New orders, a key indicator of future business activity, jumped 7.8 percent from a month earlier, according to preliminary figures from statistics agency Destatis, after a rise of 5.7 percent in November. Analysts surveyed by financial data firm Fa...

The attack late Tuesday on Woro village in Kwara State came after the military recently carried out operations in the area against what it called "terrorist elements". Gunmen burned shops and a traditional ruler's home and wounded people fled into ...

The 25-year-old is among a slate of fresh faces on the March 5 ballot and said fighting against corruption and elevating youth demands are among her highest priorities. "Our demands and aspirations should not be sidelined," she said while speaking...

Sony now expects net profit of 1.13 trillion yen ($7.2 billion) in the 2025-26 fiscal year, up from its previous projection of 1.05 trillion yen, and a six percent rise on last year. It also projected a 20.6 percent rise in operating profit and rev...

Ovid's epic poem, written more than 2,000 years ago, has been the source for countless Roman, Greek and modern era paintings, statues and literary works. More than 80 of them -- from more than 50 museums around the world -- have been assembled by t...

The 25-year-old is among a slate of fresh faces on the March 5 ballot and said fighting against corruption and elevating youth demands are among her highest priorities. "Our demands and aspirations should not be sidelined," she said while speaking...

AFP Sport looks at five young players who could make a big impact over the month-long, 20-team tournament: Cooper Connolly (Australia) A batting all-rounder who bowls left-arm spin, he made his international debut in 2024. Last year against South A...

When the first ball is finally bowled after a chaotic lead-in, Pakistan will open the tournament against the Netherlands in Colombo. Defending champions and tournament favourites India will make their tournament bow in the night match on day one ag...

A day later, after Democratic victory was certain, the president brushed off the loss in a district he had won in 2024 by 17 points as just a "local Texas race." "I'm not involved with that," he told reporters. But the major leftward swing in Texa...

Herzog has been invited to a four-day visit from Monday to meet with the Jewish community after the December 14 attack on a Hanukkah festival in Sydney killed 15 people. A UN-established inquiry found in 2025 that Herzog "incited the commission of ...