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‘It’s just better!’ Trump says Coca-Cola to change key US ingredient

President Donald Trump says Coca-Cola has agreed to use real cane sugar in its drinks sold in the US. Coca-Cola uses corn syrup in its...

Obamas joke about divorce rumours: ‘It was touch and go for a while’

Former President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama are addressing rumours about a divorce head-on in an episode of her podcast released Wednesday. “She took...

Israel bombs Syrian Army HQ in Damascus

Israel has struck the headquarters of the Syrian Ministry of Defence and close to the presidential palace in the capital Damascus, dramatically escalating on...

US inflation rises as tariffs drive up prices

US inflation jumped last month as President Donald Trump's tariffs took hold, pushing up prices for items from clothing to coffee. Consumer prices rose 2.7%...

Nigeria bids farewell to former leader Buhari with burial in home state

Nigeria's former President Muhammad Buhari was buried on Tuesday in the backyard of his home in northern Katsina state, as residents climbed trees to...

Trump launches probe into Brazil’s ‘unfair’ trade practices

The Trump administration says it has launched an investigation into Brazil's "unfair" trading practices. It will include the Brazilian government's policies "related to digital trade...

Meta to spend hundreds of billions to build AI data centres

Meta's founder, Mark Zuckerberg, has said the social media giant will spend hundreds of billions of dollars on building huge AI data centres in...

WHO recommends twice-a-year HIV prevention shot

The World Health Organization (WHO) is now recommending that countries include an newly approved HIV drug for prevention, lenacapavir, as a tool in their...

K-drama star Kang Seo Ha dies aged 31 after cancer battle

South Korean drama star Kang Seo Ha has died from cancer at the age of 31. The popular actress, known for her roles in Heart Surgeons (2018) and...

I’m ‘disappointed but not done’ with Putin, Trump tells BBC

Donald Trump has said that he is disappointed but not done with Vladimir Putin, in an exclusive phone call with the BBC. The US president...

Musk’s Grok signs $200m deal with Pentagon days after antisemitism row

The Pentagon has signed a multi-million dollar deal to begin using Elon Musk's artificial intelligence chatbot, Grok, as part of a wider rollout of...

Teddy bear made from fake human skin leads to California arrest

A man in California has been arrested after police say he staged a "macabre teddy bear" made to look as if it were constructed...

Beyoncé’s unreleased music stolen from car during Cowboy Carter tour

Unreleased music by Beyoncé was among several items stolen from a vehicle in Atlanta just days before the singer's four-night Cowboy Carter tour stop...

Trump threatens ‘very severe’ tariffs against Russia if no Ukraine deal within 50 days

US Donald Trump says he is "very, very unhappy" with Russia and has announced plans to deliver "top-of-the-line" weapons to Ukraine, via Nato. The US president...

Police identify suspect in shooting of Ghanaian woman in Canada

A 17-year-old boy is wanted for murder and attempted murder after an innocent bystander was slain and another person was injured during a shooting...

Don’t vilify Air India crash crew: Indian pilots’ association

An association of Indian pilots has defended the crew of the Air India Flight 171 which crashed in June, killing 260 people. The Indian Commercial...

Trump will be hosted by King at Windsor during second state visit

Donald Trump has formally accepted an invitation from King Charles III to join him and Queen Camilla for an unprecedented second state visit, Buckingham...

EU delays retaliatory trade tariffs against US

The EU's retaliatory tariffs on US exports have been delayed again, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has announced. The countermeasures, which were due...

Judge orders Trump administration to stop immigration arrests without probable cause in Southern California

A federal judge on Friday found that the Department of Homeland Security has been making stops and arrests in Los Angeles immigration raids without probable...

French prisoner escapes in fellow inmate’s bag, officials say

A man has escaped a French prison by hiding in the bag of a fellow inmate who was leaving prison after serving their sentence,...

Ghanaian woman shot and killed in Canada

A promising life has been tragically cut short in Hamilton, Canada, as a Ghanaian woman, Belinda Sarkodie, was shot and killed by unknown assailants...

Madagascar sentences paedophile to surgical castration for raping a six-year-old girl

A court in Madagascar has sentenced a man to surgical castration for the rape of a child in 2024, a judicial official said, in...

Judge blocks Trump’s birthright order after Supreme Court ruling

A US judge has once again blocked President Donald Trump from implementing an executive order ending birthright citizenship for some US residents as a...

Six things Trump should know about Liberia after he praised leader’s ‘good English’

US President Donald Trump has praised Liberian President Joseph Boakai for speaking "good English" and asked him where he went to school. What Trump might...

Original Birkin bag shatters record with £7m sale

The original Birkin bag, which set the template for arguably the most coveted accessory in fashion history, has been bought for €8.6m (£7.4m; $10.1m),...

Swedish minister reveals teenage son linked to extremist groups

Sweden's migration minister says he will not resign after it was revealed his teenage son has links to white supremacist groups. Johan Forssell confirmed on...

‘You need to shape up’: Trump’s pick for Singapore envoy grilled in Senate

The nominee for the US ambassador to Singapore, Anjani Sinha, drew criticism during his Senate confirmation hearing when he struggled to answer questions about...

Trump asks Liberian president where he learned English, his country’s official language

President Donald Trump was basking in the praise of a group of African leaders on Wednesday, many of them speaking a different language, when the...

Court sets October 3 for Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ sentencing

Sean “Diddy” Combs will be sentenced in a hearing set to be held October 3. Last week, Combs was found guilty on two counts of transportation to engage...

New U.S. visa rules: Most Ghanaians now limited to single-entry, 3-month visas

The United States government has revised its visa reciprocity policy for Ghana, significantly limiting the duration and number of entries permitted under most non-immigrant...

Former British PM Rishi Sunak takes job at Goldman Sachs

Former British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has joined Goldman Sachs as a senior advisor. Sunak, who resigned as PM in July 2024, will work part-time...

Hospitals in Kenya capital, nearby town vandalised during protests

At least two hospitals in Kenya sustained damage during protests to mark the 35th anniversary of pro-democracy rallies, witnesses and hospital officials said on...

Mali plans to sell gold reserves at Barrick complex to fund operations

The Malian court-appointed administrator of Barrick Mining's Loulo-Gounkoto complex plans to sell one metric ton of gold from the site's storeroom as operations commence again...

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs to be sentenced on October 3

A federal judge on Tuesday said Sean "Diddy" Combs will be sentenced on October 3 after the music mogul was convicted on charges of...

Russian minister sacked by Putin found dead

Russia's Investigative Committee says former Russian transport minister Roman Starovoit has been found dead, apparently with a self-inflicted gunshot wound. He was dismissed earlier on...

Measles cases in the US reach 33-year high

The number of reported measles cases in the US has reached a 33-year high, with nearly 1,300 confirmed infections across the country as of...

At least 11 dead in Kenya protests as central Nairobi sealed off

At least eleven people have been killed during anti-government protests in Kenya and 567 arrested, police said. Police opened fire on demonstrators, and earlier Dr...

Trump signs executive order extending tariff deadline to August 1

U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday extending the date on which so-called "reciprocal" tariffs will take effect to August 1. The previous...

Deportation looms for Ghanaian students in UK as scholarship support collapses

President of the Ghana PhD Cohort, Prince Bansah, has raised alarm over the worsening plight of Ghanaian government-sponsored students in the United Kingdom, describing...

Princess Duncan receives honorary doctorate from Prowess University, USA

Princess Duncan, a fast-rising force in Ghana’s business and humanitarian space, has been awarded an honorary doctorate by Prowess University, Delaware, USA. Despite her young...