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‘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...

Trump threatens ‘very severe’ tariffs against Russia if no Ukraine deal within 50 days

US Donald Trump says he is "very, very unhappy" with Russia and has announced plans to deliver "top-of-the-line" weapons to Ukraine, via Nato. The US president...

World’s oldest President to seek eighth term

The world's oldest head of state, Cameroon's President Paul Biya, 92, has said he will run once more for re-election in October, aiming to...

Police identify suspect in shooting of Ghanaian woman in Canada

A 17-year-old boy is wanted for murder and attempted murder after an innocent bystander was slain and another person was injured during a shooting...

Kenya officially drops visa requirement for all African countries

Kenya has officially scrapped visa requirements for all African and most Caribbean countries. This means citizens from these regions no longer need an Electronic Travel...

Don’t vilify Air India crash crew: Indian pilots’ association

An association of Indian pilots has defended the crew of the Air India Flight 171 which crashed in June, killing 260 people. The Indian Commercial...

SA police minister suspended over organised crime allegations

South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa has placed Police Minister Senzo Mchunu on an immediate "leave of absence" after allegations of links to organised crime...

Trump will be hosted by King at Windsor during second state visit

Donald Trump has formally accepted an invitation from King Charles III to join him and Queen Camilla for an unprecedented second state visit, Buckingham...

EU delays retaliatory trade tariffs against US

The EU's retaliatory tariffs on US exports have been delayed again, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has announced. The countermeasures, which were due...

Judge orders Trump administration to stop immigration arrests without probable cause in Southern California

A federal judge on Friday found that the Department of Homeland Security has been making stops and arrests in Los Angeles immigration raids without probable...

French prisoner escapes in fellow inmate’s bag, officials say

A man has escaped a French prison by hiding in the bag of a fellow inmate who was leaving prison after serving their sentence,...

Former Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari dies in London

Nigeria’s former President Muhammadu Buhari has died at the age of 82. The news was announced by his former aide, Bashir Ahmad, in a post...

Ghanaian woman shot and killed in Canada

A promising life has been tragically cut short in Hamilton, Canada, as a Ghanaian woman, Belinda Sarkodie, was shot and killed by unknown assailants...

Madagascar sentences paedophile to surgical castration for raping a six-year-old girl

A court in Madagascar has sentenced a man to surgical castration for the rape of a child in 2024, a judicial official said, in...

Girl, 16, sentenced to life imprisonment for robbery and murder of lecturer

A High Court in Minna has sentenced 16-year-old Joy Afekafe to life imprisonment after finding her guilty of culpable homicide and armed robbery in...

Judge blocks Trump’s birthright order after Supreme Court ruling

A US judge has once again blocked President Donald Trump from implementing an executive order ending birthright citizenship for some US residents as a...

Six things Trump should know about Liberia after he praised leader’s ‘good English’

US President Donald Trump has praised Liberian President Joseph Boakai for speaking "good English" and asked him where he went to school. What Trump might...

Original Birkin bag shatters record with £7m sale

The original Birkin bag, which set the template for arguably the most coveted accessory in fashion history, has been bought for €8.6m (£7.4m; $10.1m),...

Swedish minister reveals teenage son linked to extremist groups

Sweden's migration minister says he will not resign after it was revealed his teenage son has links to white supremacist groups. Johan Forssell confirmed on...

Togo issues international arrest warrants for protest leaders behind civil unrest

The government of Togo has issued international arrest warrants targeting leaders of the M66 Citizens’ Movement, a collective of bloggers and activists who organised...

Nigeria’s Dangote refinery plans 1.6 mln barrels fuel storage tanks in Namibia, sources say

Nigeria's Dangote petroleum refinery will construct storage tanks in Namibia to hold at least 1.6 million barrels of gasoline and diesel to supply refined...

‘You need to shape up’: Trump’s pick for Singapore envoy grilled in Senate

The nominee for the US ambassador to Singapore, Anjani Sinha, drew criticism during his Senate confirmation hearing when he struggled to answer questions about...

Trump asks Liberian president where he learned English, his country’s official language

President Donald Trump was basking in the praise of a group of African leaders on Wednesday, many of them speaking a different language, when the...

Court sets October 3 for Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ sentencing

Sean “Diddy” Combs will be sentenced in a hearing set to be held October 3. Last week, Combs was found guilty on two counts of transportation to engage...