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British widow dies in Ghana car crash after losing up to £1m in romance frauds

A widow died in a car crash in Ghana after losing up to £1m in several romance frauds that saw her lose her life...

Pet owners hit with steep bills after EU passport rule change

Pet owners hoping to travel to the EU with their animals have complained of being hit with steep costs after a change to the...

Iran says Strait of Hormuz cannot be opened due to ceasefire breaches

Iran's chief negotiator in talks with the US said it is "not possible" for the Strait of Hormuz to be opened due to "the...

World’s top condom maker to raise prices by 20-30% due to Iran war

Safe sex could get more expensive if the Iran war continues to disrupt global supply chains, according to a new interview with the CEO...

Los Angeles schools set limits on classroom screen time

Los Angeles' school board on Tuesday passed a measure regulating students’ screen time during classroom assignments, reflecting concerns that technology could be ​linked to...

King Charles honours his ‘darling Mama’, the late Queen, on her centenary

King Charles has delivered a personal video message remembering the life of public service of his "darling Mama", the late Queen Elizabeth II, on...

Man kills seven of his children, and an eighth child, in Louisiana mass shooting

A father has killed seven of his children and an unrelated child in a mass shooting in Shreveport in the US state of Louisiana...

Rat poison found in HiPP baby food jar in Austria, police say

Police in Austria have urged people to be vigilant after a sample of HiPP baby food was found to contain rat poison. Police in the...

Dangote Refinery makes Nigeria first time net petrol exporter

Nigeria has spent decades pumping crude oil out of the ground and shipping refined products back in. Aliko Dangote just changed that equation. The Dangote...

Michael Jackson film set to be a controversial hit

A new film about Michael Jackson's extraordinary but troubled life is set to open in cinemas. It's tracking to be very popular – but...

British man pleads guilty to conspiring to steal $8m in virtual currency

A British man has pleaded guilty to conspiring to hack the computers of at least a dozen companies and to steal at least $8m...

Iran declares Strait of Hormuz completely open to commercial ships during Israel-Lebanon ceasefire

Iran on Friday declared the Strait of Hormuz completely open to commercial traffic during the ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon. “In line with the ceasefire...

Turkish Police arrest 162 people over online posts on deadly school shootings

Turkish police have arrested 162 people accused of posting controversial content online about two deadly school shootings which took place this week. They were "found...

BBC to cut almost one in 10 staff to make £500m savings

The BBC has announced it will cut between 1,800 and 2,000 jobs, or almost one in 10, in an attempt to tackle "significant financial...

Australia’s richest person must share part of her mining fortunes, court rules

Australia's wealthiest person, Gina Rinehart, must part with some of her riches, a court has ruled in a high-profile dispute over her mining empire. Worth...

We were right – Abu Jinapor says global conflict warnings on Ghana’s economy now vindicated

The Member of Parliament for Damongo and Ranking Member on Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee, Samuel Abu Jinapor, says global conflicts continue to have direct...

South Africa names apartheid-era politician as new ambassador to the US

South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed Roelf Meyer, who served in the last government of the apartheid era, as the country’s new ambassador...

Colombian officials plan to cull 80 hippos linked to Pablo Escobar

Colombia has approved plans to cull dozens of hippos roaming across a region in the centre of the country. Environment Minister Irene Velez announced the...

Pope Leo lands in Algeria for historic visit as he starts Africa tour

Pope Leo XIV has begun a landmark visit to Algeria in the first trip to the Muslim-majority country by a pontiff. The United States-born pope...

Pope Leo says he will ‘speak out loud’ against war after Trump attack

Pope Leo has said he will continue to "speak out loud" against war, after the US president launched an unusual and scathing attack over...

Trump attacks Pope Leo, calling him ‘weak’ on crime and ‘terrible’

U.S. President Donald ‌Trump issued a scathing attack on Pope Leo late on Sunday, calling him "weak" on ​crime and "terrible" for foreign policy after ​the...

Ghana to honour astronaut Christina Koch for historic Artemis II mission

Ghana is set to formally honour American astronaut Christina Hammock Koch following her historic journey around the Moon, as the government moves to recognise...

Epstein survivors’ calls to meet King Charles and Queen harder to ignore as US visit approaches

There are increasingly loud calls for King Charles and Queen Camilla to meet survivors of the sex offender Jeffrey Epstein during their state visit...

Melania Trump’s speech propels Epstein crisis back to forefront

As Melania Trump walked up to the White House podium on Thursday, standing where President Donald Trump had just over a week ago made...

UN Secretary-General names Ghana’s Anita Kiki Gbeho as South Sudan envoy

The United Nations has appointed Ghanaian diplomat Anita Kiki Gbeho as its new Special Representative for South Sudan and Head of the United Nations...

EU airline industry warns of fuel shortages if Strait of Hormuz stays closed

Europe will suffer jet fuel shortages in just three weeks if the Strait of Hormuz does not reopen, the trade body for the continent's...

EU fingerprint and photo travel rules come into force from today

The EU's new digital border system, which requires fingerprints and photos alongside a passport scan, is set to be fully operational from Friday. This was...

Pope Leo heads to Africa on ambitious tour to urge help for continent

Pope Leo Monday, April 13, will begin a visit to four countries in Africa, in an ambitious tour to urge global leaders ​to address...

Prince Harry faces defamation lawsuit from charity he co-founded

A charity co-founded by the Duke of Sussex, Prince Harry, is suing him for defamation, court records suggest. Sentebale, which supports young people in Africa,...

Foreign Affairs Ministry alerts travellers on EU’s new digital border system

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has notified Ghanaian travellers to the Schengen Area about the rollout of the European Union’s new Entry/Exit System (EES),...

Three teenagers drown in waterfall while taking selfie

A tragic accident occurred at the Patra Mulagummi waterfall in India on Thursday when four teenage girls fell into the water while reportedly attempting...

US warns citizens to reconsider Nigeria travel over safety concerns

The US has urged its citizens to reconsider travelling to Nigeria, citing risks such as terrorism, civil unrest and kidnapping. The state department's travel update...

Trapped miner rescued from flooded Mexican tunnel after 14 days

Francisco Zapata Nájera, 42, was stuck 300m (985ft) below ground after an embankment collapsed at the gold mine in the northern Mexican state of...

Four people die trying to board boat in Channel crossing attempt

Four people have died off the coast of northern France after attempting to cross the English Channel, local authorities have said. Two men and two...

Gambia appoints British barrister to prosecute gruesome Jammeh-era crimes

British barrister Martin Hackett has been appointed as The Gambia's first special prosecutor to try those responsible for human rights abuses carried out during...

US and Iran agree to two-week ceasefire brokered by Pakistan

The United States and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire brokered by Pakistan, potentially suspending a six-week-old war that has killed thousands, spread across...

Ghanaian jailed in UK for processing ‘koobi’ from his residential flat

Watford Borough Council has successfully secured a conviction following a lengthy and complex two-year investigation into illegal fish processing taking place in a residential...

Oil slides below $100 after Trump announces two-week ceasefire

Oil fell below $100 per barrel on Wednesday after U.S. President Donald Trump said he had agreed to a two-week ceasefire with Iran, subject to the immediate and safe...

One dead as train travelling 99mph collides with lorry in France

A train driver has died after his high-speed passenger train collided with a lorry at a level crossing in France while travelling at an...

Russia confirms deaths of 16 Cameroonians fighting in Ukraine war, Yaounde says

Cameroon said Russian authorities have confirmed the deaths of 16 Cameroonians fighting against Ukraine, the first time ​the Central African country has spoken about...