Somali referee Omar Artan, who was denied entry to the United States to officiate at the World Cup, will still receive his full tournament fee. Artan was interrogated for 11 hours by US immigration authorities at Miami International Airport on Monday before being told he would not be allowed into the country after his diplomatic passport and…
England head coach Thomas Tuchel has won a battle with Fifa to get photographers moved away from the bench during the national anthems. Tuchel said he “could not see my team” before Wednesday’s 4-2 win over Croatia, with a wall of photographers blocking his view to the pitch. Fifa has now changed its policy and agreeing…
Ivory Coast international Elye Wahi will be allowed into Canada for his country’s World Cup group game against Germany on Saturday, after earlier being denied entry. The Nice forward was reportedly, external arrested last month before the World Cup over alleged involvement in spot-fixing in Ligue 1. Wahi, 23 – who started Sunday’s World Cup win over Ecuador – has…
Specks of black oil have rained down on part of Moscow after a refinery was hit during the largest Ukrainian attack since the start of the full-scale war, with close to 200 drones fired towards the Russian capital. Columns of thick smoke billowed high into the sky and 17 people were wounded in the Moscow…
Thirty-five people have been killed after gunmen struck Niger’s largest airport on Thursday, officials say – the second attack in less than five months. Residents in the predominately Muslim country told the BBC they had just finished their morning prayers when explosions and gunshot sounds rang out from Diori Hamani international airport, located in the…
Medical charity Doctors Without Borders (MSF) admits its staff were accused of sexually abusing at least 59 Sudanese refugees who had fled the civil war in search of safety. Young girls were exploited in some cases, and often food or jobs were offered in exchange for sex. The offences were committed in eastern Chad and…
By Mohamed SheriffInformation Attaché | Geneva, Switzerland Sierra Leone’s Minister of Employment, Labour and Social Security, Hon. Mohamed Rahman Swaray, has called on member states of the International Labour Organization (ILO) to ensure that artificial intelligence (AI) serves human dignity and promotes decent work rather than deepening inequality. Addressing the 114th Session of the International…
Multiple women have accused billionaire businessman and West Ham co-owner David Sullivan of abusing his power and preying on them for sex, in some cases when they were teenagers. The allegations from seven women have been uncovered in a joint investigation by BBC Panorama and the Times and span decades, starting in the 1980s. All…
Somali referee Omar Artan, who was set to be the first from his country to officiate at the World Cup finals, has been denied entry to the United States. Artan, the 2025 Confederation of African Football men’s referee of the year, was barred from entering the country at Miami International Airport and is currently in…
At least 35 people have died after a magnitude-7.8 earthquake struck off the Coast of Mindanao Island in the southern Philippines, officials say. The quake hit at 07:37 local time on Monday (Sunday 23:37 GMT), triggering tsunami alerts in the Philippines, Indonesia, Japan and Australia. The warnings were cancelled or downgraded hours later. Videos and images…
