[Corporate Council on Africa] The Government of Mauritius and the Corporate Council on Africa (CCA) are pleased to announce that the 2026 U.S.-Africa Business Summit will take place from July 26-29, 2026, in Mauritius. The official dates were released today during a joint press
The push to approve the reparations loan for Ukraine has entered the final stretch ahead of an EU leaders' summit on 18 December. Belgium continues to oppose the proposal, while Hungary rejects the Plan B of joint debt. Ursula von der Leyen has warned there are "no easy options".
GENEVA, Dec 8 - A U.N. committee on Monday urged Britain and Mauritius not to ratify a deal seeking to settle the future of the Chagos Islands in the Indian Ocean, saying it risks perpetuating long-standing violations of Chagossians' rights.
JERUSALEM, Dec 8 - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will meet U.S. President Donald Trump on December 29 to discuss the next steps of the Gaza ceasefire, an Israeli government spokesperson said on Monday.
The daughter of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) said President Trump’s targeted attack on her father has released a firestorm of negativity aimed at her family in recent days. In a since-deleted TikTok video posted on Saturday, Hope Walz fiercely defended her family after Trump
Paul Dano has landed his next big project. The actor will star in “Bunker,” an elevated psychological thriller from Oscar–winning filmmaker Florian Zeller. Dano, best-known for his acclaimed performances in “There Will Be Blood,” “The Batman” and “The Fabelmans,” has joined the
A new study by scholars from UCLA, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and the University of São Paulo not only sheds light on a unique blue pigment from the Amazon but also took the highly unusual step of including Indigenous people in every step of a research project on
The fighting game veteran announced that he is leaving the company after decades leading the series The post Tekken Director Katsuhiro Harada Is Leaving Bandai Namco After 31 Years appeared first on Kotaku .
PM Anutin dismisses immediate negotiations with Cambodia as he needs to be seen to be tough ahead of Thai elections.
One reason Sylvester Stallone played Rocky Balboa was because other stars were too “flabby,” according to President Trump. “They brought in stars, but the stars didn’t have good bodies. They were flabby,” Trump said Saturday at a dinner honoring Stallone and four other Kennedy
The 2026 Golden Globe nominations are here, and with it are some wild, wonderful and unexpected picks…as well as some favorites that don’t make the cut. Check out our list of the biggest snubs and surprises below. “Wicked: For Good” and “Jay Kelly” miss best picture nominations
David Ellison is not going away quietly in his quest to land Warner Bros. Discovery. On Monday, Ellison’s Paramount Skydance announced it has commenced an all-cash tender offer to acquire all of the outstanding shares of WBD for $30 per share — the same terms it offered in its
Data streaming platform Confluent is responsible for infrastructure that underpins AI systems, allowing companies to rapidly transfer information.
KINSHASA, Dec 8 - Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi said on Monday that Rwanda is violating its commitments just days after attending a ceremony in Washington to sign deals that aimed to end years of conflict in the country's mineral-rich east.
The cinematic awards race kicked off in earnest this morning, when Marlon Wayans and Skye P. Marshall announced the nominees for next year's Golden Globe Awards. As usual, the nominations included a bunch of big musical names, and not just in the Best Original Song and Best
These special 25th anniversary building sets for fans 18+ will be flying off the shelves faster than the Falcon did the Kessel Run. The post LEGO Pushes Star Wars Millennium Falcon to a Record Low to Offload the Last Remaining Stock Before Christmas appeared first on Kotaku .
Electrons can be elusive, but Cornell researchers using a new computational method can now account for where they go—or don't go—in certain layered materials.
A KAIST research team has developed a new water-based air purification technology that combines nano water droplets that capture dust with a nano sponge structure that autonomously draws up water, enabling dust removal using nano water droplets without filters. It offers a
The songs marked the Nigerian superstar's first and latest singles of the year, respectively
DUBAI, Dec 8 (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will meet U.S. President Donald Trump on December 29, an Israeli government spokesperson said on Monday. (Reporting by Maayan Lubell; Writing by Elwely Elwelly)
Species extinct as breeding birds in Britain since 1416 to be reintroduced in Barking and Dagenham as part of rewilding effort Above the roar of traffic, the rumble of the tube and the juddering construction noise of a towering new datacentre in Dagenham, east London, will soon
Blazes in NSW and Tasmania have already led to a firefighter losing his life and close to 40 homes being destroyed as an ominous fire season begins Australians should “expect the unexpected” this bushfire season amid dangerous conditions, experts have warned, after a severe
The Supreme Court on Monday will hear a major case that will test the limits of presidential power. The case stems from President Trump's bid to fire a Federal Trade Commission member without cause and will likely determine the future of independent agencies' heads. This
Donald Trump will say or do anything to bury the legacy of a predecessor he despises: Barack Obama.
A new category recognizes a more modern Nashville sound
I kinda like the jank, though.
The Supreme Court on Monday will consider the future of independent agencies, hearing oral arguments on President Trump’s bid to fire a Federal Trade Commission (FTC) member without cause. A win for Trump could eviscerate 90 years of Supreme Court precedent. Listen to the
Dwayne Johnson and Brendan Fraser first met making “The Mummy Returns.” The 2001 sequel continued Fraser’s burgeoning leading-man career, but it was the first ever film role for Johnson, then better known as WWE’s The Rock. In recent years, both actors have enjoyed festival
Kpop Demon Hunters ruled the world, Blackpink kept getting bigger, and new artists broke rules
Several people fell in the water after being “surprised by a wave” in a natural pool at the Los Gigantes cliffs, authorities said.
The Europe-built multilayered confinement building completed in 2019 was designed to contain the radiation coming from the melted-down nuclear fuel.
Seaweed has long been praised as a sustainable superfood, but its characteristic "fishy" flavor has been a barrier for many Western consumers. Now, a new study from the University of Copenhagen shows that fermentation with lactic acid bacteria may be the key to making seaweed
A robotic float has measured the temperature and salinity from parts of the ocean never sampled before—underneath massive floating ice shelves in East Antarctica.
