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UN votes to adopt new world map that shows true sizes of countries

The United Nations General Assembly voted on Friday to adopt a new world map that reflects countries’ true relative sizes, after African nations urged the UN to right...

Why dieting alone may not be enough for weight loss – experts explain obesity complexities

Experts in weight management have urged Ghanaians to treat obesity as a serious medical condition rather than simply a cosmetic concern or a problem...

‘Layer upon layer of miracles’: How Nepal flood survivors were rescued from tunnel

A tunnelling expert involved in the rescue operation at a blocked Nepalese hydropower tunnel has described to the BBC how they managed to reach...

Keir Starmer announces resignation as MP

Sir Keir Starmer, the former British Prime Minister, has announced he is to stand down as MP for Holborn and St Pancras, a move...

Anthony Joshua’s driver attempted overtaking before fatal crash – trial hears

The driver of a car carrying Anthony Joshua was attempting to overtake another vehicle when it crashed, killing two of the boxer’s friends, a...

New York City imposes year-long AI ban for younger students

New York City public schools will temporarily bar elementary and middle school students from using generative artificial intelligence tools during the upcoming school year, Mayor Zohran Mamdani said...

More than 80 people including a baby feared dead after boat carrying 127 drifts in Atlantic for 27 days

More than 80 people, including a baby, are feared to have died in a boat that was adrift in the Atlantic Ocean for 27...

Trump’s $1 coin makes him first living president on US currency in a century

Donald Trump's portrait has made its way on to a US coin - the first time a living president has appeared on American currency...

Embattled Spanish PM Sánchez insists no prior warnings before Ceuta crisis

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has said no-one foresaw the influx of 72,000 migrants in the exclave of Ceuta, as pressure mounts over his...

Uber announces exit from Nigeria after 12 years of operation

Uber is set to end its operations in Nigeria today, September 2, 2026, bringing its 12-year presence in the country to an end. The ride-hailing...

Criminals publish data of 8.7m people after airports hack

Criminal hackers have posted the personal data of nearly nine million people online after breaching three UK airports. Hackers extorted Manchester Airports Group (MAG) for an...

US pounds Iran, Tehran strikes back at bases in biggest exchange since July

Iran and its Arab neighbours ​were plunged back into war on Wednesday by the biggest exchange of fire between Tehran and Washington since July,...

Bus crash on Egypt’s Red Sea coast kills 16

At least 16 people have been killed in a bus crash in eastern Egypt, the country's health ministry has said. Another 28 people were injured...

Urine test can spot more than nine in 10 bladder cancers

An at-home urine test that the NHS has been trialling can detect more than nine in ten cases of bladder cancer, latest findings show. The...

Baba Sadiq arrives in Abuja to begin duty as Ghana’s High Commissioner-designate to Nigeria

Ghanaian media personality and politician Baba Sadiq Abdulai Abu has arrived in Abuja to begin his national assignment as Ghana’s High Commissioner-designate to the...

Could Tupac verdict inspire new efforts to find killer of his rival the Notorious B.I.G.?

The conviction of Duane "Keffe D" Davis in Las Vegas has brought an end to one of the world's most famous unsolved murder cases. He...

Ghanaian-Dutch MP Don Ceder adjudged Best Politician in the Netherlands for second consecutive time

Dutch Member of Parliament (MP) Don Ceder has once again been named the most valuable parliamentarian in the Dutch House of Representatives, marking a...

DR Congo Ebola outbreak surpasses 6,000 cases as death toll nears 3,000

The Democratic Republic of the Congo faces the fastest-growing Ebola epidemic in recorded history. Official figures released Monday confirm more than 6,000 cases and...

Supreme Court clears way for Trump to keep building White House ballroom

The US Supreme Court has ruled that construction of a $400m (£297m) ballroom at the White House can go ahead, in a victory for...

Ex-gang boss found guilty in 1996 murder of rapper Tupac Shakur

Former gang boss Duane "Keffe D" Davis has been found guilty of orchestrating the murder of Tupac Shakur - the first conviction in a...

Otumfuo engages US Chamber of Commerce over investment, trade opportunities for Ghana

Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has held a high-level meeting with officials and business leaders of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in Washington, D.C.,...

Ghana to host high-level UNGA side event on reparatory justice in September – Mahama

President John Dramani Mahama has announced that Ghana will host a high-level side event during the 81st Session of the United Nations General Assembly...

WhatsApp chat used to launder cash for crime and extremism

A WhatsApp group chat was used to launder hundreds of millions of euros in cash around the world, funding organised crime and extremism with...

Russia says it helped to repel Niger attempted coup

Russia has said its forces helped to repel Saturday's attempted coup in Niger. Explosions and gunfire rang out across capital, Niamey, early in the morning,...

Tinubu files case in US court to block release of alleged drug trafficking record – Lawyer

President Bola Tinubu has filed a challenge in a US court to prevent the U.S. Department of Justice, FBI and DEA from releasing records...

British woman dies after stabbing at railway station in southern Germany

A British woman has died after being stabbed at a railway station in southern Germany in the early hours of Sunday morning, police have...

Mahama arrives in Luanda for 21st AU Extraordinary Session on conflict resolution

President John Dramani Mahama has arrived in Luanda, Angola, ahead of the 21st Extraordinary Session of the African Union (AU) Assembly of Heads of...

Kenya police fire tear gas to disperse traders protesting import duty hike

Police fired tear gas to disperse small-scale traders protesting against an import duty hike, ​a Reuters witness saw on Friday, while hundreds ‌of businesses...

Trump signs order to rename Lake Ontario as Lake America

US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order seeking to change the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America. The move comes after trade...

Trump administration illegally retaliated against Anthropic, judge rules

A judge has ruled the US Department of Defence acted unlawfully when it designated artificial intelligence (AI) startup Anthropic a supply chain risk, calling...

Malian music star Salif Keïta cancels South Africa tour over reported xenophobic violence

The decision by world-famous Malian musician Salif Keïta to stop touring in South Africa over what he called "xenophobic violence" has been met with...

Man who attacked nun on CCTV in Jerusalem acquitted on grounds of mental health

An Israeli court has acquitted a Jewish man who attacked a nun in Jerusalem, in an incident caught on CCTV which drew widespread condemnation. Jerusalem...

Thieves steal Bronze Age artifacts from Spanish museum in four-minute heist

Thieves have stolen jewellery and artifacts from one of the most important prehistoric gold collections at a museum in the Spanish province of Alicante. The...

Anger in Cameroon over femicide after eight women killed in a week

The killing of at least eight women in a week has sparked outrage in Cameroon, with many calling on the government to do more...

‘If you started running, they shot you’ – inside Nigeria’s growing kidnapping crisis

"If you ran into a room, they set the room on fire," says Fatima, describing a recent attack on her village in Zamfara, north-western...

US drug agency approves breakthrough treatment for pancreatic cancer

The US Food and Drug Administration has approved a treatment for pancreatic cancer that, in clinical trials, nearly doubled the overall survival time for...

Two German airport workers die of malaria after ‘mosquito arrives on plane’

Two Frankfurt Airport workers have died of malaria after a rare outbreak led to six employees contracting the serious infection spread by mosquitoes. It is...

Oil extends losses on hopes for Middle East talks to ease supply woes

Oil prices fell on Thursday, extending a streak of losses, on expectations that talks between Iran and Qatar might open the Strait of Hormuz...

How Dolly Parton’s business savvy helped her succeed far beyond the charts

Not many musicians would snub a chance to work with Elvis Presley. But when Dolly Parton did so, it made her millions. In 1974, after...

Trump officials threaten Kennedy Center demolition if court blocks renovations

The Trump administration has threatened to demolish the Kennedy Center if planned renovations for the performing arts venue are not allowed to be carried...