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  Nothing Phone 3a Lite 5G launching on October 29, likely to be priced at Rs…
Nothing has officially announced the global launch date for its upcoming smartphone, the Nothing Phone 3a Lite. The company has announced on its official social media post that the device will debut worldwide on October 29 at 1:00 pm GMT (6:30 pm...
 
    
  Neuromodulation Advancements in Treating Resistant OCD
European research team presents comprehensive review in Brain Medicine on tDCS, rTMS, and DBS for obsessive-compulsive disorder Lausanne, Switzerland – 28 October 2025. In a peer-reviewed article published today in Brain Medicine, a European...
Zambia and Grant End Coaching Tenure by Mutual Consent
The Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) has confirmed that it has mutually parted ways with Chipolopolo head coach Avram Grant, ending his tenure less than two months before the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Morocco. In a statement issued from...
Mid-Coast Forum on Foreign Relations Soft Power events
The Mid-Coast Forum on Foreign Relations, an organization formed in 1983 to facilitate the study and discussion of U.S. foreign policy, will focus on Soft Power with two upcoming programs. Both are free and open to the public. “There is a second...
 
    
  Russian snipers are using Canadian rifles, despite sanctions
The sniper lying prone, aiming through his riflescope, is a decorated Russian major credited with 100 kills in Ukraine. But the gun in his hands is Canadian. Despite sanctions banning military exports to Russia, Canadian firearms are still turning...
 
    
  Yahya Jammeh and the Bokassa Parallel
- Advertisement - By Rtd Lt Colonel Samsudeen Sarr, When Jean-Bédel Bokassa, the self-crowned Emperor of the Central African Empire, landed in Bangui in 1986 after nearly a decade in gilded exile, he returned not to the throne he once adorned with...
 
    
  Nigeria’s Strategic Partnerships: What the French Military Academy’s Visit to NDA Really Means
By Senator Iroegbu The recent visit of Lt-Gen. Emmanuel Charpy, Commandant of the École Spéciale Militaire de Saint-Cyr (ESM)—France’s foremost military academy—to the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) in Kaduna may have seemed like another routine...
 
    
  Tiwa Savage Has Always Been That Girl. These Underrated Songs Prove It
Everyone knows Tiwa Savage as the Queen of Afrobeats, as the woman behind Kele Kele Love, Eminado, and Somebody’s Son. She’s been a major fixture of Nigerian pop culture for over a decade, shaping what female stardom looks like in the Afrobeats...
 
    
  Salif Keita to headline Sauti za Busara 2026
Stone Town. The 23rd edition of Sauti za Busara, East Africa’s most celebrated music festival, will return to Stone Town from February 5 to 8, 2026, promising another vibrant showcase of Africa’s creative spirit under the theme “A Celebration of...
 
    
  Witnessing China-Africa cooperation within UN framework
Illustration: Xia Qing/GT Editor's Note: The year 2025 marks the 80th anniversary of the founding of the UN. It is also a moment to review and reflect on the extraordinary trajectory of China-Africa relations. From sharing similar historical...
‘Negative messaging doesn’t work’
After Russian tanks rolled into Ukraine in February 2022, only about half of Africa’s countries backed a U.N. resolution condemning Moscow’s invasion. In the years since, Kyiv has stepped up its diplomatic and humanitarian outreach across the...
 
    
  Nothing Phone 3a Lite launching today: Check expected price, features, and more
The Nothing Phone 3a Lite is set to make its official debut today, October 29, across India and several global markets. The new model will expand the company’s Phone 3 lineup and will be the most affordable option, below the Nothing Phone 3a....
 
    
  Dhruv Vikram Delivers Powerful Performance In Bison Kaalamaadan
There is no easy way to say this. In Mali Selvaraj’s Bison Kaalamaadan, young Dhruv Vikram proves himself a better actor than his father Vikram, which is really saying a lot. I watched the young actor disappear into his character in the way Kamal...
 
    
  Suspects arrested in Louvre robbery
French media reported that two people were arrested in connection with the robbery at the Louvre, and one was detained at Charles de Gaulle airport as he tried to leave the country, BBC reports. The crown jewels worth 88 million euros were stolen...
 
    
  Tottenham Eyeing Move to Sign Eredivisie Rising Star Kees Smit
Tottenham are among a host of Premier League clubs eyeing a future move for AZ Alkmaar rising star Kees Smit, according to TBR Football. The North London side are claimed to be showing ‘real interest’ in the 19-year-old midfielder, whose displays...
 
    
  Picasso portrait of muse Dora Maar in vivid hat, long hidden from view, sells for 27M euros
Art expert Agnes Sevestre-Barbe points to a rediscovered Picasso painting "Bust of a Woman in a Flowery Hat", Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025 in Paris. The portrait painted in 1943 will be sold at auction Friday in Paris, was bought in 1944 and shows his...
 
    
  The 2025 November Elections Preview
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Suspects arrested over the theft of crown jewels from the Louvre museum
Two suspects have been arrested over the theft of precious crown jewels from Paris's Louvre museum, French media say. The Paris prosecutor's office said one of the men had been taken into custody as he was preparing to take a flight from Charles...
 
    
  Manchester United hold talks over cheap deal for teenage striker
Kevin Filling scored on his AIK debut at just 16 years old (Picture: Getty Images) Manchester United have begun talks over a move for Kevin Filling, a 16-year-old striker who has already scored for AIK in the Swedish top flight. The teenage...
 
    
  Louvre heist: Two arrested over €88m jewels
In a dramatic development following one of the most audacious art thefts in modern history, French authorities have arrested two suspects in connection with the multi-million-euro jewel heist at the Louvre museum in Paris. The arrests come just...