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Near the shadow of the Great Pyramid of Khufu, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, Egypt has officially unveiled the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM), a monumental project that has taken decades to complete and is now being hailed as the world’s largest archaeological museum.The museum, whose construction cost more than $1.2 billion, spans an astonishing 500,000 square metres, roughly the size of 70 football pitches, and houses around 100,000 artefacts chronicling over 7,000 years of Egyptian civilisation, from pre-dynastic cultures to the Greco-Roman era.But the greatest draw of all is the long-awaited full display of the treasures from Tutankhamun’s tomb, reunited for the first time since their discovery more than a century ago.
A century in the making: The complete Tutankhamun experienceThe discovery of King Tutankhamun’s tomb in 1922 by British archaeologist Howard Carter remains one of the most celebrated moments in archaeological history. The find, remarkably intact, offere..

Donald Trump (AP image) Iran’s Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Amir-Saeid Iravani, has formally written to the UN Security Council and UN Secretary-General António Guterres condemning the “reckless and inflammatory threats” made by US President Donald Trump. Tehran also warned that the United States would bear full responsibility for any consequences or escalation that might arise from such statements.In the letter dated January 2, Iran accused the US president of openly threatening the use of force against a sovereign UN member state, asserting that such remarks amounted to a clear violation of international law and the UN Charter.Drawing attention to Trump’s recent comments, the Iranian envoy said the US president had gone beyond rhetoric by publicly declaring: “We are locked and loaded and ready to go.” Iravani said the statement amounted to “the incitement of violence, unrest, and terrorist acts within Iran” and constituted “a clear, explicit, and unl..

AdvertisementAfricaWorldAfricaPlane crash in South Sudan kills 14All 13 passengers and the pilot were killed
1-MIN READ1-MIN ListenAgence France-PressePublished: 11:23pm, 27 Apr 2026Updated: 11:30pm, 27 Apr 2026A small plane crashed on Monday in South Sudan near the capital Juba, killing all 13 passengers and the pilot, local officials said.
On top of instability, conflict and poverty, South Sudan also lacks reliable transport infrastructure with frequent plane crashes attributed to overloading and bad weather.
The plane was a Cessna that departed Juba International Airport at 9.15am local time and crashed about 20km (12 miles) from the capital with no survivors, the South Sudanese Civil Aviation Authority said.
AdvertisementIt said initial reports indicated the cause as “adverse weather conditions, particularly low visibility”.
Preliminary reports indicate that the plane may have crashed due to adverse weather that caused poor visibility. Photo: APThe victims included 12 South Sudanes..