Photo taken on May 23, 2025 shows European Union flags at the European Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium. Photographer Zhao Dingzhe By Xinhua News Agency Senior officials from the European Union (EU), Spain and the United Kingdom (UK), along with Gibraltar representatives, reached an agreement in Brussels on Wednesday on the core aspects of a

Credit Photo/Facebook Between Paris, Rome, and the Ethiopian Prime Minister is seeking political and economic support, fearing a new war between his country and Eritrea. At home, economic hardship and repression are fuelling opposition to the government. On May 22, 2025 French President Emmanuel Macron received Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed in Paris. This was

By Anadolu Agency The death toll from Tuesday’s school shooting in the Austrian city of Graz has risen to 10, including seven students, one teacher, and the suspected gunman, according to the local police. The shooting occurred at a school on Dreierschutzengasse around 10 am local time (0800 GMT), prompting a swift evacuation. Students were

An undated image of the British soldiers and their Kenyan counterparts during a drill at the British Training Unit in Nanyuki. Photo BATUK By Kenyans A British soldier stationed at the British Army Training Unit Kenya (BATUK) in Nanyuki has been apprehended in connection with an alleged rape incident near the military camp. The incident

By Anadolu Agency US billionaire Elon Musk floated the idea of launching a new political party this week, potentially intensifying his ongoing feud with former ally President Donald Trump. Amid his ongoing criticism of Trump, Musk posted a poll on X asking his 220 million followers whether it is “time to create a new political

U.S. President Donald Trump and Elon Musk attend a press conference in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 30, 2025. Reuters/File Photo By Reuters President Trump turned up the heat on Elon Musk Thursday, voicing “disappointment” over the billionaire’s attacks on his spending bill and casting doubt on the

By The African Exponent English is used in South Africa not only because many people can speak it but mainly because it is used well in law, government, education, and media compared to anywhere else in Africa. Nigeria, Kenya, Ghana, and Uganda, which have ties to English colonialism, keep leading the charts, while Morocco, Tunisia,

By Anadolu Agency Over 200 prisoners escaped from a jail in the southern port city of Karachi after an earthquake damaged the prison walls, the provincial chief minister said on Tuesday. The incident occurred late Monday night when prisoners escaped through a damaged wall in Malir prison, which was affected by multiple low-intensity tremors in

Photo: University of Pretoria. Twitter X By Face2Face Africa South Africa’s Mongiwa Hazel Ntuli has made history as one of the University of Pretoria’s youngest-ever graduates, earning a degree in Actuarial Science. She completed her degree at age 17 at a time when most of her peers were still in high school. Originally from Rosettenville,

This photo taken on May 3, 2025 shows a well-drilling rig at night at the site of Owainat Water Well Project in the desert of New Valley Governorate, Egypt. Photographer Sui Xiankai By Xinhua News Agency As summer begins, patches of lush farmland stretch across Egypt’s Western Desert, an area that, until recently, was dominated