Afrobeats has swept the world of music like a tsunami – it dominates playlists and its fans cram into huge stadiums to hear the likes of Nigerian superstars Wizkid, Davido and Burna Boy. Photographer Oliver Akinfeleye, known professionally as “Drummer”, caught the Afrobeats wave early – and he decided to document it as it grew…
Sabrina Carpenter brought her signature sugary pop sound to a crowd of 65,000 at London’s BST Festival on Saturday night. The 26-year-old has built a brand around sexual confidence and racy lyrics, which were noticeably toned down as the US singer embraced a more family friendly show in London’s Hyde Park. At one point a…
Kylian Mbappe opened his Club World Cup account in style with a stunning overhead kick in Real Madrid’s thrilling 3-2 win over Borussia Dortmund – but the French star has his work cut out to displace one of the game’s brightest young prospects from Los Blancos’ starting line-up. Having missed the group stage with gastroenteritis,…
Trent Alexander-Arnold says former Liverpool team-mate Diogo Jota “was there with me” after helping Real Madrid reach the Club World Cup semi-finals. Alexander-Arnold and Jota spent five years together at Liverpool before the England full-back left for Madrid in June. Jota, aged 28, died in a car crash on Thursday along with his 25-year-old brother Andre Silva….
It did not go to plan in England’s Euro 2025 opener as the holders fell to defeat by France. So where did it all go wrong? Pundits said the Lionesses were “bullied” and “played into France’s hands”, while manager Sarina Wiegman felt they “created their own problems” and defender Jess Carter said they “played like…
1:29Anthony Zurcher: Passage of megabill is big win for Trump US President Donald Trump has signed his landmark policy bill into law, a day after it was narrowly passed by Congress. The signing event at the White House on Friday afternoon enacts key parts of the Trump agenda including tax cuts, spending boosts for defence…
0:40Watch: “We keep a watchful eye”, says Lammy says on Syria visit Foreign Secretary David Lammy has become the first UK minister to visit Syria since the uprising that led to the country’s civil war began 14 years ago. Lammy met Syria’s interim president Ahmad al-Sharaa eight months after the collapse of the Assad regime…
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has made his first public appearance since the start of Iran’s conflict with Israel, according to state media. State television footage showed him greeting worshippers at a mosque on Saturday during a ceremony a day before the Shia festival of Ashura. Khamenei’s last non-public appearance was in a recorded…
Elon Musk says he is launching a new political party, weeks after dramatically falling out with US President Donald Trump. The billionaire announced on his social media platform X that he had set up the America Party, billing it as a challenge to the Republican and Democratic two-party system. However, it is unclear if the…
Ministry clarifies tech giant never had permanent office, was operating liaison office in country The Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication has dismissed recent reports by Indian media claiming that Microsoft has closed its operations in Pakistan, calling them false, misleading, and part of a recurring pattern of anti-Pakistan propaganda. In a statement issued on…
