Nollywood, Nigeria’s vibrant film industry, is setting its sights on achieving global recognition akin to the meteoric rise of Afrobeats. As the third-largest film industry in the world by number of films produced annually, Nollywood…
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Israel targets Hezbollah commander in Beirut strike after deadly Golan Heights attack
by adminIsrael says it has launched a strike in Beirut, Lebanon, targeting a Hezbollah commander that it blamed for a deadly attack in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights. At least one person was killed and several others…
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China’s LGBTQ+ community celebrates rare scenes from Paris Olympics. But the internet is divided
by adminTwo men kiss on a Parisian bridge. The camera later jumps to a trio embracing passionately in a room, before the door shuts. These are among the images that France, the organizer of the Paris…
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Israeli strike targeting a top Hezbollah military leader takes region to the brink of all-out war
by adminIsrael says it has killed Hezbollah’s most senior military official, Fu’ad Shukr, in a drone strike in the southern suburbs of Beirut, a populous neighborhood that is also the Iran-backed group’s stronghold. If true, Shukr…
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Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh has been killed in the Iranian capital Tehran, according to Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Corps and Hamas on Wednesday. His killing represents a significant blow to the militant group, eliminating a…
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Venezuelans have seen this movie before, but Maduro should beware. This time, the ending could be different
by adminIt happened in Caracas on June 9, 2016, when I was there to cover a series of violent protests that had broken out in Venezuela. Moments after we made it inside the building, Julio Borges,…
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Violent scenes as far-right protesters crash vigil for three girls killed in Southport knife attack
by adminFar-right protesters violently clashed with British police on Tuesday near a mosque in the northwest English town of Southport, a day after three young girls were stabbed to death in one of the worst assaults…
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Ismail Haniyeh has been part of Hamas for decades, in recent years running the militant group’s political operations from exile, and emerging as one of its most visible leaders during the war with Israel in…
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The assassination of Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh in the Iranian capital Tehran has rocked the Middle East – threatening to further destabilize the region and jeopardize ceasefire negotiations between Israel and Hamas over the war…
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Award-winning jazz guitarist Louis Mhlanga has always let music take center stage. Growing up during the 1960s music revolution, Mhlanga remembers his mother playing Ella Fitzgerald and Mahalia Jackson records. However, it was his professional…