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A US-European rift over the future of Ukraine threatened to overshadow a G20 summit that started in South Africa on Saturday marked by the absence of Donald Trump. The Johannesburg gathering was attended by a host of world leaders including French President Emmanuel Macron, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Chinese Premier Li Qiang, Brazilian President Luiz …

Western rift over Ukraine and Trump absence mar G20 summitSat, 22 Nov 2025 09:42:04 GMT Read More »

Skipper Temba Bavuma and Tristan Stubbs steadied South Africa in a stubborn stand after the openers departed on day one of the second Test against India on Saturday.South Africa reached 156-2 at the second break in Guwahati after electing to bat in their bid to clinch their first series on Indian soil in 25 years.Aiden …

Bavuma, Stubbs steer South Africa to 156-2 in second India TestSat, 22 Nov 2025 08:03:17 GMT Read More »

Aiden Markram fell bowled to Jasprit Bumrah after a strong start as South Africa reached 82-1 at the first break of the second Test against India on Saturday in Guwahati.World Test champions South Africa chose to bat in their bid to clinch their first series on Indian soil in 25 years.After an earlier scare, Markram …

Markram falls as South Africa reach 82-1 in second India TestSat, 22 Nov 2025 05:59:35 GMT Read More »

A US-European rift over the future of Ukraine is set to overshadow a G20 summit starting in South Africa on Saturday further marked by Donald Trump’s pointed absence. The Johannesburg gathering is being attended by a host of world leaders including French President Emmanuel Macron, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Chinese Premier Li Qiang, Brazilian President …

G20 summit opens in South Africa without TrumpSat, 22 Nov 2025 01:49:28 GMT Read More »

Gunmen kidnapped 227 pupils and teachers from a Catholic school in central Nigeria, officials said Friday, in the second brazen school abduction in a week.All of the 215 students taken from St Mary’s school in Niger state were girls, according to a spokesman for the Christian Association of Nigeria which added that 12 teachers were …

Over 220 pupils and teachers kidnapped from Nigerian schoolFri, 21 Nov 2025 21:51:29 GMT Read More »

Caramba Souare focuses on cleaning the car in front of him despite a din of surrounding festivities on the last day of presidential campaigning in Guinea-Bissau.Since leaving school, the 20-year-old has turned to washing cars to support himself and his parents.While he had once dreamed of becoming finance minister, a lack of opportunity and money …

Guinea-Bissau youth hope presidential vote brings better lifeFri, 21 Nov 2025 20:26:11 GMT Read More »

Armed gang members kidnapped pupils and teachers from a Catholic school in central Nigeria, officials said on Friday, the second such incident in less than a week.The latest abduction took place in Niger state.The nearby states of Katsina and Plateau have ordered all schools shut as a precautionary measure.The Catholic Church in the area said …

Pupils, teachers kidnapped from Catholic school in central NigeriaFri, 21 Nov 2025 19:41:15 GMT Read More »

Russian forces fighting in Mali have failed to break the country free from a stifling fuel blockade and attacks waged by suspected jihadists, as the wider Sahel region becomes further mired in conflict.After turning its back on former colonial power France, Mali’s junta government in 2021 pivoted to Russia and its notorious Wagner paramilitary group, …

What are Russian forces doing in Mali amid jihadist blocade?Fri, 21 Nov 2025 17:35:41 GMT Read More »

Ireland captain Caelan Doris said Saturday’s Autumn Nations Series Test with world champions South Africa it is not an end of year friendly but a match with “a lot on the line”.The 27-year-old backrow forward’s form has improved like Ireland’s during the Autumn Tests — his rustiness understandable as he returned after a long lay-off …

Irish captain Doris says ‘a lot on the line’ in South Africa TestFri, 21 Nov 2025 16:13:25 GMT Read More »

Using long iron tongs, Victor Uinmwen Aduwe and Matthew Mathias pick a blazing pot from a fire and pour a thick golden liquid into a partly buried mould, using a centuries-old technique that still flourishes in Nigeria’s south.After a short cooling period, the mould is dug up and opened, revealing three small bronze heads fashioned …

Nigeria’s bronze artists cling to centuries-old techniquesFri, 21 Nov 2025 07:03:03 GMT Read More »