French midfielder Franck Ribery will undergo surgery after suffering serious ligament damage to his right ankle, his club Fiorentina confirmed on Thursday. Ribery, 36, had to be helped off the pitch after a clash with Lecce midfielder Panagiotis Tachtsidis on November 30. “In order to solve the problem, a joint stabilisation surgical treatment has been […]

Jeremy Corbyn hopes to become Britain’s prime minister on Thursday after a campaign in which the Labour leader has doggedly maintained a neutral line on the burning issue of Brexit. The 70-year-old leftist has been trying to convince voters that he can heal divisions by impartially presiding over a second referendum on Britain’s EU membership. […]

Facebook will not announce the first members of its independent oversight board this year as it originally expected, the company said on Thursday. The new board will be able to make final decisions on whether individual pieces of content – such as a sensitive video or ad – should be displayed on the site, even […]

United States (US) on Thursday threatened visa restrictions on anyone, who attempts to damage the peace process in South Sudan as Washington upped its pressure on the country to form a unity government and re-evaluates its relationship with the African nation. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Washington would implement visa restrictions barring those […]

Militants have killed at least 71 soldiers in an attack on a military base in western Niger – the deadliest in several years. At least soldiers were injured in the attack in Ates, the army said. The Islamic State (IS) group said it carried out the attack. READ ALSO: 7 Islamist militants sentenced to death for […]