Former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe was sentenced by a judge on Friday (August 1) to 12 years of house arrest for abuse of process and bribery of a public official, in a long-running case over connections to former right-wing paramilitaries. Uribe says he will appeal the ruling.
African Nations football Championship kicks off this Saturday (August 2) in Tanzania. For the first time, three East African countries are hosting the competition: Tanzania, Kenya, and Uganda. The tournament, which was supposed to take place in February, was postponed to August because the organizers weren’t ready. FRANCE 24’s Bastien Renouil met the Kenyan national team.
In the past 20 years, nearly 300 buildings have collapsed in Alexandria. One significant factor contributing to this situation is climate change, particularly the rising sea levels in the Mediterranean. Alexandria stands out as one of the cities most at risk of disappearing in the world.
As people struggle to reach aid, desperation is taking hold in Gaza. According to UN experts, the “worst-case scenario of famine is playing out.”
Trump signed an order imposing steep tariffs on 66 countries, the European Union, Taiwan and the Falkland Islands, to go into effect Aug. 7, after he originally threatened them for April but postponed twice after that until Aug. 1.
Crowds have turned out for the funeral of a murdered mother and her children in Northern Ireland.
Sex toy infiltrates 2nd WNBA game, Fever star Sophie Cunningham weighs inThe Valkyries won the game, as they did on Tuesday nightAug. 1, 2025; Chicago, Illinois: Golden State Valkyries forward Janelle Salaun (13) celebrates with guard Kate Martin (20) after scoring against the Chicago Sky during the first half at Wintrust Arena. (Kamil Krzaczynski?Imagn Images)
Aug. 1, 2025; Chicago, Illinois: Chicago Sky center Elizabeth Williams (1) defends against Golden State Valkyries forward Janelle Salaun (13) during the first half at Wintrust Arena. (Kamil Krzaczynski/Imagn Images)
Allisha Gray, #15 of the Atlanta Dream, and Veronica Burton, #22 of the Golden State Valkyries, look on during the fourth quarter at Gateway Center Arena on July 29, 2025, in College Park, Georgia. (Paras Griffin/Getty Images)
Former Malian prime minister charged after criticising military rule onlineA Malian court has detained and charged former Prime Minister Moussa Mara over a social media post critical of the country’s military-led government.Mali’s former Prime Minister Moussa Mara. AFP
Seth Rollins looms large at SummerSlam amid possible knee injuryRollins can cash in his Money in the Bank contract at any time, but he may be injured — or notJohn Cena and Seth Rollins face off during Night Of Champions at Kingdom Arena on June 28, 2025, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Joe Maher/WWE via Getty Images)
Seth Rollins celebrates his win with Paul Heyman, Bronson Reed and Bron Breakker during WWE Money in the Bank at Intuit Dome on June 7, 2025, in Inglewood, California. (Heather McLaughlin/WWE via Getty Images)
Seth Rollins makes his entrance during Monday Night RAW at Amica Mutual Pavilion on July 7, 2025, in Providence, Rhode Island. (Heather McLaughlin/WWE via Getty Images)
Burkina Faso suspends Radio Omega over ‘junta’ Facebook postBurkina Faso’s media regulator suspended Radio Omega for three months after it used the term “junta” in a Facebook post deemed disrespectful to the military governmentRepresentational image. Reuters
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