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Amazon's Prime releases trailer for 'unprecedented' Paul McCartney documentary

Amazon's Prime releases trailer for 'unprecedented' Paul McCartney documentary

Music legend Paul McCartney is adding another string to his bow in his long and winding career, with the announcement Monday of a new documentary about his life after the Beatles.

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Ouattara wins landslide fourth term as Ivory Coast president

Ouattara wins landslide fourth term as Ivory Coast president

Ivory Coast's President Alassane Ouattara has won a fourth term, securing a crushing 89.77 percent in a vote which his two greatest rivals were barred from, the electoral commission said Monday.

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Turkey, UK sign $11 bn Eurofighter deal as Starmer visits

Turkey, UK sign $11 bn Eurofighter deal as Starmer visits

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said London has signed an agreement to sell Eurofighter jets to NATO member Turkey in a 10-year deal worth nearly $11 billion after talks Monday with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

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UK activists who tried to paint Taylor Swift jet spared jail

UK activists who tried to paint Taylor Swift jet spared jail

Two climate activists were Monday spared jail by a UK court after they sprayed two planes with orange paint to protest US pop star Taylor Swift's use of private jets.

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Rival rejects Cameroon's 92-year-old Biya's eighth term

Rival rejects Cameroon's 92-year-old Biya's eighth term

The world's oldest head of state, Paul Biya, extended his more than four-decade rule, securing an eighth term in Cameroon's presidential poll, the Constitutional Council announced Monday, results which his rival swiftly rejected.

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Napoli's De Bruyne unlikely to play again this year

Napoli's De Bruyne unlikely to play again this year

Serie A leaders Napoli could be without Kevin De Bruyne until early 2026 after the club confirmed he had suffered a hamstring injury.

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Struggling Juventus sack coach Tudor

Struggling Juventus sack coach Tudor

Juventus on Monday sacked coach Igor Tudor after the Serie A club's 1-0 defeat by Lazio meant they had accumulated just five points in their last five matches.

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Cameroon's veteran leader Paul Biya wins controversial eighth term

Cameroon's veteran leader Paul Biya wins controversial eighth term

The world's oldest head of state Paul Biya, 92, has extended his more than four-decade rule, securing an eighth term in Cameroon's presidential poll, the Constitutional Council announced Monday, in the face of a fierce protest by his rival.

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Juventus sack coach Igor Tudor

Juventus sack coach Igor Tudor

Juventus on Monday sacked coach Igor Tudor after the Serie A club's 1-0 defeat by Lazio meant they had accumulated just five points in their last five matches.

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Timber warns Premier League leaders Arsenal against complacency

Timber warns Premier League leaders Arsenal against complacency

Jurrien Timber urged Arsenal "not to get too high" after they extended their lead at the top of the Premier League.

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