IDFA unveils its Forum line-up

14/10/2025 - The Dutch festival’s industry strand explores the vital realities of today, as seen through the eyes of both new and seasoned filmmakers The Video Guy by Sam Howard and Alexander Dickerson-Watson (© Sam Howard/Alexander Dickerson...

Huge hubris: Who truly deserved Nobel Peace Prize in 2025?

The 2025 Nobel Peace Prize, announced last Friday, was awarded to Maria Corina Machado, leader of the opposition in Venezuela. There was significant public interest in the outcome before the announcement, largely because U.S. President Donald...

IDFA Forum To Present Doc Projects On Gaza, Havana Syndrome, Untitled Film From Oscar Nominees Petra Costa, Rémi Grellety And More

International Documentary Festival Amsterdam unveiled the lineup for its 2025 IDFA Forum today, promising a compelling slate that welcomes “a new cohort of debut and seasoned filmmakers to the international stage.” Just over 50 documentary...

talkSPORT tips – Best football bets and expert advice for Wednesday 8 October

The second international break of the season dominates this week, but with Europe waiting until Thursday to restart their World Cup qualifying campaign, the Wednesday focus on the global stage turns to Africa. There are plenty of African World Cup...

Prince Harry's weakness exposed as he 'learns hard lesson' in latest crushing blow

Prince Harry during an appearance in New York (Image: Variety via Getty Images) Prince Harry may have stepped out with wife Meghan in New York City, highlighting charitable causes in the Big Apple. But the Duke of Sussex has seemingly suffered a...

George Floyd: Remembering. Reckoning. Reparations. Restoration.

Remembering This month, on Oct. 14, 2025, George Floyd would have turned 52 years old. Floyd’s murder was so significant and disturbing that two years ago, in 2023, on what would have been his 50th birthday, President Biden issued a statement that...

Wednesday 8th October 2025 Football Match Fixtures

African World Cup Qualifiers Ethiopia vs Guinea-Bissau Swaziland vs Angola Libya vs Cape Verde Mauritius vs Cameroon Djibouti vs Egypt Sierra Leone vs Burkina Faso Central African Republic vs Ghana Chad vs Mali Comoros vs Madagascar Niger vs Congo...

'Insane and incredibly funny' 6-part Disney+ comedy with Hollywood A-lister leaves viewers 'in stitches'

The series is perfect for fans of Ted Lasso(Image: DISNEY PLUS) An ‘insane and incredibly funny’ six-part Disney+ comedy with Hollywood A-lister has left viewers ‘in stitches’. The modern streaming age has allowed more movie actors to try their...

Eight years of conflict in Cabo Delgado insurgency highlight need for holistic solution

Cabo Delgado’s armed insurgency marked its eighth anniversary this October. With attacks occurring on a near-daily basis, terrorism continues to pose a serious threat to local communities. Over the past eight years, the Mozambican government has...

Zulum meets Niger Republic counterpart over border security

Governor Babagana Umara Zulum of Borno State, on Wednesday, paid a visit to the Diffa Region of Niger Republic to strengthen collaboration in the fight against insurgency along the Nigeria-Niger border. The visit, which included a high-level...

Boko Haram on the rise again in Nigeria: how it’s survived and how to weaken it

Abubakar Shekau, the erstwhile leader of the terrorist group Jama'at Ahl al-Sunna li al-Da'wa wa al-Jihad (JAS), died in 2021. The west African group, also known as Boko Haram, then fell into obscurity while its breakaway faction, Islamic State...

Which countries have never qualified for World Cup?

A place at the World Cup is the high point of an international career but the dream remains unfulfilled for hundreds of national teams ahead of the 2026 competition in USA, Canada, and Mexico. Continental qualification requires national sides to...

Sudan: Tribal Divisions Amid a Civil War

Bayethe Msimang|Published 11 minutes ago 4min In a new chapter of chaos engulfing Sudan, the city of Karnoi in the Darfur region has become the scene of a bloody internal conflict between two clans of the Zaghawa tribe, leaving at least 19 people...

Black Stars Eye Early Qualification For 2026 World Cup

Ghana will be hoping to book a place in the 2026 FIFA World Cup when they take on the Central African Republic (CAR) today, October 8, 2025 in Morocco. The Black Stars currently boast a three-point lead in Group I, ahead of the fixture against...

Edun launches PACE climate guide, says climate finance key growth strategy

• It will open access to billions of untapped funds – Ugwuoke From Juliana Taiwo-Obalonye, Abuja At the side event “Unlocking Climate Finance for Sustainable Growth” of the 31st Nigerian Economic Summit held in Abuja, Minister of Finance and...

World News in Brief: El Fasher Moving, violations of the rights of Afghanistan, vaccinations of Nigeria children

About 770 people were moved from the capital of the state of Darfur du Nord between October 2 and 4 only, according to the International Organization for Migration (Iom). They would have asked for a shelter in the gathering sites of the...

Zulum meets Niger Republic counterpart on cross-border security

Governor Babagana Umara Zulum of Borno on Wednesday paid a working visit to the Diffa Region of Niger Republic to strengthen collaboration in the fight against insurgency along the Nigeria–Niger border. The visit, which included a high-level...

RegScale appoints Chad Woolf as Chief Product Officer for growth

RegScale has announced the appointment of Chad Woolf as Chief Product Officer, tasking him with driving product strategy and scaling its continuous controls monitoring platform. Woolf brings over twenty years of experience in information security...

Obesity-related cancer rising among both younger and older adults worldwide

Embargoed for release until 5:00 p.m. ET on Monday 20 October 2025 Follow @Annalsofim on X, Facebook, Instagram, Bluesky, and Linkedin Below please find summaries of new articles that will be published in the next issue of Annals of Internal...

2027 Presidency: ‘No automatic ticket for Jonathan in PDP’

Politics THE Gbenga Hashim Solidarity Movement (GHSM) has declared that former President Goodluck Jonathan will not enjoy a “free ride” to the presidential ticket of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in 2027. Reacting to remarks credited to Prof....