Former United States President Barack Obama is set to launch a new podcast focusing on books that played an important role in shaping his thinking and influencing the way he views the world.
Lebanon’s Parliament has passed a law abolishing the death penalty, making the country the first in the Middle East to take such a step.
The figures were disclosed on August 11, 2026, during an event to prepare for the 21st edition of the Kwita Izina gorilla naming ceremony, scheduled for September 4, 2026, in Kinigi, near Volcanoes National Park.
BEIJING, Aug. 10 (Xinhua) — On a crisp autumn day in Beijing, a clear blue sky stretched above the Chinese capital as world leaders gathered for the 2014 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders’ Meeting.
China-Europe travel is booming in both directions, with visa-free access, stronger air connectivity and growing demand driving tourism growth.
Rwanda is preparing to name 22 baby mountain gorillas during the 21st edition of the annual Kwita Izina ceremony, scheduled to take place in Kinigi, Musanze District, on September 4, 2026.
Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote is seeking loans to finance up to 70% of the cost of a planned $16 billion oil refinery in Kenya’s Lamu County.
At least 132 people have died, and about 570 others have been injured after a 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck western Colombia.
US President Donald Trump secretly left Turkey aboard a different military aircraft following reports of a potential Iranian plot to assassinate him.
The graduation ceremony was held at the Kassaï Military Camp in the capital Bangui and was presided over by the President of the Central African Republic and Commander-in-Chief of the country’s armed forces, Faustin-Archange Touadéra.
