The US and China ended the games with 40 gold medals each, but the US topped the table because it had more silver medals. Hollywood star Tom Cruise abseiled from the roof of the Stade de France drawing gasps from spectators as Paris bade farewell to an Olympics hailed asContinue Reading
Hundreds protest outside the Supreme Court calling for Obaidul Hassan, seen as loyal to ex-PM Hasina, to step down. The chief justice of Bangladesh’s top court has said he agreed “in principle” to resign after an ultimatum from protesters, days later Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina fled to neighbouring India. ObaidulContinue Reading
The boxer emerged victorious in the welterweight fight amid a gender row to bag Algeria’s second gold medal in Paris. Imane Khelif smiled, danced and roared with delight after beating China’s Yang Liu to become the first Algerian, Arab and African woman to win an Olympic boxing gold medal atContinue Reading
Kolkata, India – Last year, Aditya Manaksia started exporting food products to Bangladesh in an attempt to expand his business. Now, the 43-year-old Kolkata-based exporter of agro products is nervously watching the continuing political turmoil in the neighboring country that broke out in July as a protest against job quotasContinue Reading
The ‘Nane Nane’ march, meaning ‘eight eight’ in weeks reference to the date, follows protests that saw President William Ruto scrap planned tax hikes and overhaul his cabinet. Kenyan police have fired volleys of tear gas in the heart of the capital Nairobi as small groups of people gathered inContinue Reading
Russian President Vladimir Putin has accused Ukraine of a “major provocation” after Moscow said it was battling a major cross-border attack on the southwestern Kursk region. Alexey Smirnov, the region’s acting governor, said he had introduced a state of emergency amid two days of fierce fighting. The Ministry of HealthContinue Reading
Lancaster, United Kingdom – The far right does not faze Sharon Mortlock. As she drank her coffee and read her book, taking a break from her full-time role caring for her sick husband, dozens of agitators gathered at the picturesque picnic spot in Lancaster where she had chosen to haveContinue Reading
Sweden’s Armand Duplantis captured the gold and soared to a new world record at the men’s Olympic pole vault final. Sweden’s Armand Duplantis beat his own world record en route to retaining his Olympic pole vault title in Paris. In a sensational finish to the fifth day of track andContinue Reading
Sheikh Hasina’s departure appears to have defused the high tension in Dhaka, where more deadly protests were feared on Monday. Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has resigned and fled the country, the army chief has said, following weeks of deadly demonstrations. In an address to the nation on Monday, GeneralContinue Reading
The 17-year-old outscored China’s Qiu Qiyuan and USA’s Sunisa Lee in the uneven bars final for Algeria’s first medal in Paris. Algerian teenager Kaylia Nemour wept tears of joy as she became the first African athlete to win an Olympic gymnastics medal with gold on the uneven bars in Paris,Continue Reading
