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North Korea declares itself a nuclear weapons state

North Korea has passed a law declaring itself to be a nuclear weapons state, according to state news agency KCNA. The country’s leader Kim Jong-un...

Akufo-Addo commiserates with Royal Family over Queen Elizabeth’s death

President Akufo-Addo has extended his “deepest condolences” to the Royal Family over the death of Queen Elizabeth II. The President in a tweet to commiserate...

Queen Elizabeth’s death is my greatest sadness – His Majesty The King

His Majesty The King has described the death of Queen Elizabeth as a moment of “greatest sadness” for him and members of the Royal...

Charles is the new King of the United Kingdom

At the moment the Queen died, the throne passed immediately and without ceremony to the heir, Charles, the former Prince of Wales. But there are...

What happens after Queen Elizabeth’s death

On the afternoon of September 8, Queen Elizabeth II passed away peacefully in Balmoral, the Palace announced. The Queen served as the U.K.’s reigning monarch for 70...

Sad as soon-to-be dad is shot dead

The family of 24-year-old Chris Kaba, who was shot by armed Met Police officers in London, says they fear he would not have been killed if he...

The life of Queen Elizabeth II

Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain was the longest-reigning monarch in British history. She celebrated 70 years on the throne in June 2022 with...

Queen Elizabeth II has died, Buckingham Palace announces

Queen Elizabeth II, the UK's longest-serving monarch, has died at Balmoral aged 96, after reigning for 70 years. Her family gathered at her Scottish estate...

Royal Family gathers at Balmoral amid concerns for Queen’s health

Just after 12:30 this afternoon, Buckingham Palace issued a statement saying the Queen’s doctors were concerned about her health, recommending she remained under medical supervision. Soon after...

Queen Elizabeth under medical supervision

The Queen is under medical supervision at Balmoral after doctors became concerned for her health, Buckingham Palace has said. "Following further evaluation this morning, the...

US approves $2.6bn dollars in new aid for Ukraine

The US has approved nearly $2.7bn (£2.3bn) in new aid for Ukraine including $675m in arms supplies as the country battles Russia's invasion. Defence Secretary...

7,000 donkey penises for export seized at airport

Nigeria's customs service has intercepted 7,000 donkey penises at an airport in the commercial hub, Lagos, that were headed to Hong Kong, according to...

Showmax Pro to air sport’s biggest spectacle, the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022

Sports fans around the world have begun the official countdown to the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, kicking off in November. This will be the...

Ghana’s Honorary Consul-General in Houston indicted for under-declaring visa fees

The Auditor-General says Ghana’s Honorary Consul-General in Houston, USA failed to declare the full visa fees collected from applicants between 2018 and 2019. In its...

Akufo-Addo celebrates newly-elected UK Prime Minister

President Akufo-Addo has congratulated the newly-elected Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (UK), Liz Truss. The President’s well wishes come a day after Liz Truss’...

Netflix: Saudi Arabia and GCC warn streaming giant over LGBTQ+ content  

Gulf states have demanded that Netflix removes all content deemed to violate “Islamic and societal values and principles”, Saudi media report. Recent material, including that...

China approves inhaled Covid vaccine

China has become the first country to approve an inhaled Covid vaccine. Made by CanSino, it has similar ingredients to its injected vaccine, using a...

Russia has not lost anything over actions in Ukraine – Putin

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that Russia had not lost anything as a result of its military campaign in Ukraine. Speaking at an...

Works begin on footbridge that collapsed at launch

A charity group in the Democratic Republic of Congo says reconstruction works have begun on a footbridge that collapsed during inauguration – causing outrage...

Nigeria arrests woman with 15 trafficked children

Nigerian police have arrested a 44-year-old woman for alleged theft of 15 children in the southern Rivers state. The police say the children were abducted...

Outrage as footbridge collapses at launch

At first sight it looks as if the bridge was being held up by a ceremonial ribbon. One simple scissor snip at the opening ceremony...

Who is Britain’s new finance minister, Kwasi Kwarteng?

Kwasi Kwarteng, a long-time ally and political soulmate of new prime minister Liz Truss, has been named as the UK’s next chancellor. He takes over...

Prostitute sues married client for impregnating her

A sex worker at Lusaka, Zambia's capital has filed a lawsuit against her married client who she accuses of being responsible for her two months...

Russian embassy staff killed in Afghanistan bombing

Two Russian embassy staff are among at least six people killed in a suicide bombing in the Afghan capital Kabul, Russian and Taliban officials...

Trump granted special master in documents case

A judge has granted Donald Trump's demand for a "special master" to oversee the case into his handling of classified materials. Mr Trump is being...

LGBT activists sentenced to death

Two LGBT activists have been sentenced to death in Iran, rights groups say. A court in Urmia found Zahra Seddiqi Hamedani, 31, and Elham Choubdar,...

North Korea supplying arms to Russia – Reports

Russia has been forced to buy military hardware from North Korea as sanctions squeeze Moscow's ability to supply its military, US media have reported. According...

Meet the man who gets paid for doing nothing

Shoji Morimoto has what some would see as a dream job: he gets paid to do pretty much nothing. The 38-year-old Tokyo resident charges 10,000...

She moved to the US with big dreams and met a boyfriend but then she vanished

Irene Gakwa’s last WhatsApp video call with her parents was filled with gentle ribbing. But beneath the banter were hints that something was off. When...

‘Vampire’ skeleton discovered in 17th-century graveyard

The skeletal remains of a female “vampire” were found in a 17th-century Polish graveyard — with a sickle across her neck to prevent her...

‘I go inside the minds of UK’s worst sex offenders locked up in maximum security jails’

Psychologist Dr Rebecca Myers has faced some of the UK’s most twisted and dangerous sex offenders – and has nightmares about their sickening crimes. She admits years of...

Tragic as 8-year-old twins are thrown out of window after being stabbed to death

Eight-year-old twins who were allegedly stabbed to death at their home in Ireland were then ‘thrown out the window’ during a heated confrontation with...

My friend died in my arms – Ghanaian recounts horror journey through Libya desert to Europe [Video]

A Ghanaian man, Shadrack Kevin Darko, who decided to journey through the Libyan Desert to seek greener pastures in Europe, has disclosed the horrors...

Trump calls Biden ‘enemy of the state’ over FBI raid

Donald Trump has called President Joe Biden an "enemy of the state" at his first rally since the FBI searched his Florida resort for...

Kenya’s Supreme Court confirms William Ruto’s presidential victory

Kenya's Supreme Court on Monday upheld results declaring William Ruto winner of last month's presidential elections. Ruto, 55, won with 50.49% of the votes against...

Michael Jackson’s ex-wife finally breaks silence on his death

Michael Jackson's ex-wife broke down in tears as she revealed she feels partly to blame for the singer's death.  Debbie Rowe, 63, wept as she...

Lady, 26, dies after hair got caught in plane conveyor belt

An airport baggage handler died after she was scalped in a horrific workplace accident after her hair got caught in a conveyor belt. Jermani Thompson,...

Man arrested for threatening to crash plane into supermarket

A plane hijacker who had threatened to crash his aircraft into a supermarket below has been arrested by local sheriffs amid claims the pilot had...

Former Ambassador jailed over breach of law

The UK's former ambassador to Myanmar and her husband have each been sentenced to one year in prison by the country's military authorities. Vicky Bowman...

Mystery pneumonia: Argentina records 3 deaths

A third person has died this week in Argentina from an unexplained type of pneumonia that has affected nine people in total so far. All...