“Radical Powers of Transformation”: On Worldwide Black Movie Theater

I t is nighttime. There are black-and-white shots of blurry lights, dark information of teams evasion. Versus these backgrounds, the 2022 movie I’ll Be Back! displays 5 intertitles, educating the tale of François Makandal: It’s 20 th January 1758...

Trump’s warning unsettles Nigeria, raises concerns over religion, sovereignty

• Gumi urges Nigeria to cut diplomatic ties with U.S. • Tinubu may meet Trump, says Presidency aide Bwala • Analysts: U.S. threat could disrupt terror fight, strain military cooperation • Trump’s move a ‘call for urgent action’ by Nigeria, says...

Forever Young flips the script in the Breeders’ Cup Classic

The top three finishers in last year’s Classic just can’t help themselves. The same three met again in this year’s renewal and once again it came down to those same three that would decide who’s the 2025 Breeders’ Cup Classic champion. The betting...

Forever Young Makes Statement With Breeders’ Cup Classic Win

Forever Young (5), ridden by jockey Ryusei Sakai, wins the Longines Breeders’ Cup Classic on Breeders’ Cup Championship Saturday at Del Mar Thoroughbred Club in Del Mar, California on November 1, 2025. Rich Steele/Eclipse Sportswire/Breeders Cup...

ECOWAS Hosts 9th Heads Of Immigration Meeting To Advance Free Movement And Regional Integration

Cotonou, Benin — From October 14 to 16, 2025, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), with support from the European Union through the Phase II of the Support to Free Movement of Persons and Migration in West Africa (FMM II)...

Weakest Currencies in the World 2025: 15 Economies Losing Value Fast

Currency value tells you a lot about a country’s economic health. Some currencies hold strong positions in global markets, while others face serious challenges that push their value down. The weakest currencies in the world often belong to nations...

For sale, citizenship to Botswana, starting at just $75,000

In a bold move to attract investors, Botswana is rolling out one of the world’s most affordable citizenship-by-investment programmes, positioning its passport as a resource for economic empowerment. It marks an ambitious strategy to help protect...

Japan’s Forever Young Rises to the Occasion in the Breeders’ Cup Classic

DEL MAR, Calif. – That's why they're called the World Championships. The globe-trotting Forever Young (Jpn) (Real Steel {Jpn}), third in the 2024 GI Breeders' Cup Classic, reversed form with last year's top two to bring home the $7-million...

Why your horse can — and can't — win 2025 Breeders' Cup Classic at Del Mar

Morning-line favorite Sovereignty has been scratched from the Classic with a fever. Sierra Leone will look to become just the second horse in history to win back-to-back Classics. With the scratch of Sovereignty, Fierceness is now the morning-line...

Betting the Breeders' Cup Classic: Field wide open after Sovereignty is scratched

Oct 31, 2025, 07:05 AM ET The 42nd Breeders' Cup Thoroughbred World Championships take place Friday and Saturday from Del Mar, California. The two-day, 14-race event starts with Future Stars Friday, which features five juvenile (two-year-old)...

Forever Young takes Breeders' Cup Classic for trainer Yoshito Yahagi's third win

Japan’s Forever Young, a 4-year-old trained by Yoshito Yahagi, and jockey Ryusei Sakai won the 2025 Breeders’ Cup Classic on Saturday at Del Mar Racetrack in Del Mar, Calif., in 2:00.19. He entered the race at 7-2 odds and ran from post five. The...

2025 Breeders’ Cup Classic Odds & Best Bets: Betting on Journalism

The 2025 Breeders’ Cup Classic will go off on Saturday at the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club in Del Mar, California. Post time for the $7 million, 1 1/4-mile race is set for 6:25 p.m. ET, with live coverage on NBC. Favorite Sovereignty was scratched...

Belgium's descent into a narco state: How cartels have taken control, with machine-gun street battles killing kids as young as 11 and so much cocaine flowing that police incinerators can't destroy it all

At 21, Zakaria El Kasmioui was already the boss of a young criminal gang that generated an estimated £25 million by importing tonnes of cocaine through the port of Antwerp - the drugs gateway of Europe. At 29, the kingpin appears on Belgium's...

 Makinde: From National Icon To Continental Beacon

1 At the second edition of the African Sub-sovereign Governments Network (AfSNET) conference, held in Abuja on September 30, 2022, leaders of African sub-nationals were called upon to take ownership of the African Continental Free Trade Area...

Breeders’ Cup: Japan’s Forever Young beats his rivals in the Classic

Ryusei Sakai, riding Forever Young, celebrates after winning the Breeders’ Cup Classic during day two of the 2025 Breeders’ Cup World Championships at Del Mar Race Track on Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025 in Del Mar, California. (Meg McLaughlin / The San...

Forever Young a Classic hero for Japan

Forever Young claimed a famous win for Japan in the Longines Breeders' Cup Classic. Trained by Yoshito Yahagi who is no stranger to success at the Breeders' Cup having saddled Loves Only You and Marche Lorraine to win the Filly & Mare Turf and...

Timing, Targeting, & Technology: Your New Collections Playbook

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The Best Music From West Africa in October 2025

MUSIC OkayAfrica’s list of the best West African songs and tracks highlights top music and artists, including Lali x Lola, Oumou Sangaré, The Cavemen, and more. This month’s list includes music from Mali, Nigeria, Ghana, Liberia, and Sierra Leone....

How to watch Breeders' Cup 2025: free live streams, Day 2, schedule

It's not for no reason that the Breeders' Cup is dubbed America's richest race, with a total purse of $30 million up for grabs across 14 races and the winner of today's Classic itself bagging $7 million. You can watch 2025 Breeders' Cup racing...

The 9 Horses Competing At The 2025 Breeders’ Cup Classic

Sierrs Leone hopes to become just the second repeat winner of the Breeders' Cup Classic on November 1 Lou Hodges The 2025 Breeders’ Cup will be as advertised. Listed as “The World Thoroughbred Championships”, this rendition will be exactly that....