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By 1176, Lord Rhys ap Gruffydd, a medieval Welsh prince, had become one of the most powerful rulers the country had ever known. He’d successfully banished Norman invaders from his lands, made peace with King Henry and rebuilt Cardigan castle in stone.Prosperous and secure, he threw a grand holiday tournament, inviting bards and musicians to play and compete under his patronage in the first recorded eisteddfod, roughly, a “sitting together” – a tradition that still lives on today. This year’s national eisteddfod, a celebration of Welsh language, culture and creativity, has returned to its roots near Lord Rhys’s castle for…

The Nigerian Army has deployed 86 troops to the ECOWAS Stabilisation Support Mission in Guinea-Bissau (ESSMGB), reinforcing Nigeria’s commitment to regional peace and security and its longstanding role in peace support operations across West Africa. In a statement posted across its official social media pages on Saturday, the army explained that the troops, who were deployed as Nigerian Company 5 (NIGCOY 5 ESSMGB), departed the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, aboard a Nigerian Air Force C-130 Hercules aircraft and arrived safely in Guinea-Bissau to begin their assignment under the ECOWAS mandate. Before they departed from the Nigerian Army Peacekeeping Forward…

People’s Republic of China has invited the country’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Ibrahim Folorunsho Jimoh, to deliver the keynote address at a high-level international workshop on sustainable maritime development in Beijing. The invitation was conveyed in an official diplomatic note issued by the Permanent Mission of the People’s Republic of China to the United Nations and addressed to the Permanent Mission of Nigeria in New York. According to the statement signed by the United Nations Office of the Permanent Representative in New York, Ambassador Jimoh will participate in the “China Practice Training Series of United Nations Sustainable…

THURMONT, MARYLAND – JULY 31: U.S. President Donald Trump and John Ratcliffe, Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), depart after a Cabinet meeting at Camp David on July 31, 2026 in Thurmont, Maryland. (Photo by Nathan Howard – Pool/ Getty Images)Pool | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesU.S. President Donald Trump said early Sunday he has canceled a planned attack on Iran following a request by Tehran and its regional neighbors.”We have just been asked by Iran, and other Middle Eastern Countries, to hold off any attack in that the perimeters of a deal has been agreed to,” Trump…

Hank Green, a novelist, comedian, and YouTuber with 3.2 million subscribers, recently apologized to his audience for his growing reliance on AI chatbots. The controversy started when, in the middle of a video posted on the educational channel Complexly, Green incongruously used the phrase “I appreciate the pushback,” leading viewers to speculate that he’d written the script with a chatbot — and, in the process, accidentally included its response to one of his prompts. In a since-deleted post on X, Green acknowledged that he’d produced the video “under a ton of pressure” and used ChatGPT “for research on this script.”…

NewsFeedHundreds of residents in Spain’s North African enclave of Ceuta gathered to oppose a planned far-right anti-migrant rally, forcing organisers to cancel the event amid heightened tensions following a temporary influx of migrants crossing from Morocco.Published On 2 Aug 20262 Aug 2026Click here to share on social mediashare-nodesSharegoogleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo

Ruth Usoro has attributed her Commonwealth Games silver medal to divine intervention after overcoming illness and a difficult season to reach the podium in Glasgow. The Nigerian long jumper, who won silver with a season’s best leap of 6.87 metres, revealed after the competition that she had not been feeling well in the days leading up to the event. “I haven’t really been feeling so well for some days now. I just have a cough for some reason, and I was wondering how I was going to give my best here. But honestly, the summary of it is that God…

Former Liverpool winger Mohamed Salah is set to move to Turkish club Trabzonspor, while Manchester City are preparing a surprise move for Chelsea winger Pedro Neto. Join us for the latest transfer news and rumors from around the globe.Transfers home page | Men’s summer grades | Women’s gradesTrending rumorsMohamed Salah left Liverpool on a free transfer this summer. (Photo by Charlotte Wilson/Offside/Offside via Getty Images)- Turkish club Trabzonspor are close to reaching an agreement to sign former Liverpool winger Mohamed Salah after making significant progress in negotiations with the player’s representatives, according to Footmercato. Trabzonspor are reportedly in pole position to…

Screentime has a bad rep these days: it’s allegedly at the root of everything from the collapse of media literacy to the rise of the far right. For parents, and indeed anyone who cares about the future of the planet, the relationship children have to their screens is a particular hot potato.Orson Welles’ advice to young people to be selective about your viewing – “Don’t be marinated, don’t soak yourself in films” – has never been more relevant in the era of AI slop and doom-scrolling. So we asked film-makers, critics and industry names for the joyful, imaginative and thought-provoking…

There is no way that version from Amachree would not go unanswered. Amachree, the retired Deputy Director of DSS, had in a very colourful narration in his book told us how the late dictator choked and passed on while on top of a pharmacist. Let me quickly digress o. That “dying” on top of a woman is real o. Kai, most men have come near that thing o. When you are on top, especially if it’s a light-skinned, full-bodied partner and she is edging you on like a football coach. It is hard to stop even when the harbinger of…