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Renewed hope as latest HIV treatment yields positive results

Scientists say they have successfully eliminated HIV from infected cells, using Nobel Prize-winning Crispr gene-editing technology. Working like scissors, but at the molecular level, it...

Dr Dre inducted into Hollywood Walk of Fame

A star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame was unveiled Tuesday honoring Dr. Dre for his career as a performer, producer, founder and CEO of Aftermath...

Supreme Court says Texas can arrest and jail migrants

The Supreme Court has allowed Texas to enforce one of the toughest immigration laws enacted by any US state in recent memory. The measure allows...

Trump needs a $464m bond in six days. What if he can’t get it?

Donald Trump's lawyers are asking a New York court to put a $464m (£365m) fine in a civil fraud case on hold, as the...

Entire Gaza population facing acute hunger – US

Gaza's two million people are experiencing "severe levels of acute food insecurity", US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said. This was first time an...

Methane emissions from fossil fuels to decline by around 50% by 2030 if…

Methane emissions from fossil fuels will be decreased by about 50 per cent by 2030 if methane policies and promises made by countries and...

Ex-police officers sentenced to nearly 20 years in Mississippi torture case

Two former Mississippi police officers have been sentenced to a total of 37 years for their role in torturing two black men in their...

Mother who left her child alone to party for 10 days bags life imprisonment

An Ohio woman who left her 16-month-old daughter alone for more than a week while she vacationed, leading to the girl’s death, was sentenced...

6 ex-police officers to be sentenced in Mississippi for torture of black men

Six former Mississippi police officers are due to be sentenced for torturing two black men in their own home. The victims were beaten, shocked with...

African states must respect constitutional rule – Akufo-Addo

The African Union (AU) member states should strive to uphold their respective national constitutions, President Akufo-Addo has advised. The leaders, he said, were also expected...

SB4: Supreme Court blocks Texas police from arresting migrants

The US Supreme Court has again blocked a Texas immigration law that President Joe Biden's administration has called unconstitutional from taking effect. SB4 would...

Trump unable to get $464m bond in New York fraud case, his lawyers say

Donald Trump cannot find a private company to guarantee the $464m (£365m) he has been ordered to pay in a New York civil fraud...

‘Only God can change this place’: Haitians see no end to spiraling violence

"Port-au-Prince is in panic mode," a friend in the Haitian capital texted me. Residents of Petionville, a wealthier area of of the city, are shaken...

Terrorists kidnap 87 in Nigeria

Terrorists on Sunday night kidnapped 87 people after launching a fresh attack on the Kajuru-Station community in Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State,...

AU urged to prevent ECOWAS withdrawals amid rising unconstitutional changes of govt

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has urged the African Union to work closely with the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to devise...

Uber agrees $178m payout to Australia taxi drivers

Uber has agreed to pay A$271.8m ($178.3m; £140m) to settle a lawsuit in Australia, according to a law firm for taxi operators and drivers. Maurice...

The WhatsApp group that saved women trafficked

BBC Africa Eye investigates how a WhatsApp group helped save more than 50 Malawian women trafficked to Oman to work in slave-like conditions. Warning: Some...

Military takeovers will not be tolerated – African Union

The African Union has strongly cautioned against military coups throughout the continent, stressing the importance of preserving peace and democracy as essential drivers of...

Russian election: Putin claims landslide and scorns US democracy

Vladimir Putin was always going to claim his fifth term as president with a landslide, faced with three other candidates all rubber-stamped by the...

Russia election: Putin thanks citizens of Russia and claims win

President Vladimir Putin says his win in the election will allow Russia to become stronger and more effective. Speaking at his campaign headquarters, Putin says:...

Workaholics Anonymous: The people who say they can’t leave work alone

Playwright James Graham has told Desert Island Discs how he turned to Workaholics Anonymous for help after realising work addiction had become a problem...

Niger ends military agreement with US, calls it ‘profoundly unfair’

Niger’s military government announced that it has ended an accord with the US that allowed military personnel and civilian staff from the Department of Defense to operate in Niger – days...

Russia election: Arrests for vandalism as ballot boxes targeted in Putin vote

Several people have been detained for vandalism at polling stations on the first day of voting in presidential elections, Russian officials say. Incidents involved green...

Israel downplays truce prospects after Hamas response

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu has downplayed the chances of a truce in Gaza after Hamas gave what it called a "comprehensive vision" to mediators. Mr...

Israel-Gaza conflict: Israeli Ambassador to Ghana calls for action on alleged sexual violence

Israeli Ambassador to Ghana, Shlomit Sufa, has called for concerted efforts to support victims of the Israel-Gaza conflict, particularly women affected by the events...

North Korea bans keeping dogs as pets unless citizens plan to eat or skin them

North Koreans risk the wrath of the regime if they keep dogs as pets, Pyongyang has decreed, warning that canines should only be kept...

James Crumbley: Father of Michigan school gunman convicted of manslaughter

The father of a Michigan school gunman who killed four students has been convicted of manslaughter. The trial heard that James Crumbley, 47, had ignored...

Judge rejects Trump motion to dismiss classified documents case

A Florida judge has rejected a motion from former US President Donald Trump to dismiss a classified documents case against him. His attorneys argued...

Top Democrat Chuck Schumer calls for new Israel election as rift grows

US Senate majority leader Chuck Schumer has called for Israel to hold elections to replace Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, as cracks appear in a...

Hundreds rescued from love scam centre in the Philippines

Hundreds of people have been rescued from a scam centre in the Philippines that made them pose as lovers online. Police said they raided the...

China says TikTok ban would ‘come back to bite’ the US

China has warned that a proposed ban on TikTok would "come back to bite" the US, as lawmakers approved a bill that could lead...

Donald Trump’s Georgia judge dismisses some criminal charges

The judge overseeing an election interference case against Donald Trump in Georgia has thrown out some criminal charges, but left most in place. Judge...

UN agency says Gaza aid centre hit by Israeli forces

The UN agency for Palestinian refugees says a member of staff was killed and 22 others were injured when Israeli forces hit a food...

Man who lived in iron lungs for over 70 years dies

The polio survivor known as "the man in the iron lung" has died at the age of 78. Paul Alexander contracted polio in 1952 when...

Man dies after falling at his engagement party

An Australian police officer’s engagement party turned into a tragedy when he fell, cut his neck and died in front of his fiancée and...

Defamation case against Meghan Markle brought by half-sister dismissed in US

A US judge has dismissed a defamation case brought against the Duchess of Sussex by her half-sister. Samantha Markle was suing Meghan over comments she...

Declaration de Chaillot adopted at maiden Buildings and Climate Global Forum in Paris

Representatives from 70 countries adopted the Declaration of Chaillot at the inaugural Buildings and Climate Global Forum in Paris, France. The Declaration de Chaillot is...

Gaza war: First aid ship sets off from Cyprus

A Spanish ship towing a barge loaded with 200 tonnes of desperately needed food supplies for Palestinians in Gaza has finally set sail from...

The gangsters and rebels jostling over power in Haiti

An ex-cop who likes to give news conferences while wielding a high-powered rifle and a young criminal as fond of starring in rap videos...

Israel-Gaza war: David Cameron says BBC report into Nasser hospital raid ‘very disturbing’

David Cameron has said the BBC report about Palestinian medical staff in Gaza being beaten and humiliated by Israeli troops is "very disturbing". The...