Cristiano Ronaldo extends reign as highest-paid footballer/in /by
With earnings estimated at $280 million, the Al Nassr star will earn more than double that of Inter Miami's Lionel Messi
Muskox smashes 210-pound pumpkin in early Halloween treat/in /by
A muskox at the Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium in Tacoma, Washington, received an early Halloween treat on Wednesday — a 210-pound pumpkin to play with and devour.
Elephants at Oregon Zoo crush giant pumpkins to celebrate Halloween/in /by
Elephants at the Oregon Zoo in Portland marked the arrival of Halloween season on Thursday by stomping, crushing, and eating giant pumpkins during the zoo’s annual “Squishing of the Squash” event.
Gunmen ambush in Northwest Nigeria leaves 8 dead/in /by
Gunmen ambushed a security personnel in Nigeria's northwestern Zamfara state and killed at least eight people, the state's governor said.
Gaza Strip: Efforts to remove rubble underway as fragile ceasefire holds/in /by
It is estimated that the two-year Israeli offensive has generated close to 70 million tonnes of rubble and debris across the enclave.
Arson attack on governing party office as election tentions mount in Cameroon/in /by
A ruling party office was set ablaze in western Cameroon on Wednesday, marking a dangerous escalation of tensions following a disputed presidential election that opposition candidate Issa Tchiroma Bakary claims to have won, challenging the 42-year rule of 92-year-old President Paul Biya.
Nigeria denies Ted Cruz’s ‘Christian genocide’ claims/in /by
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz has been trying to rally fellow evangelical Christians and urge Congress to designate Nigeria as a violator of religious freedom with unfounded claims of “Christian mass murder,” which the government of the West African nation has vehemently rejected as false.
Tensions rise as Israel and Hamas trade blame over ceasefire violations/in /by
A fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, brokered under a peace plan proposed by US President Donald Trump, continues to hold one week after it was announced.
Army colonel sworn in as Madagascar’s new leader after coup/in /by
An army colonel who seized power in a military coup was sworn in as Madagascar's new leader Friday in a lightning-fast power grab that ousted the president and sent him fleeing from the country into hiding.
Expo 2025 Osaka closes after six months and 28 million visitors/in /by
Expo 2025 Osaka Kansai closed its doors on Sunday after six months of welcoming the world, drawing more than 28 million visitors to Japan’s second-largest city.