Author: Esiri Edward

Lionel Messi said on Monday (August 31, 2026) he is retiring from international football after leading Argentina to a second successive World Cup final in July. “It was a decision that hurt and still hurts deep in my soul, but I understand that it is the right time,” Messi, 39, wrote on Instagram. “I swear…

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U.S. forces have struck Iranian rocket launchers on the Strait of Hormuz in the first military action in a month, a U.S. official said Sunday. Semi-official news outlets in Iran reported sounds of explosions near Larak Island in the strait. Forces with the Revolutionary Guard Corps were observed preparing to launch rockets with sea mines…

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In an article published in Cinco Días, Juan Blasco, Head of Institutional Business at BBVA CIB and Board Member of the Association for Financial Markets in Europe (AFME), examines the role of the Savings and Investments Union (SIU) as a key lever to channel European savings into productive investment, deepen capital markets, and strengthen Europe’s…

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Thefts in museums, especially in Europe which houses several famous and infamous collections of objects from around the world, both part of a rich history and the residue of colonialism, are showing a shift in pattern, the Europol said in a report on August 24. The sophisticated world of art history and cultural exploration has…

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