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Afghanistan: Taliban bans women from universities amid condemnation

The Taliban has banned women from universities in Afghanistan, sparking international condemnation and despair among young people in the country. The higher education minister made...

First pictures of King Charles banknotes revealed

The new look of banknotes featuring the image of King Charles has been unveiled by the Bank of England. The portrait will be the only...

Custody of sick business mogul Asuma Banda causes huge family fight

Several videos on social media have exposed a big misunderstanding within the family of one of Ghana’s wealthiest businessmen, Alhaji Asuma Banda. The frail and...

Nigeria election: Peter Obi’s campaign chief convicted for money laundering

A Nigerian High Court in the capital, Abuja, has found the campaign leader for high-profile presidential candidate Peter Obi guilty of money laundering. Doyin Okupe...

Elon Musk: Twitter users vote in favour of boss resigning

Twitter users have voted in favour of Elon Musk stepping down as the platform’s chief executive after the billionaire ran a poll on his...

Ukraine: Russia to deploy musicians to front to boost morale

Russia says it will deploy musicians to the front lines of its war in Ukraine in a bid to boost morale. The defence ministry announced...

Elon Musk starts banning critical journalists from Twitter

Twitter has suspended the accounts of several prominent reporters who cover Elon Musk, including Ryan Mac of The New York Times, CNN’s Donie O’Sullivan, The Washington Post’s Drew...

Sudanese woman jailed 6 months for kissing man

A Sudanese woman charged with adultery has had her life spared and will instead spend six months behind bars after she admitted to kissing...

Ghana concerned about activities of Russian mercenaries at Burkina border – Akufo-Addo

President Nana Akufo-Addo has expressed concerns about Russian mercenaries' activities on Ghana's northern border with Burkina Faso. President-Akufo-Addo, who is in Washington for the US-Africa...

Twitter suspends reporters from WashPost, NYT, others who wrote about Elon Musk

Twitter suddenly suspended a host of the nation’s preeminent tech journalists on Thursday, many of whom have reported about billionaire Elon Musk’s chaotic leadership at...

Nigerian sheikh sentenced to death for blasphemy

A Sharia court in the northern Nigerian state of Kano has sentenced a prominent Islamic cleric to death by hanging, after finding him guilty...

New Zealand passes world-first tobacco law to ban smoking for next generation

New Zealand has introduced a steadily rising smoking age to stop those aged 14 and under from ever being able to legally buy cigarettes...

Elon Musk taking legal action over Twitter account that tracks his private jet

Elon Musk says he is taking legal action against the holder of a Twitter account that tracks his private jet, arguing it put his...

Boy run over and killed after France World Cup win

A 14-year-old boy has been run over and killed in the southern French city of Montpellier shortly after France's World Cup semi-final victory over...

Scientists find clitorises on female snakes

Scientists have discovered that snakes do have clitorises, shattering a long-held assumption that the females didn't have a sexual organ. Research published Wednesday provides the...

Retired Anglican Bishop who converted to Catholicism to be ordained priest

A former Bishop of Rochester, Dr Michael Nazir-Ali, was received into the Roman Catholic Church last month, the Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham...

Let’s help make Africa the place for investment and prosperity – Akufo-Addo

President Nana Akufo-Addo has urged the African diaspora to help change the African narrative, which has been characterised largely by a concentration on disease,...

Millions in Western aid flowed to churches in Ghana despite years of campaigning against LGBTQI+ rights – CNN Investigation reveals

An exclusive CNN investigation has found that some Western governments who pledged to support LGBTQI+ rights have also funded supporters of a controversial bill...

Let’s make Africa a hub for investment & prosperity – Akufo-Addo

The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has urged the African diaspora to help change the African narrative, which has been characterised...

Akufo-Addo urges African leaders to stop ‘begging’

President Nana Akufo-Addo has said that African countries must wean themselves off "begging" the West to earn global respect and change poor perceptions about...

Liberian prison turns away new inmates

Liberia’s largest prison, the Monrovia Central Prison, has begun turning away new inmates due to overcrowding and fears of disease outbreak, the justice ministry...

Spend less on Christmas, send difference to Ukrainians – Pope urges

Pope Francis on Wednesday urged people to spend less on Christmas celebrations and gifts this year and send the difference to Ukrainians to help...

Meghan Thee Stallion testifies Tory Lanez shot her

Megan Thee Stallion has described in emotional courtroom testimony her “shock” as fellow rapper Tory Lanez allegedly opened fire on her. “I can’t believe I...

US imposes sanctions on Zimbabwe president’s son

The US has imposed financial sanctions on four Zimbabweans, including the son of President Emmerson Mnangagwa. It accuses Emmerson Mnangagwa Junior of being linked to...

Kenyan athlete receives Olympic medal 10 years late

Ten years after finishing fourth in the 800m final at the 2012 Olympic Games in London, Kenya’s Pamela Jelimo has received a bronze medal. Jelimo,...

Drug users caught on camera collecting drugs from a manhole

A San Francisco resident recorded a group of drug users gathered indiscreetly around an open manhole appearing to collect hidden drugs. In the video one...

US imposes sanctions on Zimbabwe President’s son

The US has imposed financial sanctions on four Zimbabweans, including the son of President Emmerson Mnangagwa. It accuses Emmerson Mnangagwa Junior of being linked to...

Harry and Meghan on Netflix: They lied to protect my brother, claims Harry

“They were happy to lie to protect my brother, they were never willing to tell the truth to protect us,” says Prince Harry in...

My son was beaten over refusal to fight in Ukraine – Russian father

When his son was sent to fight in Ukraine, Sergei begged him not to go. "You've got relatives there. Just refuse," Sergei recalls telling Stas,...

Kwasi Kwarteng says he got carried away as chancellor

Former chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng says he “got carried away” when he announced a huge package of ill-fated tax cuts alongside former PM Liz Truss. Mr...

Ukraine war: US says Iran now Russia’s ‘top military backer’

Russia and Iran’s relationship has warmed to a fully-fledged defence partnership, the US has said. Russia is giving an unprecedented level of military support, said...

George Floyd: Ex-officer J Alexander Kueng sentenced for manslaughter

A former Minneapolis police officer who knelt on George Floyd’s back has been sentenced to three-and-a-half years in prison for his role in Mr...

France makes condoms free for 18 to 25-year-olds

Young people in France will have free access to condoms from January, in a bid to minimise the spread of sexually transmitted infections (STIs). The...

Gunmen kidnap Nigerian politician’s wife and children

Gunmen in the northern Nigerian state of Zamfara have abducted the entire family of a local state politician.  Residents say the kidnappers broke into the...

Massive reaction as Ghanaian woman marries Indian man in a glamorous ceremony

A beautiful Ghanaian woman who walked down the aisle in a beautiful ceremony over the weekend has become the talk of the town. The...

Celine Dion reveals incurable condition, postpones tour dates

Celine Dion has revealed she has been diagnosed with Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS), a rare neurological disorder with features of an autoimmune disease. The French...

World’s longest-serving President starts 6th term

The world’s longest-serving head of state, the president of Equatorial Guinea, has been sworn in for a sixth term in office. Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo,...

Harry and Meghan on Netflix: Royals ‘didn’t understand need to protect Meghan’

Some royals questioned why Meghan should be protected from press harassment, Prince Harry has claimed in the couple’s new Netflix documentary. Harry said some members...

Russia frees WNBA star Brittney Griner in prisoner swap; US releases arms dealer Viktor Bout

Russia freed WNBA star Brittney Griner on Thursday in a dramatic high-level prisoner exchange, with the U.S. releasing notorious Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout,...

Elon Musk briefly loses title as world’s richest man

 Twitter owner and Tesla (TSLA.O) boss Elon Musk briefly lost his title as the world's richest person on Wednesday, according to Forbes, following a steep drop...