Manchester City's Premier League title defense got off to a successful start with a convincing 3-0 victory against Burnley, but the celebrations were dampened by an injury blow to star midfielder Kevin De Bruyne.
England's star striker and captain, Harry Kane, has completed a blockbuster move to German champions Bayern Munich, signing a four-year contract that will keep him at the club until 2027.
Former South African President Jacob Zuma was released from the Estcourt correctional facility on Friday morning under a remission process, as confirmed by a senior prisons official.
Chief Mtshane Khumalo of Matabeleland North has been elected as the new president of the Zimbabwe Chiefs' Council, succeeding outgoing leader Chief Fortune Charumbira.
MDC-T leader Douglas Mwonzora has announced his withdrawal from the race to become Zimbabwe’s next president, branding the upcoming August 23 election as a "sham and a farce."
Nelson Chamisa, the leader of the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC), launched the party's first manifesto in preparation for the August 23 elections at a serene lodge in Bulawayo on Tuesday night.
Saviour Kasukuwere's hopes of contesting the 2023 presidential election have been dashed as the Constitutional Court (ConCourt) dismissed his application for direct access to the court.
Former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan was arrested at his home in Lahore on Saturday, following a court ruling that found him guilty of graft and sentenced him to three years in jail.
Ethiopia's federal government has declared a "state of emergency" as violent clashes intensify between the national army and local fighters in the northern region of Amhara.
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has called for the mobilisation of all possible forces, and police have announced they "won't hesitate" to use firearms after a series of stabbings shook the typically low-crime country.