations

Canada not as reliant on US economy as some think: Carney

Carlos Queiroz oversaw Iran's group-stage exit at the 2022 World Cup

'The biggest challenge'

Queiroz aims to raise bar for Ghana ahead of World Cup

Some users are ditching their smartphones for low-tech alternatives to take part in digital detox

Bringing back flip phones

One month phone-free: Young Americans try digital detox

Some worry about what Timmy's epic struggle says about a nation's collective psyche

'Free Timmy!': Beached whale grips and divides Germany

Paramount Skydance buying Warner Brothers Discover has put a focus on the family of David Ellison and his father Larry Ellison being close to US President Donald Trump

Controversial takeover

Warner Bros. Discovery shareholders back sale to Paramount Skydance

TAP, renationalised in 2020 to stem losses from the Covid-19 pandemic, is among the few remaining state-owned carriers in Europe

Government announces

Portugal picks Air France-KLM and Lufthansa to make offers for TAP

US President Donald Trump speaks before signing an executive order easing restrictions on marijuana in the Oval Office

Progressive move

US eases access to marijuana for medical use

Africa's fuel import gap will be worth almost three Dangote refineries by 2040, the AFC said

Africa faces 86 mn tonne fuel shortfall by 2040: report

UK Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood inked the three-year deal with her French counterpart Laurent Nunez

More staff, more funding

UK, France sign three-year deal to stop migrant crossings

Residents wore hard hats, masks and gloves as they returned to their homes for the first time since a deadly fire in November

After last year's blaze

Photos, clothes, ashes: Hongkongers pick through fire-ravaged homes

Safety concerns

German police chief tells women to 'not get into a relationship with a man'

Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan has said several times that he refuses to resign and will continue to lead the government

Social Democratic Party

Romania headed for fresh turmoil as largest party quits coalition

D'Foto "Separated by ICE" gouf mam World Press Photo Award ausgezeechent

Photo of migrant family separation in US scoops World Press prize

A polling station is set ablaze as clashes erupt in Dar es Salaam on October 29, 2025

President Hassan won by 98%

More than 500 killed in Tanzania poll violence: govt

The strong Swiss franc hurt Nestle's sales figures, as did a baby formula recall

Nestle sales slump under strong franc but volumes recover

The Stereo Africa music festival celebrates contemporary African and diaspora music

Reggae icon Meta to headline Stereo Africa Festival in Dakar

A commercial freighter close to the Strait of Hormuz

Pentagon denies clearing Hormuz Strait mines will take six months

Super or sensational?

El Niño: How the 2026 'godzilla' weather event could impact Luxembourg

Update – Near Copenhagen

18 injured, five critically, in head-on train crash in Denmark

US forces patrol the Arabian Sea near an Iranian-flagged cargo ship

War in the Middle East: latest developments

Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te was forced to postpone his trip to Eswatini -- the island's only diplomatic ally in Africa -- after "Seychelles, Mauritius and Madagascar unexpectedly and without prior notice revoked the charter's overflight permits"

Pressure reported

US says China used 'intimidation' to block Taiwan leader's Africa trip

US-listed Coupang's South Korean arm operates the country's most popular shopping platform

South Korea e-commerce probe opens rift in US ties

Members of the Samsung Electronics labour union hold signs reading "Change it to be transparent!" as they stage a mass rally demanding the removal of a cap on performance bonuses, outside the company's foundry and semiconductor factory in Pyeongtaek on April 23, 2026

Demanding higher pay

South Korea's Samsung workers rally in thousands as strike looms

Western governments are increasingly concerned about their reliance on Chinese supply chains

Rare earths at the centre

US firms voice 'concern' over China's new supply chain rules

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