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UK’s Tommy Robinson questions Nigel Farage’s credibility, sees Reform win
By Alexander Cornwell TEL AVIV (Reuters) – British anti-immigration campaigner Tommy Robinson said he believes the Reform UK party is poised to win Britain’s next general election, even as he questioned the credibility of its leader, Nigel Farage....
50 of the world’s best breads
By Jen Rose Smith, CNN What is bread? You likely don’t have to think for long, and whether you’re hungry for a slice of sourdough or craving tortillas, what you imagine says a lot about where you’re from. But if bread is easy to picture, it’s hard...

How Osimhen fired Nigeria’s Super Eagles to 2026 FIFA World Cup playoff
A Victor Osimhen hat-trick and a sensational pile-driver by substitute Frank Onyeka that ensured a 4-0 win over Benin Republic in Uyo on Tuesday evening was enough to send Nigeria to the Four-Team CAF Playoff Tournament for the 2026 FIFA World Cup...

The Lisa Burke Show: Running the world and climbing Its peaks: Wojtek Machnik and Magdalena Skawińska
Two Poles pushing human limits: one running marathons in nearly every country on Earth, the other summiting the world’s highest peaks; both pushing human endurance for personal strength. What drives a person to test the limits of body and spirit?...

Meet Judge Yodit Tewolde: Everything about the Hot Bench star
Yodit Tewolde has been making waves in the legal world. In 2016, the National Bar Association listed her among America’s top lawyers under 40. She has been a judge on the hit court show Hot Bench since 2022. In a 2017 one-on-one with Rolling Out,...

"Take it to Mexico first": Man wants FIFA-banned vuvuzelas back after Bafana qualify for 2026 World Cup
Bafana Bafana qualifying for the 2026 FIFA World Cup had one man wanting to know about the vuvuzelas' return FIFA banned the plastic instrument when it disturbed players and fans during the 2010 World Cup in South Africa Social media users joked...
PARAMILITARY: Islamic Terrorists Return to Somalia
October 16, 2025: Earlier this year the Iran-backed Houthi rebels moved some of their operations from Yemen and crossed over to Africa. The Houthis assisted local Islamic terrorist groups in Somalia, Eritrea and Ethiopia. This was part of the...

Highlights and Goals Equatorial Guinea vs Liberia (1-1) in 2026 World Cup African Qualifiers
⚠️⚠️⚠️⚠️⚠️⚠️ End of Match Friends, the excitement is over in Africa. Equatorial Guinea and Liberia drew 1-1 in the African 2026 World Cup Qualifiers. It was a tangled match with few scoring opportunities. Both teams weren't sufficiently prominent...

Super Eagles team confirms next opponent and how they intend to qualify for World Cup
Super Eagles qualified for the 2026 CAF World Cup playoffs after humiliating Benin Republic 4-0 in Uyo on Tuesday night, October 14 The three-time AFCON winners finished among the top best losers after the calculations over Eritrea's withdrawal...

Haftu Strintzos wins the Melbourne half marathon
Thousands of people of all ages took part in the Melbourne Marathon on Sunday. The winner of this year’s full marathon was Jack Rayner. Among the participants were many Greeks. Notably, Greek Australian long-distance runner Haftu Strintzos who...

Nigeria learns opponent after Osimhen’s hat trick powers Super Eagles into WCQ playoffs
The Super Eagles qualified for the CAF World Cup playoffs after crushing Benin Republic 4-0 Nigeria finished among the top four best losers after the permutations over Eritrea’s withdrawal Super Eagles’ opponent has been decided after the four...

The Tenth Anniversary of the ELF Reunion and Reflection
Honoring the Past, Inspiring the Future Dallas, Texas | October 3–5, 2025 In a hall radiant with camaraderie, sibling affection, and the joy of long-awaited embraces, the tenth anniversary of the Eritrean Liberation Front (ELF) Reunion and...

Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly Declares Nile a 'Matter of Existence' Amid Escalating GERD Tensions
Cairo, Egypt – October 17, 2025 – In a stark warning that has reignited one of Africa's most contentious water disputes, Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly declared on Thursday that the Nile River is a "matter of existence" for Egypt and...

How Nigeria Qualified For CAF Africa Playoffs From The Most Competitive Group
I have been worried about the skewed narratives about Nigeria’s Super Eagles qualification for the FIFA World Cup Africa playoff tournament in Morocco next month. Most of these ignorant statements and misinformation have come from African...

US immigration policy changes make religious worker visas difficult to get
Congregations of women religious that invite sisters from overseas to do religious work in the United States will now find the process much more difficult, due to recent policy changes by the Trump administration. Experts from the Catholic Legal...

Trump praised 'crime-free Egypt, but' it's the EU who's paying for the repression
During last weekend's hastily-arranged Gaza Peace summit in Sharm el-Sheikh, US president Donald Trump stood beside Egypt’s Abdel Fattah el-Sisi before a hall of cameras and European dignitaries, among them Emmanuel Macron and Ursula von der...
Reimagining Commercial Underwriting in the Age of AI
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Thailand wins Miss Globe 2025, Philippines in Top 11
October 16, 2025 | 10:09am MANILA, Philippines — Chayathanus Saradatta of Thailand bested 49 other hopefuls to be crowned Miss Globe 2025 during glitzy rites in Tirana, Albania. Saradatta won the online poll and was named the People's Choice...

World News | Kirti Vardhan Singh Calls for Fair Global Practices, Legitimate Aspirations of Global South at NAM Meet
Kampala [Uganda], October 16 (ANI): Union Minister of State for External Affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh on Thursday called for advancing the "legitimate aspirations" of the Global South and urged the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) to collectively push...

Updated ranking shows Nigeria’s slim World Cup lifeline as CAF clarifies playoff format
CAF has outlined the process for how African teams can qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup In a document shared on social media, CAF has clarified how they will go about selecting the top four 2nd-placed teams for WCQ playoffs An updated ranking...