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Trump's massive font mocked after UN speech photo leak
Trump rambled on for an hour during his speech(Image: AP) Donald Trump has been mocked after pictures of his prompt cards show they are written in the same unhinged way he writes his tweets. A zoom in of the prompt cards used during the US...

Rubio credits Trump for breakthrough in Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict
September 24, 2025 - 13:41 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has stated that President Donald Trump invested more energy and effort than any other global leader in promoting peace, achieving tangible results in the process,...

Renaming the National Theatre after Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka
Nigeria’s political milieu, warts and all, is dynamic, feisty, loud, vibrant, winner-takes-all, and at times, quite literally, a do-or-die affair!Serious political gladiators of whichever ideological leanings, generally do not take prisoners....

At UNGA, Trump Says China And India ‘Primary Funders’ Of Russia-Ukraine War Through Oil Purchases
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday accused China and India of being the primary funders of the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war by continuing to purchase Russian oil. He also noted that NATO nations have not fully cut off Russian energy and related...

'Your countries are going to hell': Trump berates Europe, slams United Nations
In a 55-minute speech on Tuesday that defied the very mission of the United Nations itself, US President Donald Trump called global warming "a con job", European policies on clean energy "suicidal", and accused the UN of offering little more than...

The United Nations Without Purpose
What a corker of a speech President Trump delivered today to the United Nations. His hour of remarks at the world body’s annual debate were part angry tirade and part dressing down. The 47th president laced into the UN for its obsession with the...

Opinion: From the League of Nations to the United Nations to Trump Global?
President Donald Trump delivers remarks to the United Nations General Assembly at the UN headquarters in New York City on Sept. 23, 2025. (Timothy A. Clary/AFP/Getty Images/TNS) Historians traditionally blame the failure of the League of Nations —...

Jaden and Willow Smith Set to Executive Produce, Voice Roles in Anime Films (Exclusive)
Jaden and Willow Smith are expanding into the anime business via a partnership with studio N LITE, a Black-owned media company and anime studio based in the U.S. and Tokyo, to produce and voice roles in upcoming films. Jaden has signed on to...


Meet the Underground Artists Redefining Southern Africa’s Music Scene
The term underground occupies contested terrain in the modern era. Back in the nineties, it was used to describe a distinct sound, subculture, or way of being — often marked by aesthetic rebellion and opposition to the mainstream — but its...

The mystery of the missing cane
By Manuel C. “Manny” Correira It’s a mystery that has baffled older residents here in town for decades now: what happened to the heralded 14-carat gold-headed cane which was presented to the town’s oldest living resident? For those of you who may...

Unesco selects Egypt's Khaled El Enany as its new chief
The UN’s cultural agency voted on Monday to appoint former Egyptian minister Khaled El Enany as its next director general, as Unesco faces renewed scrutiny over political bias and the US decision to withdraw. Mr El Enany, Egypt’s former minister...
Naomi DeBerry : A TIME magazine ‘Girl of the Year’
By Zuri Primos Contributing Writer Naomi S. DeBerry first made headlines when she was 7 years old for turning a Carnival-themed school project into a business venture. Now, at age 13, she’s once again in the spotlight, but this time for her...

Introducing ZOA, a digital news channel by and for young Africans
France Médias Monde – parent company to RFI and TV station France 24 – has launched a new digital news channel: ZOA. Focused on feature-style stories, the platform targets a young African audience, and was built by young African journalists. Meet...

You Won’t Believe What Kuminga Did After Warriors Preseason Win
Getty Los Angeles Lakers guard Austin Reaves grabs a loose ball in front of Golden State Warriors forward Jonathan Kuminga. Jonathan Kuminga’s smile said it all. Days after ending a tense contract standoff that had cast a shadow over the Golden...

THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK: Offaly columnist asks 'can you tell my story to the world'
ST Paul reminds us: “We are sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; poor, yet enriching many; having nothing, and yet possessing everything.” (2 Corinthians 6:10). The Christian life is paradoxical. We can name sorrow honestly, yet still hold fast to...

Le plan des botanistes pour enrayer le déclin des palmiers en Afrique
Les palmiers embellissent les paysages africains, des déserts jusqu’aux forêts tropicales. L'Afrique centrale en possède la plus grande variété, avec 52 espèces, tandis que l'Afrique occidentale en compte 38 et l'Afrique orientale 18. Ils font...
The Fodder Grass Museum in Thiruvananthapuram showcases different varieties of fodder grass and fodder crops
It might sound odd to call a small plot overgrown with grass a museum. But the half-acre parcel of land on the premises of the office of the State Fodder Farm at Valiyathura in Thiruvananthapuram is actually one. It is the Fodder Grass Museum,...

RECORDING: Groundbreaking Traditional + New Musical Conversations On The Balafon + Guitars From Mande Trio, Guitari Baro
First new artist release through Chrysalis Global, an imprint of Chrysalis Records Produced by an A-list team: Dudu Sarr, Lucy Durán + Pape Armand Boye “Three outstanding Malian and Guinean griots…. Co-produced by Dudu Sarr, Lucy Durán and Pape...

Rep. Don Bacon comments on Ukraine strikes, African violence, and U.S. budget vote
Rep. Don Bacon, a U.S. Congressman representing Nebraska’s 2nd district since 2017, addressed several international and domestic issues in a series of posts on October 6, 2025.In his first post of the day, Bacon commented on Ukraine's recent...