A female civil servant’s response to a schoolgirl’s request for free sanitary pads has sparked backlash in India.
The teenager made the request at a...
Russia's Vladimir Putin will hold a signing ceremony on Friday formally annexing four more areas of Ukraine after self-styled referendums condemned by Ukraine and...
Colombian music star Shakira will stand trial in a Spanish court for allegations of tax fraud amounting to €14.5m (£12.9m).
A Barcelona court has ordered...
Apple has removed the iOS apps belonging to VK, the technology conglomerate behind Russia’s version of Facebook called VKontakte, from its App Store globally.
In...
Basketball's world governing body has launched an investigation after a fight broke out among Mali players at the Women's World Cup in Australia.
One member...
The American space agency's Dart probe has smashed into an asteroid, destroying itself in the process.
The collision was intentional and designed to test whether...
Police in Nigeria have arrested a suspected notorious kidnapper known for flaunting his wealth on social media.
Many knew John Lyon as a banker whose...
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Pfizer Inc (PFE.N), Albert Bourla, said on Saturday he tested positive for COVID-19."I’m feeling well and symptom free," Bourla...
As the world’s richest billionaires’ ranking continues to shift, with the most recent offset being the emergence of Indian billionaire Gautam Adani as the...
Britain’s prestigious Cambridge University has admitted it benefited from the trans-Atlantic slave trade, which ran from the 16th to the 19th Century and involved...
Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates remain committed to working together to make a difference.
The billionaire philanthropists, who finalised their divorce in August 2021 after 27 years of...
Veteran CNN journalist Christiane Amanpour cancelled an interview with Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi after he demanded she wears a headscarf for their meeting in...
Andriy Yarmolenko, captain of the Ukrainian football team, has called for Russia to be "isolated on every level" from sport.
UEFA announced this week that...
President Nana Akufo-Addo has recounted the devastating effect of the Russian-Ukraine war on African countries.
According to him, as African countries struggle to revive their...
Two people have been left dead after a powerful earthquake shook Mexico on the exact same day as two previous killer quakes.
Locals said "the 19th is a day...
A 24-year-old man infected with Ebola has died in central Uganda in a fresh outbreak confirmed by health officials.
The health minister has told journalists...
Several African leaders were among hundreds of foreign dignitaries who attended the funeral of British Queen Elizabeth II in London.
Some 2,000 people gathered in...
President Nana Akufo-Addo and wife, Rebecca Akufo-Addo, have joined scores of mourners at the Westminster Abbey Hall for the final funeral rites of Queen...
A police officer has fainted while on duty in London for the Queen's funeral and was carried away on a stretcher during the event.
The officer collapsed...
US President Joe Biden has warned Russia not to use chemical or tactical nuclear weapons in the war in Ukraine.
Speaking during an interview with CBS...
The new British Monarch, King Charles III, has officially invited the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II to the funeral rites of Queen Elizabeth II.
The...
