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...

As Trump ramps up his threats -- from strong-arming Europe on trade to pushing to seize Greenland -- concern has grown that the unpredictable leader could, should he so wish, plunge the bloc into digital darkness. Since Trump's Greenland climbdown,...

Lyon have a new star. Endrick once again proved crucial with an 80th-minute goal in Lyon's 2-0 win over Laval in the French Cup round of 16. It’s Endrick’s fifth goal since joining the French side in January from Real Madrid.

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 ...

As France 24 marks World Cancer Day, François Picard welcomes Lars Henning Milman Engelholm, Associate Professor and Group Leader at the Finsen Laboratory, Rigshospitalet / Biotech Research & Innovation Centre (BRIC), University of Copenhagen. From...

Switzerland-based Proton, known for its encrypted email and virtual private network (VPN) services, has for years observed how authoritarian governments apply "censorship as a playbook", lead product manager Antonio Cesarano told AFP in a recent int...

"We need to know without a doubt that she is alive and that you have her," Guthrie said, after noting that "voices and images are easily manipulated." Flanked by family members, the 54-year-old NBC News co-host of the morning program "Today" addre...