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South Korea makes N Korean defector Vice Minister

Former North Korean diplomat Tae Yong-ho has been named the new leader of South Korea's presidential advisory council on unification. This makes him the highest-ranking...

Journalist told to pay damages for mocking Italian PM’s height

An Italian journalist has been ordered to pay Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni damages of €5,000 (£4,210) over social media posts making fun of her...

Trump recounts shooting in marathon Republican convention speech

Donald Trump told the Republican National Convention he was "not supposed to be here," reflecting during a marathon speech on a recent attempt on...

Mass IT outage affects airlines, media and banks

A raft of global institutions - including major banks, media outlets and airlines - have reported a mass IT outage, affecting their ability to...

Joe Biden tests positive for COVID 19

Joe Biden has tested positive for Covid-19 and is suffering mild symptoms, the White House has said. Karine Jean-Pierre, his press secretary, said the US...

Kagame wins Rwanda vote in landslide – partial results

Rwandan President Paul Kagame is on course to extend his 24-year rule by another five years in a landslide victory, with most of the...

Woman chops off husband’s penis for moaning another woman’s name during sex

A furious wife has hacked off her husband's penis after he allegedly said another woman's name during sex. The unnamed couple, who are from Baguio...

Worth $600 million: Here’s why the most expensive ‘Wedding of the Year’ took over the internet

Anant Ambani, the son of Asian billionaire Mukesh Ambani, recently hosted a wedding that captivated the internet and earned the title of the world's...

Southgate resigns after England’s Euro 2024 loss

England manager Gareth Southgate has resigned after a second consecutive European Championship final defeat. The Three Lions lost 2-1 to Spain in Berlin on Sunday,...

I live in a rented house – Dangote

Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, has said the house he stays in whenever he is in the Federal Capital Territory is not his personal...

ECOWAS Court strikes out suit seeking to hold Ghana liable for Jammeh/Gambia killings in 2005

The ECOWAS Court of Justice has ruled as inadmissible, three of the four grounds of a suit filed by the son of a deceased...

Shooting was an assassination attempt against Trump, FBI says

Former President Donald Trump was injured Saturday evening during his rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, in what the FBI says was an assassination attempt. The gunman...

Ambanis: Meet the family with a $122 billion fortune who are behind the grand Indian wedding

For the last few months, Asia’s richest man Mukesh Ambani has been grabbing the spotlight in India. It's not because he has completed a major...

I cannot forgive Mugabe’s soldiers – massacre survivor

An astounding number of mass graves surround Thabani Dhlamini’s home in south-western Zimbabwe. One pointed out to the BBC lies near the ablution block at...

Five jailed for Ecuador presidential candidate’s murder

Five people linked to one of Ecuador's biggest criminal gangs have been jailed for the murder of presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio last year. Mr Villavicencio,...

Unilever to slash a third of European workforce

Unilever plans to cut a third of its office-based roles in Europe by the end of 2025, the consumer goods giant has said. It comes...

School building collapse in Nigeria leaves several dead, over 100 trapped

A number of children have died and more than 100 others are trapped after a school building collapsed in Nigeria’s central Plateau state, local...

Kim and Khloé Kardashian sparkle in traditional Indian outfits at Ambani wedding

Kim and Khloé take India. The Kardashian sisters brought big-time bling to Mumbai Friday, stepping out for Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant’s star-studded wedding in traditional Indian...

UK police launch manhunt after human remains found in suitcases

British police have launched a manhunt after two suitcases containing human remains were discovered on Clifton Suspension Bridge in the southwestern city of Bristol. Avon and Somerset Police said on Thursday that it received a call at 11:57...

Ghanaian man living in UK since 1977 can stay – Home Office

A retired shopkeeper who was told he was not British despite living in the UK for nearly 50 years can stay for good, the...

Kenya’s President Ruto dissolves entire cabinet

Kenyan President William Ruto fired his entire cabinet on Thursday. Only the Deputy President and Prime Cabinet Secretary were spared. Ruto said public sentiment following widespread...

Israel tells ‘everyone in Gaza City’ to leave

The Israeli military has told all residents of Gaza City to evacuate south to the central Gaza Strip, amid intensified operations in the north. Leaflets...

Ugandan TikToker jailed for insulting President

A Ugandan court has sentenced a 24-year-old man to six years in prison for insulting the president and the first family through his video...

UAE police withdraw woman’s attempted suicide charge

Police in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have withdrawn the charges against Irish woman Tori Towey and have closed the case, it has been...

Mali advises airlines to refuel elsewhere due to aviation fuel shortage

Mali is currently unable to refuel commercial aircraft in its capital Bamako due to fuel shortages and is asking airlines to refuel elsewhere until...

We don’t have to repay UK for axed deal – Rwanda

Rwanda has said it is not required to refund the UK after a multi-million-pound migrant deal between the two countries was scrapped. New UK Prime...

France’s former first lady charged with fraud, evidence concealment in Gaddafi funding case

France's former first lady, Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, has been charged over an election funding scandal dating back to 2007 involving cash from the then Libyan...

Man caught smuggling 100 snakes in his trousers [Video]

A man tried to smuggle more than 100 live snakes into mainland China by stuffing them in his trousers, according to custom officials. The unnamed...

Israel calls for Gaza City evacuation

Israel has dropped leaflets on Wednesday telling residents of Gaza City to move south. International organizations have warned that the escape routes are "chaotic"...

Nigeria: Fuel shortage, queues worsen in Lagos, Abuja, others

Nigeria’s fuel shortage appears to have worsened, yesterday, as filling stations ran out of stocks, thus shutting their gates against motorists and other users...

Mountaineer’s body found by fellow US climbers 22 years after going missing in Peru

The body of an American mountaineer has been discovered by a pair of fellow US climbers 22 years after he went missing following an...

Biden opens NATO summit by announcing new air defenses for Ukraine

  President Joe Biden on Tuesday announced plans to supply new air defenses to Ukraine in a speech opening the NATO summit – providing much-needed support...

Woman who received pig kidney transplant and heart pump dies

  Lisa Pisano, the first person to receive a mechanical heart pump as well as a gene-edited pig kidney, died Sunday, according to NYU Langone Health, where...

Tanzanian artist freed after burning president’s picture on social media

A young Tanzanian portrait artist who was convicted last week of cybercrimes has been released from prison after social media users raised more than...

John Cena announces retirement from wrestling

US actor and wrestler John Cena has announced he is retiring from competing in World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) events. Cena made the surprise announcement to...

Man bites snake to death for attacking him in his sleep

A man in India bit a snake after it attacked him, resulting in the snake's death. The 35-year-old railway worker, Santosh Lohar was working in...

Senegal’s leader asked to reunite ECOWAS bloc split by coups

Senegal’s President Basirou Diomaye Faye, Africa’s youngest, is suddenly faced with the huge challenge of reuniting a weakened regional bloc that is older than...

West African bloc says it risks disintegration if junta-led states leave

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) said on Sunday the region risked disintegration and worsening insecurity after junta-led Burkina Faso, Mali and...

US troops pull out of Niger’s Air Base 101

The U.S. military withdrew its personnel from Niger's Air Base 101 near the airport in the capital Niamey on Sunday, ahead of its exit...

Napoleon’s pistols sell for €1.69m at auction

Two pistols owned by the French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte, with which he once intended to kill himself, have been sold at auction for €1.69m...