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Detroit attempts to make golf more accessible to the Black community
In the American city Detroit, golf was for a long time not recognised as a sport in many communities. Now, programmes are trying to bring young students, and in particular Black students, closer to golf.
US actor Denzel Washington receives surprise honorary Palme d’Or in Cannes
The two-time Oscar-winning actor was in Cannes to present Spike Lee's "Highest 2 Lowest."
Live-action remake of Disney classic ‘Lilo & Stitch’ opens this week
It tells the story of a lonely young Hawaiian girl, Lilo, who befriends a fugitive alien impersonating a dog, that she names Stitch.
Key witnesses recall Sean “Diddy” Combs’ violent outbursts in sex traffcking trial
Singer Dawn Richard told jurors that Combs had threatened to kill her after she saw him abusing his longtime girlfriend
Pix of the Day: May 20, 2025
Africanews' selection of the most striking images of the day
Genocide? Even Afrikaner farmers laugh at Trump’s claims
The U.S. has offered refugee status to White South African farmers on a dubious claim of genocide. But the accusation is too outrageous even its supposed victims scoff at it
South Africa’s president in United States to ‘reset’ relations with Washington
His state visit comes at a time when his country’s relations with the US are at the lowest they have been in decades.
US-funded flight returns self-deported immigrants to Honduras
After highly-publicized migrant detentions in the US and the deportation of hundreds of migrants to a high security prison in El Salvador, the passengers had accepted an offer to self-deport in exchange for a free flight back home.
First humanitarian aid trucks enter Gaza after 11-week Israeli blockade
The Israeli military said it had allowed five trucks carrying baby food and other supplies into the Gaza Strip. More UN trucks are expected to enter the enclave.
WHO grapples with impact of Trump administration cuts and plans to leave UN health agency
Following Trump administration funding cuts and plans to withdraw the United States from the body, the UN health agency has seen a plunge in its ability to carry out its sweeping mandate to promote health and keep the world safe from pandemics and other outbreaks.