A Chicago man accused of gunning down a Loyola University student while she was out with friends near her school was in the country illegally, officials said Sunday. Sheridan Gorman, 18, was killed shortly after 1 a.m. Thursday near Tobey Prinz Beach Park, less than a mile from campus, Chicago police said. Jose Medina, 25,…
A woman holds an illustration depicting Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as others wave Iranian national flags during a demonstration in support of the government and against US and Israeli strikes outside a mosque in Tehran on February 28, 2026. Atta Kenare | Afp | Getty Images The death of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah…
MILAN — Watching from the finish line, American skier Breezy Johnson was in first place of the women’s downhill Sunday when Germany’s Emma Aicher flew down the course in Cortina D’Ampezzo, gaining time on the leader. But almost as soon as the front of Aicher’s body crossed the finish line, triggering the timekeeping system to…
U.S. Olympian Hunter Hess said “there is so much that is great about America, but there are always things that could be better,” a day after President Trump lashed out at him for saying he had “mixed feelings” about representing the United States at the Winter Olympics in response to a journalist’s question last week….
This infographic shows insights from the South Sudan Country Climate Development Report (CCDR) 2026. The report projects that South Sudan will require over $13 billion in climate adaptation investments by 2050. Extreme flooding, now considered the ‘new normal’ covers up to one-quarter of the country in severe years, cutting communities off from essential services, damaging…
Namibia has been ranked as the most trustworthy and stable country to start a new company in Africa. The ranking came from the StartupBlink Innovators Business Environment Index (IBEI) 2026, ranking first in Africa in the market perception pillar. Namibia Investment Promotion and Development Board spokesperson Catherine Shipushu says the ranking highlights the country’s strong…
NAIROBI — Kenya’s eFootball Mobile champion Hannington Kiplagat is set to take part in the inaugural Africa eFootball Championship set for January 15-16 at the Cathedrale Sacre-Cour, in Casablanca, Morocco. The continental championship will mark an international debut for the 20-year-old esports sensation from Kibomet, Trans Nzoia County, following a breakout year that saw him…
The Trump administration informed congressional leaders about the strikes only after the Venezuela operation began, congressional sources said. The gang of eight, the House and Senate leaders and the chairs and ranking members of the intelligence committees, received the notification. The chairman of the Senate Select Intelligence Committee, GOP Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas, confirmed…
Geneva, December 20, 2025 (SUNA) – On the sidelines of the World Refugee Forum, Sudan’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations in Geneva, Ambassador Hassan Hamid, held a joint coordination meeting on Saturday at the mission’s headquarters with Mamadou Dian, Regional Director of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) for East Africa, the Horn…
The national redistricting battle triggered by President Donald Trump has cast a long shadow over the race for control of Congress next year — not only fundamentally shifting the House battlefield, but also creating a domino effect that’s shifting new candidates into new seats, ushering longtime members of Congress to the exit and exposing deep…
