How a simple line drawing of a smiley face became a global shorthand for brands to connect with people on an emotional level When Franklin Loufrani trademarked the now iconic smiling face symbol in ...

US urges South Sudan to release Vice President Machar UN warns of potential resurgence of ethnic conflict Peace deal between Kiir and Machar at risk of collapse African Union, regional bloc ...

A top Sudanese army official greeted troops in the Republican Palace on Tuesday after the military gained control of the palace from a paramilitary group. Sudan’s military chief Gen. Abdel-Fattah ...

From the Book of Psalms. 27:8-9 You have said, "Seek my face". My heart says to you, "Your face, Lord, do I seek". Hide not your face from me. Turn not your servant away in anger, you who have ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir, right, and Vice President Riek Machar, left, attend a Holy Mass led by ...

Sudan’s army has scored some major victories in the capital, Khartoum, against the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) as the war between them nears the two-year mark. But the fighting between the ...

Tens of thousands of people have been killed in Sudan's civil war, and the fighting has triggered the biggest humanitarian crisis in the world, with an estimated 14.6 million people displaced.

Aid groups in Sudan reported Tuesday that at least 54 people were killed in a military airstrike on a local market in the country’s western region. According to Adam Rejal, a spokesman for the ...

Trump Cut Aid to Sudan. Here's Why That Could Hasten Peace. Humanitarian aid has been weaponized by corrupt warring factions. It's time to change that. Why Trump Cutting Aid May Help Sudan The ...

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — South Sudan is teetering on the edge of renewed civil war, the top U.N. official in the world’s youngest nation warned on Monday, lamenting the government’s sudden ...

Try these discussions to improve your speaking and listening. There are 20 questions in each activity - 10 for Student A and 10 for Student B. You can print out the worksheet. You can listen to the ...

Try these speed reading exercises to improve reading. You can also learn something about the news. There are reading texts at different levels. You can choose the reading speed of each text. If one ...