- 4d ago
Zipline raises $1.5 billion at $21.5 billion valuation to expand Walmart drone deliveries
The South San Francisco drone delivery company closed a funding round on Thursday, 5 November 2026 and expanded its Walmart partnership. The new multi-year agreement adds 300 drone delivery sites across the United States, a steep rise from the 21 sites the two companies currently run together.
- Nov 1
New York mayor says Trump agreed to visa for mother of shot 15-year-old
New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani said on Saturday, 31 October, that President Donald Trump agreed to grant a visa to the mother of a 15-year-old boy shot in the Bronx. The boy was shot on Thursday, 29 October, on his way to school, and no arrests had been made by Saturday.
- Oct 22
Foreign national beaten to death by a crowd of about 50 at Durban anti-migrant march
Police say a group of about 50 people beat a foreign national to death on Thursday, 22 October, during a protest march in central Durban. His nationality and the motive remain unknown, and a murder investigation is under way.
- Oct 19
Antoine Semenyo out up to eight weeks with knee injury as Haaland faces fitness test
Manchester City winger Antoine Semenyo will be sidelined for up to eight weeks after a knee injury suffered against Ipswich on Saturday, 17 October. Erling Haaland is a doubt for the Champions League game against AEK Athens on Tuesday, 20 October.
- Oct 8
US judge orders return of Egyptian deported to Equatorial Guinea as HRW says Africa deportations are unlawful
A US judge ordered the Trump administration to facilitate the release and return of Ahmed Soliman, who is jailed in Equatorial Guinea. Human Rights Watch says more than 500 people have been sent to African countries where they are not citizens.
- Oct 1
Carlos Queiroz leaves Ghana after back-to-back Africa Cup of Nations qualifying defeats
The Ghana Football Association and Portuguese coach Carlos Queiroz agreed on Thursday to terminate his contract by mutual consent, following defeats against Ivory Coast and Gambia in Group C of 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying.
- Oct 1
Irish government faces Dail pushback over plans to raise citizenship residency to eight years
Opposition and government backbenchers in Dublin are demanding transitional relief as ministers move to extend citizenship residency requirements from five to eight years, while Taoiseach Micheal Martin defended national migration policy in an interview.
- Sep 29
Jocelyn Bioh's School Girls opens on Broadway at Samuel J. Friedman Theatre
Manhattan Theatre Club staged Jocelyn Bioh's comedy-drama about a 1986 Ghanaian boarding school, featuring Denée Benton and Jasmine Amy Rogers under Whitney White's direction.
