When al-Qaida-affiliated Islamic militants launched a series of attacks on military bases and raids into major towns in Mali and neighbouring Burkina Faso last summer, observers suggested they had been inspired by their counterparts in Syria, who had overthrown the regime of Bashar al-Assad and taken power six months or so earlier. Despite the tactical…
The Prince and Princess of Wales’s 15th wedding anniversary is coming up on April 29th. They probably won’t even go outside or have any events on their anniversary because King Charles and Camilla will be overseas on two state visits. So, with nothing on their schedules, it’s left to crisis-management gurus and friendly royal reporters…
Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro has blamed a ‘narco-terrorist group’ led by a former FARC fighter for the attack. Published On 28 Apr 202628 Apr 2026 The death toll from a deadly highway bombing in southwestern Colombia has risen to at least 20, the governor of the Cauca region has said. Governor Octavio Guzman said on…
A coalition of 14 social mobility organisations is urging the government to fund a “student premium” to support disadvantaged young people post-16 and prevent them from “falling through the cracks” into joblessness. State-funded schools in England currently receive additional pupil premium funding to support children from low-income backgrounds, who are eligible for free school meals….
LONDON — European stocks are expected to open higher on Tuesday as investors await Washington’s response to Iranian peace proposals and look ahead to earnings reports from several regional companies. The U.K.’s FTSE 100 index is seen opening a touch higher, with Germany’s DAX up 0.23%, France’s CAC 40 up 0.34% and Italy’s FTSE MIB 0.3%…
BP’s quarterly profits have more than doubled amid a jump in oil and gas prices linked to the conflict in the Middle East. The energy company said on Tuesday that underlying profits for the first quarter were $3.2bn (£2.4bn), up from $1.38bn in the equivalent period a year ago and outstripping City forecasts of $2.67bn….
This season was, by any realistic measure, an enormous success for the Phoenix Suns. The standard was, of course, low. Years of self-inflicted wounds left the Suns stuffed in the NBA’s proverbial dumpster. They needed to hire their fourth head coach in four years. Their three-headed offensive monster of Devin Booker, Kevin Durant and Bradley…
Keith Urban‘s daughter Sunday Rose has seemingly revealed the status of her relationship with her father after his sensational split from Nicole Kidman last year. The eldest daughter of Urban and Kidman has appeared to unfollow her father on Instagram, despite publicly following her mother on the social media platform. Urban, 58, continues to follow…
Horizons Middle East & Africa 4/28/2026 (Video)
