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Legal win for son tricked into moving to Ghana by parents

A teenager who was tricked into going to boarding school in Ghana has won a significant legal victory against his own parents. The 14-year-old boy,...

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ lawyer makes his ex-girlfriend read loving texts until she cries

A defence lawyer for hip-hop entrepreneur Sean “Diddy” Combs had his ex-girlfriend read aloud a slew of loving text messages she’d sent him over the...

Global oil prices soar after Israel attacks Iran

Global oil prices jumped after Israel said it had struck Iran, in a dramatic escalation of tensions in the Middle East. Benchmark oil contracts, Brent...

Watchdog warns allergy sufferers about Dubai chocolate

The UK food watchdog has warned people with allergies not to buy imported Dubai chocolate if they have any doubts about ingredients because of...

Pope names Chinese bishop as he keeps historic Vatican-Beijing accord

Pope Leo XIV has appointed the first Chinese bishop of his papacy, signalling that he will continue a historic agreement that sought to improve...

London-bound flight with 242 passengers crashes after takeoff in Ahmedabad

An Air India flight with at least 242 people on board crashed shortly after takeoff in India's Ahmedabad, police and the airline said on...

Trump says rare earths deal ‘done’ with China

Talks aimed at cooling tensions between the US and China have ended in a "deal", according to US President Donald Trump. He said China had...

“They went too far” – Elon Musk says he regrets some comments he made about Trump

Tech billionaire Elon Musk on Wednesday, June 11, expressed regret over a series of social media posts he made about U.S. President Donald Trump...

US-China talks end with plan for Trump and Xi to approve

The US and China say they have agreed in principle to a framework for de-escalating trade tensions between the world's two biggest economies. US Commerce...

Climate Change & Sustainability: Kenneth Awotwe Darko champions equitable forest finance at Hamburg Sustainability Conference 2025

At the Hamburg Sustainability Conference (HSC) 2025, Ghanaian moderator Kenneth Awotwe Darko steered a critical conversation on forest finance, ensuring Indigenous Peoples and Local...

RFK Jr sacks entire US vaccine committee

US Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr, a vaccine sceptic, has removed all 17 members of a committee that issues official government recommendations on...

Russia says plan to boost role in Africa includes ‘sensitive’ security ties

Russia plans to step up cooperation with African countries, including in "sensitive areas" such as defence and security, the Kremlin said on Monday. Russian mercenary...

World fertility rates in ‘unprecedented decline’, UN says

Namrata Nangia and her husband have been toying with the idea of having another child since their five-year-old daughter was born. But it always...

British soldier arrested in Kenya over rape allegation

A UK soldier has been accused of raping a woman near a British army training camp in Kenya where another soldier was previously accused...

Trump-Musk row heightens fears over NASA budget cuts

The row between US President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk over a major spending bill has exacerbated uncertainty over the future of NASA's...

Trump’s travel ban on Togo, other 11 countries goes into effect today

U.S. President Donald Trump's order banning citizens of 12 countries from entering the United States goes into effect at 12:01 am ET (0401 GMT)...

Colombian senator shot two times during campaign rally

Colombian Sen. Miguel Uribe Turbay, a possible candidate in the country’s presidential election next year, was shot and wounded at a campaign rally in...

‘Massive’ Russian strike days after air base attacks

Russia launched a "massive" drone and missile strike on Ukraine's capital and other areas early on Friday, days after Ukraine's surprise attack on its...

Trump and Elon Musk trade insults as row erupts in public view

The rift between US President Donald Trump and his former adviser Elon Musk has erupted into the open, with each trading insults after the...

Vietnam scraps two-child policy amid falling birth rate

Vietnam abolished its long-standing two-child limit Tuesday to try and reverse declining birth rates and ease the pressures of an aging population. The National Assembly...

EU Commission gives Bulgaria green light to use euro

The European Commission on Wednesday gave Bulgaria the green light to use the euro, with the government in Sofia now set to introduce the...

Trump administration plans $1,000 fee to fast-track tourist visas, memo says

The Trump administration is considering a $1,000 fee for tourists and other non-immigrant visa applicants seeking an expedited interview appointment, though government lawyers have...

Trump signs proclamation to restrict student visas at Harvard

U.S. President Donald Trump signed a proclamation to restrict foreign student visas at Harvard University, the White House said on Wednesday, amid an escalating...

Deadly mushroom lunch cook tells court she threw up toxic meal

An Australian woman on trial for murder says she threw up the toxic mushroom meal which killed her relatives, after binge-eating dessert. Erin Patterson has...

UK temporarily spared from Trump’s 50% metal tariffs

The UK has been temporarily spared from US President Donald Trump's executive order doubling steel and aluminium tariffs from 25% to 50%. The order signed...

These Americans are done with Trump. So they’re leaving America

Kevin and Jessica Cellura had just 48 hours in December to make an enormous family decision. The couple, who both work as teachers, had to...

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs paid hotel security officer to hand over video, jury hears

Sean "Diddy" Combs paid a hotel security officer to hand over surveillance footage that showed the hip-hop mogul violently attacking his then-girlfriend Casandra Ventura, in...

Bomb blast kills nine at Nigeria bus park in Borno

At least nine people were killed in a blast at a bus park in northeastern Nigeria, blamed on a bomb planted by suspected militants...

Unpacking the South African land law that so inflames Trump

South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa is at the centre of a political firestorm after he approved a law that gives the state the power...

Trump’s Justice Department examining pardons issued by Biden

A senior official in Republican U.S. President Donald Trump's Justice Department told staff on Monday that he has been directed to investigate clemency granted by...

Conservative historian wins Polish presidential vote

With all votes counted, Right-wing historian Karol Nawrocki has been elected Poland's new president, the state electoral commission (PKW) said. PKW said Nawrocki won 50.9%...

U.S. Military Chief urges African-led security response to expanding terror threat

The Commander of U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), General Michael E. Langley, has called for a united African-led security response to the growing threat of...

US court won’t lift judge’s block on Trump’s government overhaul

A U.S. appeals court on Friday refused to allow President Donald Trump's administration to carry out mass layoffs of federal workers and a restructuring of...

Three dead after fire in elderly ward at Hamburg hospital

Three people have died after a fire broke out overnight at a hospital ward caring for elderly people in Hamburg. The north German city's fire...

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs raped and attacked ex-assistant – Court told

A former assistant of rap mogul Sean 'Diddy' Combs has told a New York court that he repeatedly sexually assaulted her while she was...

Judge blocks Trump’s effort to restrict foreign students at Harvard – for now

Harvard University won a reprieve in its fight to enrol international students, after the Trump administration appeared to walk back its initial decertification and...

Washington Embassy Saga: Fred Kwarteng breaks silence on alleged corruption [Listen]

Former Head of Information Technology (IT) at Ghana's Embassy in Washington D.C., Fred Kwarteng, has denied any involvement in corruption after being implicated in...

Giant of African literature Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o dies aged 87

Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o, who has died aged 87, was a titan of modern African literature - a storyteller who refused to be bound by jail,...

Ghana’s Embassy in Washington DC reopens today

The Ghana Embassy in Washington, D.C. is expected to reopen for full consular and administrative services today, May 29. In an earlier statement, the Ministry...

Fleeing US deportations, it took this family three tries to enter Canada

The Rainbow Bridge, which crosses the Niagara River between the United States and Canada, has for decades been a symbol of peace connecting the...