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Ruben Amorim has told Manchester United to “focus on the future” following former Old Trafford star Cristiano Ronaldo’s withering assessment of his old club. Published Date: 2025-11-07 14:50:03 Author: By AFP Source: The Standard

Jude Bellingham and Phil Foden were Friday recalled to the England squad by manager Thomas Tuchel ahead of World Cup qualifiers against Serbia and Albania. Published Date: 2025-11-07 14:36:08 Author: By AFP Source: The Standard

Manchester City host Liverpool this weekend in the latest chapter of a compelling rivalry that has dominated the Premier League for nearly a decade Published Date: 2025-11-07 14:26:09 Author: By AFP Source: The Standard

Alexander Isak will return to Liverpool training today ahead of this weekend’s showdown against Manchester City, Arne Slot has pleaded for patience Published Date: 2025-11-07 14:19:21 Author: By AFP Source: The Standard

 Leaders’ General Plenary at the COP30 UN Climate Change Conference in Belem, Para State, Brazil on November 6, 2025. [AFP] World leaders will meet for a second day of climate talks  in the Brazilian Amazon on Friday after fiery speeches and renewed criticism of Big Oil marked the opening session. Dozens of ministers and several heads of state and government, including those of Spain, Germany and Namibia, will meet in Belem just before the United Nations’ (UN) annual two-week conference, COP30, which starts on Monday. Evidence of the climate crisis, driven largely by the burning of fossil fuels and deforestation,…

Two Surgeons Wearing Augmented Reality Headsets And Using High-Precision Remote Controlled Robot Arms To Operate On Patient In Futuristic Hospital. [ISTOCK] Flashy AI, robotics and self-driving cars will be on show at the annual Web Summit in Lisbon from Monday, but global tensions over high-tech trade, competition and sovereignty will be weighing on the minds of entrepreneurs, investors and policymakers. Known as the “Davos for geeks”, the four-day event in the Portuguese capital is set to welcome over 70,000 visitors, including 2,500 startups and 1,000 investors. AI and chips With major global players racing to control the supply chains behind…

People receive free food from the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank on November 5, 2025, in City of Industry, California. [AFP] Travelers across the  United States were left scrambling to rebook flights as the government shutdown heaps pressure on the country’s air traffic control system, prompting hundreds of Friday flight cancellations at major American airports. Airlines starting Friday will begin implementing up to a 10-percent reduction in flights for 40 high-traffic areas of the country, complying with a Federal Aviation Administration order made on safety grounds. More than 750 US flights scheduled for Friday have been preemptively canceled Thursday, according…

Spanish giants Barcelona needed to come from behind three times to earn a 3-3 draw at Club Brugge in the Champions League on Wednesday. Published Date: 2025-11-06 12:07:04 Author: By AFP Source: The Standard

Phil Foden struck twice and Erling Haaland netted against his former club as Manchester City beat Borussia Dortmund 4-1 to climb to fourth in the Champions League table. Published Date: 2025-11-06 11:34:25 Author: By AFP Source: The Standard

Argentina’s former President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner waves at supporters from the balcony of her residence. [AFP] Argentine ex-president Cristina Kirchner, who is serving a six-year fraud sentence under house arrest, goes on trial Thursday in a separate case for allegedly taking millions of dollars in bribes. The center-left Kirchner, a  dominant and polarizing figure in Argentine politics for over two decades, served two terms from 2007-2015. Her latest trial comes as her ailing Peronist movement — named after iconic post-war leader Juan Peron — reels from its stinging defeat at the hands of right-wing President Javier Milei’s party in…

People stand near collected debris at the crash site of Ethiopia Airlines near Bishoftu, a town some 60 kilometres southeast of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on March 11, 2019.[FILE] Boeing reached a last-minute settlement on one of two lawsuits in this week’s trial in Chicago over the 2019 737 MAX crash that killed 157 people, attorneys announced Wednesday. The first civil trial over the March 2019 Ethiopian Airlines crash was set to begin in earnest after attorneys on Tuesday finalized jury selection. But opening statements were pushed back after plaintiffs attorney Robert Clifford announced that one of the two plaintiffs reached…

US President Donald Trump waves after speaking at the American Business Forum at the Kaseya Center in Miami on November 5,2025 [AFP] In a parallel reality, Donald Trump reigns as king, fighter pilot, and Superman, and his political opponents are cast as criminals and laughingstocks  an unprecedented weaponisation of AI imagery by a sitting American president. Trump has ramped up his use of artificial intelligence-generated content on his Truth Social channel since starting his second White House term, making his administration the first to deploy hyper-realistic fake visuals as a core communications strategy. Trump, no stranger to conspiracy theories and…

The defendant committed the crimes in 2023 and 2024 in a hospital in Wuerselen near Aachen. [Oliver Berg, AFP] A German court on Wednesday ordered a life jail sentence to a palliative care nurse for the murder of 10 patients and attempted murder of 27 others with lethal injections. The court in the western city of Aachen found the 44-year-old man guilty of the offences committed between December 2023 and May 2024 in a hospital in Wuerselen near Aachen. The court also determined that the offences carried a “particular severity of guilt” which should bar him from early release after…

The former mentor of French football star Antoine Griezmann was sentenced on Tuesday to six years in prison for sexually assaulting minors. Published Date: 2025-11-05 11:46:51 Author: By AFP Source: The Standard

Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk said the EPL champions must build from the back after producing their best performance of the season to beat Real Madrid in the Champions League Published Date: 2025-11-05 11:15:58 Author: By AFP Source: The Standard

Arsenal midfielder Max Dowman became the youngest Champions League player ever after coming on as a 73rd-minute substitute at Slavia Prague Published Date: 2025-11-05 11:04:55 Author: By AFP Source: The Standard

Mikel Merino’s two second-half goals helped Arsenal to a 3-0 win at Slavia Prague in the Champions League, the Gunners’ fourth in as many games in the competition. Published Date: 2025-11-05 10:49:07 Author: By AFP Source: The Standard

Alexis Mac Allister scored the only goal as Liverpool beat Real Madrid in the Champions League, while Luis Diaz grabbed a brace as Bayern Munich sunk title-holders PSG Published Date: 2025-11-05 10:23:35 Author: By AFP Source: The Standard

Vitinha says Paris Saint-Germain’s home clash with undefeated Bayern Munich in the Champions League on will be a meeting between “the two best teams in Europe”. Published Date: 2025-11-04 15:19:05 Author: By AFP Source: The Standard

Liverpool boss Arne Slot says he will give Trent Alexander-Arnold a warm welcome when Real Madrid visit Anfield, even if the right-back receives a frosty reception Published Date: 2025-11-04 15:10:33 Author: By AFP Source: The Standard

Manuel Neuer says Bayern Munich know how to “hurt” Paris Saint-Germain as the Bavarians brace for their away clash with the Champions League title-holders. Published Date: 2025-11-04 15:05:31 Author: By AFP Source: The Standard

Xabi Alonso said he landed the job as Real Madrid boss thanks in part to Florian Wirtz and has “no doubts” the German international will soon start delivering for Liverpool. Published Date: 2025-11-04 14:48:56 Author: By AFP Source: The Standard

Former French international Wissam Ben Yedder will stand trial for alleged rape, attempted rape, and sexual assault, the prosecutor’s office in Nice told AFP on Monday. Published Date: 2025-11-04 14:44:12 Author: By AFP Source: The Standard

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has confirmed Viktor Gyokeres will miss Tuesday’s Champions League clash away to Slavia Prague Published Date: 2025-11-04 14:37:28 Author: By AFP Source: The Standard

This handout picture released by the Sudanese Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on October 30, 2025, shows RSF members reportedly detaining a fighter known as Abu Lulu (L) in El-Fasher, in war-torn Sudan’s western Darfur region. [AFP] The International Criminal Court warned on Monday that atrocities committed in Sudan’s El-Fasher could amount to crimes against humanity and war crimes, as the UN said that thousands had fled a neighbouring region where paramilitaries have turned their focus. According to United Nations figures, more than 36,000 civilians have fled towns and villages in the Kordofan region between October 26 and last Friday, while…

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Tanzania President Samia Suluhu Hassan. [Kelly Ayodi, Standard] Tanzanian citizens could not “express their democratic will” in elections last week, African observers said Monday in a first report citing intimidation, censorship, and lack of an opposition. Hundreds of people are reported to have died in protests after the east African nation’s presidential and parliamentary polls on October 29, with key candidates either jailed or barred from participating. President Samia Suluhu Hassan was inaugurated on Monday, claiming 98 percent of the vote, even as the opposition labelled it a “sham”. In a statement Richard Msowoya, head of the Southern African Development…

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Tanzania’s ruling party Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) presidential candidate and incumbent President Samia Suluhu Hassan delivers her remarks during the party’s closing campaign rally in Mwanza on October 28, 2025. [Photo/AFP] Tanzania’s Samia Suluhu Hassan was inaugurated as president on Monday, with an internet blackout still in place after election protests in which the opposition says hundreds were killed by security forces. The electoral commission said Hassan won 98 percent of the vote. She was sworn into office despite the main opposition party, Chadema, which was barred from running, rejecting the results. It has called for fresh elections, saying last…

She was named player of the match for her all-round blitz as India won their maiden Women’s World Cup title at a packed DY Patil Stadium. Published Date: 2025-11-03 12:04:47 Author: By AFP Source: The Standard

Kipchoge’s “World Tour” was announced after the Kenyan great finished the New York Marathon on Sunday Published Date: 2025-11-03 10:20:26 Author: By AFP Source: The Standard

Kenya’s Benson Kipruto held off a thrilling late charge from Alexander Mutiso to win the New York Marathon while Hellen Obiri smashed the course record to win the women’s race. Published Date: 2025-11-02 20:53:37 Author: By AFP Source: The Standard

Hellen Obiri leads podium sweep for Kenyans in New York City womens Marathon after clocking 2:19:51, Sharon Lokedi and Sheila Chepkirui came 2nd and 3rd respectively. Published Date: 2025-11-02 20:27:16 Author: By AFP Source: The Standard

Benson Kipruto wins the New York City mens marathon in 2:08:09, Alexander Mutiso came second, Eliud Kipchoge finished in the 17th position. Published Date: 2025-11-02 20:05:21 Author: By AFP Source: The Standard

Tanzania’s President Samia Suluhu. [AFP] Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan has won a landslide election victory, official results showed Saturday, after key candidates were jailed or barred from a vote that has triggered days of violent protests. The final result showed Hassan won 97.66 percent of the vote, dominating every constituency, the electoral commission announced on state television. A quick swearing-in ceremony would take place on Saturday, state TV said. The main opposition party, Chadema, says hundreds of people have been killed by security forces since protests broke out on election day on Wednesday. Follow The Standard channel on WhatsApp…

Liverpool face an in-form Aston Villa as the Premier League champions look to arrest their remarkable collapse on Saturday, while Arsenal aim to surge further clear in the title race. Published Date: 2025-10-31 14:59:35 Author: By AFP Source: The Standard

Bayer Leverkusen will resume their Bundesliga rivalry at Bayern Munich on Saturday, but are almost completely unrecognisable from the side who the league last season. Published Date: 2025-10-31 14:28:44 Author: By AFP Source: The Standard

Real Madrid may have beaten Barcelona in last weekend’s Clasico, but the game exposed problems in both camps. Published Date: 2025-10-31 14:24:31 Author: By AFP Source: The Standard

Arne Slot said his Liverpool side must not make a habit of losing games they should win after six defeats in their last seven games Published Date: 2025-10-31 14:20:32 Author: By AFP Source: The Standard

Samburu pastoralists inspect camels gathered for sale at a livestock market, where various animals including camels are traded, in Merille, on September 30, 2025. [AFP] “God, God, God, protect them,” chanted two herders, their eyes following a dozen camels rushing toward acacia trees, oblivious to the dry riverbed in northern Kenya where it hasn’t rained since April. Sitting on the edge of a nearby well, Chapan Lolpusike recounted how his cows and oxen “all died” following the worst drought in four decades, caused by a succession of poor rainfall in 2021 and 2022. .fade-out-overlay { position: absolute; top: -80px; left:…

Britain’s Prince Andrew, Duke of York leaves after attending the coronations of Britain’s King Charles III and Britain’s Camilla, Queen Consort, at Westminster Abbey in central London on May 6, 2023. [AFP] King Charles will strip his younger brother Andrew of his royal titles and long-term residence on the Windsor estate, the palace said in a statement on Thursday. The announcement followed fresh outrage at accusations made by one of Jeffrey Epstein’s main accusers against the 65-year-old, who has denied the charges. “His Majesty has today initiated a formal process to remove the Style, Titles and Honours of Prince Andrew,”…

US President Donald Trump and China’s President Xi Jinping after their talks at the Gimhae Air Base, in Busan, on October 30, 2025. [AFP] President Donald Trump has ignited a firestorm of controversy and confusion with his announcement that the United States will begin nuclear weapons testing. It’s unclear whether he was referring to testing weapons systems — which the United States already does — or actually conducting nuclear explosions, which only US arch-foe North Korea has carried out in the 21st century. Below, AFP examines what Trump has said, the state of current US testing, and what it would…

US President Donald Trump speaks to the media aboard Air Force One as he returns to the United States on October 30, 2025.[AFP] President Donald Trump Thursday sowed confusion among experts with his call for the start of nuclear weapons testing, with some pundits interpreting the announcement as US preparations for a shock resumption of explosive testing after more than 30 years. The US president baffled foreign government and nuclear weapons experts alike when he said he had ordered the Pentagon to start nuclear weapons testing “on an equal basis” to China and Russia. Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force…

Interior of a Nissan Navara from South Africa on display during Digger Motorshow 3rd edition at Standard group.[Wilberforce Okwiri,Satdard] Struggling Japanese carmaker Nissan said it expected to suffer an operating loss of 275 billion ($1.8 billion) in its fiscal year that ends in March as it faces further economic headwinds. It also said it expected an operating loss of 30 billion yen for the first six months of the fiscal year, which runs through September. Nissan reported a net loss of 671 billion yen for the financial year to March 2025, and launched an effort cut 20,000 jobs, some 15 percent of…

Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca blasted Liam Delap for a “stupid” and “embarrassing” red card in Wednesday’s 4-3 win at Wolves in the League Cup fourth round. Published Date: 2025-10-30 17:54:56 Author: By AFP Source: The Standard

Paris Saint-Germain’s star young forward Desire Doue is “unavailable for a few weeks” following an injury in a Ligue 1 game, the club announced on Thursday. Published Date: 2025-10-30 17:50:06 Author: By AFP Source: The Standard

Saudi Arabia declined an offer to sign Lionel Messi for a short-term stint in the Saudi Pro League before next year’s World Cup, according to a senior sports official. Published Date: 2025-10-30 17:42:33 Author: By AFP Source: The Standard

United Nations peacekeepers drive in vehicles of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) past destroyed buildings while patroling in Lebanon’s southern village of Kfar Kila close to the border with Israel on April 6, 2025. [AFP] Israeli troops killed a Lebanese municipal worker on Thursday during a raid on a border village in the south, state media reported. Despite a November 2024 ceasefire with Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, Israel maintains troops in five areas in southern Lebanon and has kept up regular air strikes, which have recently intensified. “In a grave and unprecedented attack, an Israeli enemy force penetrated…

Boeing reported a $5.4-billion third-quarter loss on Wednesday as massive added costs from the delayed certification of its 777X aircraft weighed down its results. The aviation giant scored a 30-percent jump in revenues to $23.3 billion following much higher commercial plane deliveries compared with the year-ago level. But the performance was marred by a one-time charge of $4.9 billion on the 777X program, which has faced a prolonged certification process with US air officials. Follow The Standard channel on WhatsApp Chief Executive Kelly Ortberg pointed to the October approval by the Federal Aviation Administration of an increased monthly production rate…

A Tanzanian police officer stops a man accused by electoral officials of attempting to taint the voting process at a polling station in Stone Town on October 29, 2025, during Tanzania’s presidential elections.[AFP] Hundreds protested on Wednesday in Tanzania’s largest city, tearing down banners of President Samia Suluhu Hassan and burning a police station, as the East African country went to the polls in elections where the main challengers have either been jailed or barred from standing. Despite heavy security in the commercial capital Dar es Salaam, with tanks stationed around key junctions, an AFP journalist said hundreds of young…

A man rides through flooded waters after the passing of the tropical storm Melissa before becoming a hurricane in Barahona, Dominican Republic, on October 28, 2025. [AFP] Hurricane Melissa picked up strength as it bore down on Cuba, where it is expected to make landfall Wednesday after ripping a path of destruction through Jamaica as one of the most powerful hurricanes on record there, lashing the island nation with brutal winds and torrential rain. The monster storm was still 110 miles (175 kilometers) away from Guantanamo late Tuesday, but “re-strengthening” to a Category 4 hurricane “as it approaches eastern Cuba,”…

US President Donald Trump during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) CEO Summit at the Gyeongju Arts Center in Gyeongju on October 29, 2025. [AFP] President Donald Trump said Wednesday he is “not allowed” to run for a third term, acknowledging the limits laid out in the US Constitution. Trump and his supporters have repeatedly raised the question of a 2028 presidential run for the 79-year-old, drawing concern from his foes and cheers from backers. “I have my highest poll numbers that I’ve ever had, and you know, based on what I read, I guess I’m not allowed to run, so…

Mourners take part in the funeral procession of Yossi Sharabi, who was killed in captivity by the Palestinian militant group Hamas, in the central Israeli city of Rishon Letzion, on October 27, 2025. [AFP] Gaza’s civil defence agency told AFP Wednesday dozens of Israeli strikes overnight killed at least 50 people in the Palestinian territory, hours after US President Donald Trump said “nothing” would jeopardise the ceasefire agreement he helped broker. The agency said 22 children were among those killed, as well as women and elderly, and that around 200 people were wounded. Civil defence spokesman Mahmoud Bassal described the…

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu participates in a state memorial ceremony for the fallen soldiers of the two-year Gaza war at the Mount Herzl military cemetery in Jerusalem on October 16, 2025. [AFP] Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday ordered the military to carry out intense strikes on the Gaza Strip, after accusing Hamas of violating the US-brokered ceasefire. Minutes later, Hamas said it would delay handing over the remains of another hostage under the terms of the truce deal over what it called Israel’s truce “violations”. “Following security consultations, Prime Minister Netanyahu instructed the military to immediately carry…

Myanmar’s retired General Tin Aung San (left) and candidate for the army-backed ruling Union Solidarity and Development Party attends a campaign kick-off event in Naypyidaw on October 28, 2025. [AFP] Parties approved to participate in Myanmar’s junta-organised elections started campaigning on Tuesday, two months ahead of a poll being shunned at home and abroad as a ploy to legitimise military rule. Myanmar has been consumed by civil war since the military snatched power in a 2021 coup, deposing and jailing democratic figurehead Aung San Suu Kyi after her party won the last election by wide margins. The junta has lost…

A Togolese international footballer who broke his neck during a match in China has made an extraordinary recovery and may return to playing in a matter of months Published Date: 2025-10-28 15:07:40 Author: By AFP Source: The Standard

gun violence Tetsuya Yamagami, the man accused of murdering former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, pled guilty on October 28, 2025, three years after the assassination in broad daylight shocked the world. [AFP] The gunman accused of killing Japan’s former prime minister Shinzo Abe pleaded guilty Tuesday, three years after the assassination in broad daylight shocked the world. The slaying forced a reckoning in a country with little experience of , and ignited scrutiny of alleged ties between prominent conservative lawmakers and a secretive sect, the Unification Church. Follow The Standard channel on WhatsApp “Everything is true,” Tetsuya Yamagami said…

US President Donald Trump speaks to journalists from the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on January 20, 2025. [AFP] US President Donald Trump embarks on a major trip to Asia this week with all eyes on a meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping that has huge implications for the global economy. Trump said Wednesday he was making a “big trip” to Malaysia, Japan and South Korea, his first visit to the region since he returned to the White House in a blaze of tariffs and geopolitical brinkmanship. The highlight will be his talks with Xi in…

US President Donald Trump speaks to journalists from the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on January 20, 2025. [AFP] US President Donald Trump said Thursday he was ending trade talks with Canada over an anti-tariff advertising campaign, a sudden about-face soon after a cordial White House meeting with Prime Minister Mark Carney. On his Truth Social network, Trump vented fury at what he called a “fake” ad that he said misquoted former President Ronald Reagan discussing tariff policy. Trump said the campaign — produced by the Canadian province of Ontario to be aired on US television…

German Eurofighters are ready for takeoff at Neuburg Air Base. As part of the “Rapid Pacific 2022” project, which involves some 250 Air Force servicemen and women, as well as four transport aircraft to refuel the fighters in the air, six Eurofighters will take off from the air base for Singapore and then fly on to Australia. [AFP] Women in Australia’s defence forces launched a class action lawsuit Friday, alleging widespread and systematic sexual violence, harassment, and discrimination. The case was served against the Australian government on behalf of women subjected to abuse at any time in 21 years between…

Lionel Messi signs a three-year contract extension with Inter Miami CF, keeping him at the club until 2028. Published Date: 2025-10-23 19:45:15 Author: By AFP Source: The Standard

Total Energies Petrol (gas) station along State House road,Nairobi.[FILE,Standard] A French court Thursday ruled oil and gas giant TotalEnergies had engaged in “misleading commercial practices” by overstating its climate pledges, in what activists said was the first such ruling worldwide against a major oil company for climate misinformation. The case could set a legal precedent for corporate environmental advertising, which is starting to face tighter regulations in the European Union. In Europe, courts ruled against Dutch airline KLM in 2024 and Germany’s Lufthansa in March for misleading consumers about their efforts to reduce the environmental impact of flying. But ClientEarth, an organisation…

Members of the M23 armed group sit on a pickup truck during a patrol as women carrying fruits walk past a market, following the takeover of the city by the M23 movement in Bukavu on February 18, 2025. [AFP] Africa accounts for roughly 40 percent of the world’s armed conflicts, with some 50 ongoing clashes across the continent, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) vice-president told AFP Thursday. The continent is home to roughly 1.4 billion people, and while it contains huge mineral wealth and the world’s most youthful population, many parts of Africa remain mired in poverty…

 Pope Leo XIV during a meeting with Britain’s King Charles III and Britain’s Queen Camilla in The Vatican. [AFP] King Charles III, the head of the Church England, became the first British monarch Thursday to pray publicly with a pope in a Vatican service led by Leo XIV. The ceremony in the Sistine Chapel, broadcast live by the Vatican’s official news service, came during a state visit by the 76-year-old monarch and his wife Queen Camilla. It was the first time a reigning English or British monarch has prayed publicly with a pope since English king Henry VIII broke with…

Nottingham Forest have appointed Sean Dyche as their new head coach on a deal until summer 2027 Published Date: 2025-10-22 09:45:15 Author: By AFP Source: The Standard

Japan’s new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (centre) and members of her cabinet in Tokyo on October 21, 2025. [ AFP] The spouse of Japan’s first woman Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said he hoped to support his wife by being a “stealth husband”, cooking meals for her but staying out of the spotlight, reports said. Former lawmaker Taku Yamamoto spoke a day after Takaichi, a social conservative and Margaret Thatcher admirer, was named as premier having forged a last-minute coalition deal. “Unlike in the West, it is better for a partner to stay out of the spotlight,” Fukui Television reported Yamamoto…

La Liga’s plan to hold a Barcelona match in Miami in December has been called off because of “uncertainty” about the game within Spain, Published Date: 2025-10-22 08:59:30 Author: By AFP Source: The Standard

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina addresses the media at a vandalized metro station in Mirpur, after the anti-quota protests, on July 25, 2024. [AFP] A Bangladeshi court remanded in custody on Wednesday 15 high-ranking army officers on charges of enforced disappearances and atrocities committed during the 2024 uprising that toppled the government. It is first time that formal charges have been brought for enforced disappearances in Bangladesh, and the first time so many senior military officials have faced a civilian trial. Follow The Standard channel on WhatsApp The men, including five generals, are accused of running a secret detention centre…

Harvey Barnes scored twice after coming off the bench to help Newcastle inflict more Champions League pain on Jose Mourinho’s Benfica with a 3-0 win at St. James’ Park. Published Date: 2025-10-22 08:53:25 Author: By AFP Source: The Standard

Israeli settlers cheer as they wait for the return of freed hostage Avinatan Or in Shiloh in the occupied West Bank on October 21, 2025. [AFP] The top United Nations court will rule Wednesday on Israel’s obligations towards agencies providing humanitarian assistance to Palestinians in Gaza, as aid groups scramble to scale up assistance following a ceasefire. Judges at the International Court of Justice in The Hague have been asked for an “advisory opinion” laying out Israel’s duty to facilitate aid in Gaza. The UN asked the ICJ to clarify Israel’s obligations, as an occupying power, towards UN and other…

Viktor Gyokeres scored twice to end a nine-game goal drought in Arsenal’s demolition of Atletico Madrid as a 4-0 win extended the Gunners’ perfect Champions League start. Published Date: 2025-10-22 08:43:43 Author: By AFP Source: The Standard

PSG scored seven and both Barca and PSV Eindhoven hit six in big victories while Arsenal crushed Atletico Madrid 4-0 on a prolific night of Champions League action. Published Date: 2025-10-22 08:39:32 Author: By AFP Source: The Standard

Demonstrators attend a rally against Peru’s interim President Jose Jeri in Lima on October 15, 2025. [AFP] Peru’s interim President, Jose Jeri, announced a state of emergency in Lima and the neighboring port of Callao on Tuesday, after weeks of anti-government protests over corruption and organized crime. “The state of emergency approved by the Council of Ministers will take effect at midnight on Wednesday and will last for 30 days in Metropolitan Lima and Callao,” Jeri said in an address to the nation broadcast by state television. Under the state of emergency, the government can send the army to patrol…

Gregor Townsend insists his decision to take on an advisory role with Red Bull will help “energise” rather than distract him from his main job of coaching the Scotland national rugby team. Published Date: 2025-10-21 18:19:31 Author: By AFP Source: The Standard

US Vice President JD Vance speaks to US ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee, Israel’s ambassador to Washington Yechiel Leiter and Israel’s Justice Minister Yariv Levin upon his arrival at Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv on October 21, 2025. [AFP] US Vice President JD Vance was in Israel on Tuesday to shore up a fragile Gaza ceasefire deal, as President Donald Trump piled more pressure on Hamas over the agreement he spearheaded. Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff and son-in-law Jared Kushner were in Tel Aviv, where they met Israeli hostages released by Hamas after two years of captivity in Gaza.…

Vincent Kompany has extended his contract as coach of Bayern Munich by two years until 2029, the Bundesliga champions announced on Tuesday. Published Date: 2025-10-21 18:06:26 Author: By AFP Source: The Standard

US President Donald Trump in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on October 20, 2025. [AFP] British consumer goods giant Unilever has postponed a demerger of its ice cream business, saying Tuesday that the US government shutdown meant a New York listing could not be approved. The new standalone firm, The Magnum Ice Cream Company, which includes also the Ben & Jerry’s brand, had been on track to begin operating by mid-November. Unilever said Tuesday it remained “confident of implementing the demerger” this year, saying the delay was “a result of the ongoing US federal government…

France’s former president Nicolas Sarkozy leaves his residence to present himself to La Sante Prison for incarceration on a five-year prison sentence, in Paris, on October 21, 2025. [AFP] Nicolas Sarkozy entered the Elysee Palace in 2007 boasting hyperactive energy and a vision to transform France, but lost office after just one term. The ex-president has now gone to prison in a spectacular downfall. The outspoken right-wing politician had pledged to stay in the margins following his electoral defeat, famously quipping: “You won’t hear about me anymore”. This promise has proved hard to keep, given his third marriage to superstar…

France’s former president Nicolas Sarkozy leaves his residence to present himself to La Sante Prison for incarceration on a five-year prison sentence after being convicted of criminal conspiracy on October 21, 2025. [AFP] France’s ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy became the first former head of an EU state to be jailed on Tuesday, proclaiming his innocence as he entered a Paris prison. France’s right-wing leader from 2007 to 2012 was found guilty last month of seeking to acquire funding from Moamer Kadhafi’s Libya for the campaign that saw him elected. AFP journalists saw the 70-year-old — who has appealed the verdict –…

The news will come as a welcome boost for PSG coach Luis Enrique, whose side has been struggling with injuries this season. Published Date: 2025-10-21 11:52:28 Author: By AFP Source: The Standard

The Rojiblancos visit to last season’s semi-finalists Arsenal in the Champions League on Tuesday is a fine opportunity to test their mettle. Published Date: 2025-10-21 11:03:44 Author: By AFP Source: The Standard

The 2-1 win ensured that United earned theirs first back-to-back victories in the Premier League since Amorim took charge nearly a year ago. Published Date: 2025-10-21 10:50:50 Author: By AFP Source: The Standard

Sanae Takaichi, newly elected Japan’s Prime Minister. [AFP] Sanae Takaichi, a staunch conservative who admires Margaret Thatcher, became Japan’s first woman prime minister on Tuesday, but analysts say her rise does not necessarily signal a feminist victory. Instead, the 64-year-old, who won the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) leadership this month, has positioned herself as a hardliner focused on defence and economic security. After forging a last-minute coalition deal, Takaichi was appointed by parliament on Tuesday as the country’s first woman head of government and Japan’s fifth leader in as many years. Voters have been deserting the long-dominant LDP in…

James, a four-time NBA champion and the leagues all-time leading scorer, heads into an unprecedented 23rd season admitting time is winding down on his glittering career. Published Date: 2025-10-21 10:38:08 Author: By AFP Source: The Standard

A two-time NBA champion with the Golden State Warriors, will own the NBA record for highest career earnings at $598.2 million, overtaking LeBron James’s $583.9 million. Published Date: 2025-10-21 10:25:43 Author: By AFP Source: The Standard

Boosted by cutting Piastri’s advantage to 40 points with five Grands Prix remaining, including two more sprint races, a buoyant Verstappen called for Red Bull to maintain their momentum. Published Date: 2025-10-21 09:40:19 Author: By AFP Source: The Standard

The Amazon logo is displayed outside of an Amazon Fresh grocery store in Torrance, California, on July 29, 2025.[AFP] Many popular internet services, from streaming platforms to messaging services and some banks, went offline for hours on Monday due to an outage in Amazon’s crucial cloud network. The disruption affected streaming platforms, including Amazon’s Prime Video service and Disney+, as well as Perplexity AI, the Fortnite game, Airbnb, Snapchat and Duolingo. Mobile telephone services and messaging apps Signal and Whatsapp were also affected in Europe, according to Downdetector, a website monitoring internet problems. Follow The Standard channel on WhatsApp Some…

Britain’s Prince Andrew, Duke of York leaves after attending for the Royal Family’s traditional Christmas Day service at St Mary Magdalene Church in Sandringham in eastern England, on December 25, 2023. [AFP] The UK’s Prince Andrew on Friday renounced his title of Duke of York under pressure from his brother King Charles, amid further revelations about his ties to US sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. “I will… no longer use my title or the honours which have been conferred upon me,” Andrew, 65, said in a bombshell announcement. He said his decision came after discussions with the head of state, King…

A basin is placed under a tap connected to a mesh of pipes drawing water from various sources, as locals suffer from high salinity in the local water supply, in the village of al-Mashab in the marshes north of Basra in southern Iraq at sunset on September 13, 2025. [AFP] Iraqi farmer Umm Ali has watched her poultry die as salinity levels in the country’s south hit record highs, rendering already scarce water unfit for human consumption and killing livestock. “We used to drink, wash and cook with water from the river, but now it’s hurting us,” said Umm Ali,…

Three of the four bodies of Israeli hostages in Gaza returned by Hamas late on october 14 have been identified, according to their families following forensic confirmation of their identities. [AFP] The World Health Organization has warned that infectious diseases are “spiralling out of control” in the Gaza Strip, with only 13 of the Palestinian territory’s 36 hospitals even partially functioning. “Whether meningitis… diarrhoea, respiratory illnesses, we’re talking about a mammoth amount of work,” Hanan Balkhy, regional director for the United Nations’ health body, told AFP in Cairo. A ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas has raised hopes of life-saving…

Many people cannot access basic needs due to extreme poverty caused by unemployment. [Photo: Courtesy] Nearly 80 percent of the world’s poorest, or about 900 million people, are directly exposed to climate hazards exacerbated by global warming, bearing a “double and deeply unequal burden,” the United Nations warned Friday. “No one is immune to the increasingly frequent and stronger climate change effects like droughts, floods, heat waves, and air pollution, but it’s the poorest among us who are facing the harshest impact,” Haoliang Xu, acting administrator of the United Nations Development Programme, told AFP in a statement. According to an…

Afghan workers remove debris from a house, which was damaged after an air strike during cross-border clashes between Afghanistan and Pakistan, in Kabul on October 16, 2025. [AFP] Abdul Rahim surveys the rubble that was his home in Kabul, where he lived with six family members. A gaping hole in the living room reveals only charred belongings and debris, while blackened teddy bears and makeup lie in what once was a bedroom. The explosion at his home was one of four that hit the Afghan capital within a week, as unusually intense violence broke out with Pakistan — then suddenly…

US President Donald Trump (right) and Russian President Vladimir Putin at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, on August 15, 2025. [AFP] The Kremlin said on Thursday it would “immediately” start preparing a summit between Russian and US presidents after Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump held an “extremely frank and trustful” phone call. Their call took place as diplomatic efforts in the Ukraine peace settlement have been waning over the past two months, after a Putin-Trump summit in Alaska on August 15 failed to produce any substantial results. “It has been agreed that representatives of the two countries will immediately…

South Africa, Ivory Coast and Senegal all won convincingly on Tuesday to fill the last three automatic places reserved for Africa at the 2026 World Cup. Published Date: 2025-10-15 11:25:55 Author: By AFP Source: The Standard

The death toll from flooding in central and eastern Mexico has risen to at least 64. [File, Standard] The death toll from flooding in central and eastern Mexico has risen sharply to at least 64, with another 65 still missing, authorities said Monday. The flooding, caused by intense rainfall, was focused mostly in the Veracruz, Hidalgo and Puebla states, said Laura Velazquez, the head of Mexico’s civil defense authorities. The toll rose by 17 from just 12 hours earlier, indicating the still unfolding scale of the disaster. The floods sent overflowing rivers through entire villages, triggered landslides and swept away…

Former Tanzania Ambassador Humprey Polepole, and a government critic who has been missing. [Sourced] The family of a former Tanzanian ambassador-turned-government-critic filed a petition in court on Thursday to demand information on his whereabouts after saying he was abducted from his home. Humphrey Polepole resigned in July as ambassador to Cuba and released a damning letter of resignation in which he criticised increasing authoritarianism in Tanzania. The government has cracked down on critics and opponents ahead of elections on October 29, in which President Samia Suluhu Hassan is seeking re-election. Polepole’s family on Monday accused police of taking the ex-diplomat…

People embrace near a fountain turned to a memorial in Tel Aviv for Israelis killed during and in the two years since the 2023 attacks by Palestinian militants, and those who remain hostages in Gaza, on the second anniversary of the attacks on October 7, 2025. [AFP] Gaza’s civil defence agency said more than 50 bodies were recovered from the wreckage and brought to hospitals across the territory Friday after Israel declared a ceasefire and started pulling back troops. Mohammed al-Mughayyir, an official within the rescue force that operates under Hamas authority, said at least 55 bodies had been retrieved.…

Liverpool star Mohamed Salah scored twice to help Egypt beat Djibouti 3-0 in Casablanca on Wednesday and qualify for the 2026 World Cup. Published Date: 2025-10-09 17:46:38 Author: By AFP Source: The Standard

Palestinian children celebrate in Khan Yunis on October 9, 2025, following news of a new Gaza ceasefire deal. [AFP] Israel and Hamas on Thursday agreed on a ceasefire deal to free hostages held in Gaza in exchange for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails. Here is what we know so far about the agreement, reached in indirect talks in Egypt: Hostage, prisoner releases  Israel said the final draft of the first phase of a ceasefire and hostage-release deal had been signed by all parties. Follow The Standard channel on WhatsApp Israeli government spokeswoman Shosh Bedrosian said the ceasefire…

Foreign Christian pilgrims and other supporters of a ceasefire deal march through the Mahane Yehuda market in Jerusalem as they celebrate the Jewish holiday of Sukkot on October 9, 2025.[AFP] The United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees on Thursday welcomed the ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas and said it was ready to flood Gaza with desperately-needed food. News that Israel and Hamas have agreed to the first phase of a Gaza ceasefire “is a huge relief”, UNRWA chief Philippe Lazzarini said on X. The agreement follows a 20-point peace plan for Gaza announced last month by US President Donald…