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Ghana's new recruits get Brazil test ahead of World Cup
While Brazil will jet off to Qatar in November dreaming of winning a sixth World Cup, Ghana hope the addition of reinforcements from the diaspora can re-establish the Black Stars as one of Africa's top sides. So, it's not about just this one World Cup in Qatar."
Teachers recount carnage of Myanmar school helicopter attack
Teachers at a Myanmar school hit by a military helicopter attack last week have spoken of the terrifying horror of the onslaught -- including watching a wounded child screaming in agony, begging to die. "I saw one child was hit, and he shouted for help.
Nuclear shift: North Korean nuke law reflects global trend
North Korea's Kim Jong Un declaring he will never give up his nukes and enshrining a "first-strike" doctrine into law are part of a worrying new escalatory dynamic in nuclear weapons policy around the world, analysts say.
With a gamer prince and oil billions, Saudi turns to eSports
Wearing headphones and anti-sweat finger sleeves, gamers from eight countries guided gun-toting avatars through a battle royale in the Saudi capital, as cheering onlookers watched the action on a big screen. The outcry was immediate and intense, led by LGBTQ gamers who condemned Saudi Arabia's prohibition of same-sex sexual acts, which can be a capital offence.
'Drink it anyway': Syria water woes peak in cholera outbreak
In a Syria hospital crowded with women and wailing children, Ahmad al-Mohammad writhed in pain beside his wife after they contracted cholera, which is resurging for the first time in years. "We have suffered from diarrhoea, vomiting and pain... because we drink directly from the Euphrates River," the 45-year-old told AFP from the hospital, barely able to speak.
'Our hero is back': mud shack in Brazil tells drama of Lula's life
Squeezing through the tight spaces of three cramped rooms, Eraldo dos Santos gives a tour of a mud shack just like the one where his cousin, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, began his improbable journey to become president of Brazil.
Biden brings carrot-and-stick diplomacy to UN
US President Joe Biden took a big carrot to the Big Apple for his UN speech -- and for the Russians, an even bigger stick. The only question is whether that will be with a carrot -- or, as with Russia, a stick.
Putin's troop call-up will prolong but not win war: experts
Western experts predicted Wednesday that Russian President Vladimir Putin's new troop mobilization would prolong the war but not change the balance on the ground, and warned against downplaying his renewed nuclear threat. Mick Ryan, a retired Australian general and defense analyst, says Putin still wants to "prolong the war and out-wait western nations."
Truss at UN vows UK military aid 'until Ukraine prevails'
British Prime Minister Liz Truss vowed Wednesday before the United Nations to keep up military aid to war-ravaged Ukraine until it triumphs against Russia. "At this crucial moment in the conflict, I pledge that we will sustain or increase our military support to Ukraine for as long as it takes."
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