Dutch say won't participate in 'no longer' neutral Eurovision
The Netherlands will not participate in next year's Eurovision Song Contest, its broadcaster said Monday, saying the event can "no longer be considered neutral" given divisions over the Gaza war.
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Kenyans get creative to join manga cosplay craze
Cosplay has taken hold in Kenya, where fans must often get creative to dress up as their fantasy heroes.
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Kenyan farmers turn to bugs as organic demand grows
Kenyan farmer George Muturi says the stinky wooden shack teeming with redworms has helped rescue his land from the soil degradation caused by chemical fertilisers.
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Pant, Jurel half-centuries take India past 400 in Sri Lanka Test
Rishabh Pant and Dhruv Jurel hit unbeaten half-centuries as India reached 419-6 at lunch on the second day of the second Test against Sri Lanka in Colombo on Monday.
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'His feet are his pillars': Nepal para swimmer gives all for Asian glory
Every morning Harka Man Gharti slices into the blue water of a swimming pool in Nepal's capital Kathmandu, chasing a dream that stretches far beyond its 25 metres.
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Migrants, rescue ships face threats, harassment at sea: aid group
A leading aid group said Monday that migrants crossing the Mediterranean and rescue ships that help them face increasing levels of threat and harassment from Libyan groups.
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New Zealand moves to ban social media for under-16s
New Zealand's government will introduce legislation on Monday banning under 16s from using social media, joining a number of countries seeking to keep youngsters off sites such as Instagram and TikTok.
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UEFA's Ceferin tells Infantino to go, but 'not interested' in replacing him
UEFA chief Aleksander Ceferin says he is "not interested" in replacing Gianni Infantino but warned the under-fire FIFA president must quit or face a leadership challenge.
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Hyundai union back in wage talks after rare full-day strike
The union representing workers at South Korean automaker Hyundai Motor said on Monday it had resumed wage talks with management after staging its first full-day strike in a decade.
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Oil falls as Trump pledges economic war on Iran
Oil prices fell on Monday as investors braced for details of a US plan to isolate the Iranian economy that President Donald Trump billed as the "most crushing" financial operation ever against Tehran.
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