Dakar, Senegal — Voters in Benin voted on Sunday to choose a successor to President Patrice Talon, who is leaving a mixed legacy of economic growth, a growing jihadist insurgency in the north and repression of opposition critics after a decade in power. Romuald Vadagni, the 49-year-old finance minister and standard-bearer of the ruling coalition,…
High-level talks between the delegations of the United States and Iran in Islamabad ended without any breakthrough after 21 hours of talks. Hours after the discussions ended, Iran’s chief negotiator for the Islamabad talks blamed the United States for failing to reach an agreement. In a series of posts on Twitter, Parliamentary Speaker Mohammad…
A busy stretch of the M1 has been closed in both directions as an air ambulance and other emergency services attend to a serious crash. The motorway is closed in both directions between Junction 21 (M69, Leicester) and Junction 20 (Lutterworth) in Leicestershire, close to East Midlands Airport. Leicestershire Police, the East Midlands Ambulance Service,…
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has criticised Pakistan for calling Israel “a curse to humanity” and a “cancerous state”. On Friday, Netanyahu’s office issued a statement: “Pakistan’s defence minister’s call for Israel’s destruction is outrageous. This statement is intolerable from any government, especially one that claims to be a neutral mediator for peace. The…
Bronny James passes parent LeBron for the first time in NBA history from son to father as the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Golden State Warriors 119-103. The 19-year-old Bronny stole possession and passed to LeBron, who raced the length of the court for an uncontested dunk, part of the 41-year-old’s 26-point contribution. The pair…
Wayne Rooney and Luke Littler both know what it’s like to be in the spotlight at a young age. The 16-year-old Rooney shocked the world by scoring a spectacular late winner for Everton against Arsenal in 2002. At the age of 18, he joined Manchester United for £27 million and at the age of 21,…
