The Trump administration is considering placing broad travel restrictions on people from dozens of countries as part of a new ban, according to sources familiar with the situation and an internal letter obtained by Reuters. A US official, commenting on the condition of anonymity, stated that the list of impactedRead More →
Former West Indies fast bowler Andy Roberts has challenged the International Cricket Council (ICC), stating that it favors the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). He expressed issue over India’s schedule in the just concluded ICC Champions Trophy 2025 and last year’s T20 World Cup. The Champions TrophyRead More →
(Reuters) – Over 1,000 people have been killed in two days of fighting in Syria’s coastal area between militants from Bashar al-Assad’s Alawite sect and security forces associated with the country’s new Islamist authorities, a war monitor reported on Saturday. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said that 148 Assad-alignedRead More →
Senior officials said an oil tanker exploded in northern Nigeria on Saturday, killing at least 60 people and injuring hundreds more. Kumar Tsukwam, commander of Niger State’s Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), verified the event in the Suleja Local Government Area, claiming that hundreds of people were hurt while attemptingRead More →
NAIROBI (Reuters) Three people with firsthand knowledge of the situation told Reuters that the United States will put financial penalties on Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, the head of the army in Sudan. Only a week after enacting penalties against Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, head of the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, Burhan’s adversaryRead More →
Johannesburg (AFP) – On Tuesday, fast bowler Anrich Nortje was ruled out of the Champions Trophy due to a back issue. Cricket South Africa confirmed the 31-year-old’s latest injury setback only one day after naming him to his country’s 15-man team for the event in Pakistan next month. Nortje, theRead More →
ACCRA (Reuters) – Ghana’s consumer inflation increased for the fourth consecutive month in December, to 23.8% year on year from 23.0% in November, according to the statistics agency on Wednesday. At a press conference, government statistician Samuel Kobina Annim stated that the most recent increase was caused by rising foodRead More →
AFP/BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe After the second day of the first Test in Bulawayo, Afghanistan was down 491 runs. On Friday, Zimbabwe and their experienced batsman Sean Williams set Test records. At Queens Sports Club in the southern city, the host team was all out for 586 after starting the game atRead More →
Zimbabwe (AFP/BULAWAYO) On the opening day of the first Test in Bulawayo on Thursday, Zimbabwe amassed 363 for four against Afghanistan, led by veteran middle-order batsman Sean Williams, who was undefeated at 145. To surpass his Test career best of an undefeated 151 in a defeat to Afghanistan in AbuRead More →
A fire that started at a store where witnesses claimed gasoline was being unloaded on Saturday resulted in at least 35 fatalities in southeast Benin, according to a spokesperson of the justice ministry. Near the Nigerian border in Seme-Podji municipality, the fire started about 09:30 local time. Prosecutor Abdoubaki Adam-BongleRead More →
