IOC sets election timetable to succeed Thomas Bach
"This closed meeting will give IOC members the opportunity to hear from the seven candidates about their programmes ,"
Next Met Gala theme and celebrity chairs revealed
The theme of the next Met Gala and its celebrity chairs have been announced: Pharrell Williams, Lewis Hamilton, Colman Domingo, A$AP Rocky and LeBron James will help the museum launch an exhibit examining Black style over the centuries.
China calls for foreign fighters to withdraw from Libya
In a Security Council session on Wednesday, China's deputy envoy to the UN said that the continued presence of external forces undermines Libya's political transition. Under the 2020 ceasefire agreement, all foreign forces were meant to be withdrawn within months, but few are believed to have left
Colombians of African descent march to support vice president
Crowds of protesters gathered in the Colombian capital on Wednesday, marching in support of the country's president and vice president after electoral authorities ruled in favour of investigating financial misconduct allegations against the pair's 2022 election campaign.
Africans recruited for Russian jobs say they were tricked into building Ukraine drones
To fill an urgent labour shortage in wartime Russia, the Kremlin has been recruiting women aged 18-22 from places like Uganda, Rwanda, Kenya, South Sudan, Sierra Leone and Nigeria, as well as the South Asian country of Sri Lanka.
Death toll in Haiti brutal gang attack last week rises to 115
The death toll in a brutal gang attack last week on a small town in central Haiti has risen to at least 115, a local official said on Wednesday.
UN envoy urges South Sudan to ‘make transition extension count’
South Sudan’s leaders recently prolonged the mandate of the transitional government, pushing back elections by two years to December 2026
Mandombe writing gains popularity in DRC amid controversy
Church leaders claim it has the potential to stir the creativity, spirituality and academic prowess of all Africans.
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs requests April or May trial for sex trafficking case
Sean 'Diddy' Combs is aiming for a trial on sex trafficking charges in the spring, according to his attorneys who addressed a judge on Wednesday.
Over 3 million without power as Hurricane Milton slams Florida, causes deaths and flooding
Tropicana Field, the home of the Tampa Bay Rays baseball team in St. Petersburg, appeared badly damaged.