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Stephen A Smith fires back at Trump after 'low IQ' remark: How the NBA finals feud began

India, June 10 -- The back-and-forth between ESPN's Stephen A Smith and President Donald Trump just got a lot louder. What started as a pregame prediction turned into a full-blown public feud and Smit... Read More


Under Ghana's President Mahama, near-total impunity for attacks on 17 journalists

Nigeria, June 10 -- When Ghana's President John Dramani Mahama took office in January 2025, pledging to restore "an era of true media freedom," journalists had reason to hope that attacks on the press... Read More


Rivian Stakes Its Future on the R2 as Cheaper Chinese EVs Circle

NORMAL, June 10 -- Rivian began delivering its R2 sport utility vehicle on Tuesday, the make-or-break model the loss-making startup is counting on to reach the scale that finally turns an electric-car... Read More


Cholera Kills 74 in Nigeria's Borno as the World Looks Away

MAIDUGURI, June 10 -- The deaths in Borno this time are not from bombs or bullets. They are from water. A cholera outbreak tearing through Nigeria's northeastern Borno state has killed at least 74 peo... Read More


China's Exports Surge 19% as Trump's Tariff War Backfires

BEIJING, June 10 -- The trade war was supposed to wall China off from its biggest customer. Instead, China just sold more to the United States than at any point in five years. The country's exports su... Read More


South Africa's Economy Turns a Corner as Fitch Ends 21-Year Wait

JOHANNESBURG, June 10 -- For the first time in more than two decades, the news out of South Africa's economy is the kind its government has waited a generation to deliver. Africa's most industrialised... Read More


Is Alaric Jackson dating anyone? Buzz grows around Rams OT's personal life amid domestic battery arrest

India, June 10 -- The Los Angeles Rams was center of unexpected media attention on Tuesday after offensive lineman Alaric Jackson was arrested on felony domestic battery charges. He was booked around ... Read More


Islami Bank seeks Tk 100bn cash injection from central bank as withdrawal 'pressure' deepens

Dhaka, June 10 -- Amid street protests and heated exchanges in parliament over Islami Bank Bangladesh, the troubled lender has asked the central bank for Tk 100 billion in liquidity support. The Shar... Read More


IvyCap, Accel & 360 ONE Offload BlueStone Shares Worth Rs.243 Cr

India, June 10 -- Investors IvyCapVentures, Accel and 360 ONE yesterday offloaded 46.4 Lakh shares of omnichannel jewellery brand BlueStone via multiple open-market transactions for Rs.242.8 Cr. As p... Read More


Motion poster of 'Batwara 1947' released

Mumbai, June 10 -- The makers have unveiled the motion poster of the period drama "Batwara 1947", offering audiences a poignant glimpse into one of the most turbulent chapters in the subcontinent's hi... Read More