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Man wearing heavy metallic necklace dies after being sucked into MRI machine

A 61-year-old man has died after he was sucked into a Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) machine at a medical centre while he was wearing...

Japan’s PM vows to stay on despite bruising election loss

Japan's ruling coalition has lost its majority in the country's upper house, but Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has said he has no plans to...

Top policeman shakes South Africa with explosive allegations about his boss

A highly respected police officer has shaken South Africa's government - and won the admiration of many ordinary people - with his explosive allegations...

Stevie Wonder: ‘I’ll keep playing as long as I breathe’

At the age of 75, Stevie Wonder is still going strong. His latest UK tour, which wrapped up earlier this month, received rapturous reviews, with...

Ellen DeGeneres: I moved to the UK because of Trump

US TV star Ellen DeGeneres has made her first public appearance since moving to the UK, saying she decided to settle in England the...

At least 14 dead in South Korea floods and landslides

At least 14 people have died in floods and landslides caused by days of torrential rain in South Korea, the country’s disaster management office...

Saudi’s ‘sleeping prince’ dies after 20 years in coma

A Saudi Arabian royal who spent more than two decades in a coma after a horror car crash in London has died at the...

Trump sues Murdoch and Wall Street Journal for $10bn over Epstein article

Donald Trump has filed a $10bn (£7.5bn) lawsuit against the Wall Street Journal's parent company Dow Jones and its owner Rupert Murdoch over claims...

US tech CEO suspended after Coldplay concert embrace goes viral

A US tech company has placed its CEO on leave after a big-screen embrace at a Coldplay concert - rumoured to involve two of...

Daredevil who broke records with iconic jump from space dies in tragic accident

Felix Baumgartner, who broke records by jumping from the edge of space, has died in a tragic accident, Guinness World Records is devastated to...

Historic bonds strengthened: London Mayor Sir Sadiq Khan’s groundbreaking visit to Ga Mantse in Accra

The Ga Mantse Palace in Accra on Thursday, July 17, hosted a historic moment as Sir Sadiq Khan, Mayor of London, paid an unprecedented...

Burkina Faso military rulers scrap Electoral Commission, taking control of future polls

Burkina Faso's military rulers have disbanded the country's Electoral Commission (EC), calling it a waste of money. The interior ministry will handle elections in the...

Trump diagnosed with chronic condition following leg swelling

US President Donald Trump has been examined for swelling in his legs and has been diagnosed with chronic venous insufficiency, the White House announced...

Ghana interested in Ukraine’s drone production – Zelenskyy reveals

Ghana is poised to significantly expand its partnership with Ukraine, expressing keen interest in Ukrainian technologies, particularly in drone production. This strategic development follows a...

Zelenskyy is attempting to use Mahama in a political stunt – Kwesi Pratt Jnr

Renowned Pan-Africanist and affiliate of the Socialist Movement of Ghana, Kwesi Pratt Jnr., has alleged that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is attempting to undermine...

US passes first major national crypto legislation

Lawmakers in the US have passed the country's first major national cryptocurrency legislation. It is a major milestone for the once fringe industry, which has...

Netflix boss says AI effects used in show for first time

Netflix says it has used visual effects created by generative artificial intelligence (AI) on screen for the first time in one of its original...

Baby stolen during Argentina’s military rule found after 48 years

A man who was forcibly taken from his captive mother as a newborn during Argentina's military rule and raised by strangers has been identified...

Trump orders officials to ‘produce’ more Epstein documents after mounting pressure

US President Donald Trump says he's ordered the Justice Department to produce some additional documents related to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. "Based on the ridiculous...

UN Women celebrates Squadron Leader Sharon Syme’s success story

The 2024 United Nations Military Gender Advocate, Squadron Leader Sharon Mwinsote Syme, has shared her personal experiences and insights on the broader significance of...

Eswatini says it is holding U.S. deportees in prisons, aims to repatriate them

Eswatini's government said on Wednesday that it was holding five third-country nationals deported from the United States in isolated prison units under a deal...

Trump discussed firing Fed boss but ‘highly unlikely’ he will

rkets and the dollar slipped following reports that Trump had broached the idea with Republicans on Tuesday, but quickly bounced back after he downplayed...

Princess Diana coat worn on day of separation sold for £4,500

An "unwashed" lab coat worn by Princess Diana on the day it was announced her marriage had ended has been sold at auction. The Princess...

‘It’s just better!’ Trump says Coca-Cola to change key US ingredient

President Donald Trump says Coca-Cola has agreed to use real cane sugar in its drinks sold in the US. Coca-Cola uses corn syrup in its...

Obamas joke about divorce rumours: ‘It was touch and go for a while’

Former President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama are addressing rumours about a divorce head-on in an episode of her podcast released Wednesday. “She took...

Israel bombs Syrian Army HQ in Damascus

Israel has struck the headquarters of the Syrian Ministry of Defence and close to the presidential palace in the capital Damascus, dramatically escalating on...

US inflation rises as tariffs drive up prices

US inflation jumped last month as President Donald Trump's tariffs took hold, pushing up prices for items from clothing to coffee. Consumer prices rose 2.7%...

Nigeria bids farewell to former leader Buhari with burial in home state

Nigeria's former President Muhammad Buhari was buried on Tuesday in the backyard of his home in northern Katsina state, as residents climbed trees to...

Yemen postpones execution of Indian nurse on death row

Authorities in Yemen have postponed the execution of an Indian nurse who is on death row after being found guilty of murder, Indian foreign...

Trump launches probe into Brazil’s ‘unfair’ trade practices

The Trump administration says it has launched an investigation into Brazil's "unfair" trading practices. It will include the Brazilian government's policies "related to digital trade...

Buhari’s body arrives in Nigeria ahead of burial [Photos]

The remains of former President Muhammadu Buhari arrived in Nigeria from London, where he died on Sunday. The body of the former president, accompanied by...

Meta to spend hundreds of billions to build AI data centres

Meta's founder, Mark Zuckerberg, has said the social media giant will spend hundreds of billions of dollars on building huge AI data centres in...

WHO recommends twice-a-year HIV prevention shot

The World Health Organization (WHO) is now recommending that countries include an newly approved HIV drug for prevention, lenacapavir, as a tool in their...

K-drama star Kang Seo Ha dies aged 31 after cancer battle

South Korean drama star Kang Seo Ha has died from cancer at the age of 31. The popular actress, known for her roles in Heart Surgeons (2018) and...

I’m ‘disappointed but not done’ with Putin, Trump tells BBC

Donald Trump has said that he is disappointed but not done with Vladimir Putin, in an exclusive phone call with the BBC. The US president...

Musk’s Grok signs $200m deal with Pentagon days after antisemitism row

The Pentagon has signed a multi-million dollar deal to begin using Elon Musk's artificial intelligence chatbot, Grok, as part of a wider rollout of...

Teddy bear made from fake human skin leads to California arrest

A man in California has been arrested after police say he staged a "macabre teddy bear" made to look as if it were constructed...

Trump threatens Russia with tariffs while unveiling Ukraine weapons plan

US President Donald Trump has announced the US will send "top-of-the-line weapons" to Ukraine via Nato countries, while also threatening Russia with severe tariffs...

Beyoncé’s unreleased music stolen from car during Cowboy Carter tour

Unreleased music by Beyoncé was among several items stolen from a vehicle in Atlanta just days before the singer's four-night Cowboy Carter tour stop...

Nigeria’s former leader Buhari to be buried on Tuesday, official says

Nigeria's late former President Muhammadu Buhari, who died in a London clinic on Sunday aged 82, will be buried in his northern home state of...