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Trump to extend TikTok sale deadline for third time, White House says

U.S. President Donald Trump will extend a June 19 deadline for China-based ByteDance to divest the U.S. assets of short video app TikTok for...

How the Air India crash investigation is unfolding

Less than 40 seconds. That's how long Air India Flight 171 was airborne before it plunged into a densely populated neighbourhood in Ahmedabad in one...

Oil, gold, travel at risk – Expert warns of Ghana’s exposure to Middle East fallout

The Research Director of African Programmes at Chatham House, Dr. Alex Vines, says Ghana and other African countries are not shielded from the escalating...

Tyler Perry faces $260 million lawsuit over alleged sexual assault by actor

Hollywood powerhouse Tyler Perry has been hit with a $260 million lawsuit by actor Derek Dixon, who alleges a pattern of sexual harassment, assault and professional retaliation...

Togo suspends RFI and France 24 for three months, communications authority says

Togo has suspended broadcasts of French state-funded international news outlets RFI and France 24 for three months, its communications authority said on Monday, accusing...

Oil prices fall slightly, but Ghana still at risk as Israel–Iran conflict continues

Crude oil prices have started to retreat after spiking on Friday, when Israel launched airstrikes on Iran over its nuclear enrichment programme. Initial fears of...

Iran has wanted to erase us since 1979 – Israeli Ambassador to Ghana

Israel’s ambassador to Ghana, Roey Gilad, says Iran’s threats since the 1979 Islamic Revolution justify Israel’s latest military strikes, describing Tehran’s posture as a...

Juror dismissed in Diddy trial over ‘inconsistencies’

A juror in the sex trafficking trial of rapper Sean "Diddy" Combs has been removed after giving inconsistent answers about where he lives. During jury...

Chris Brown jokes about ‘nice’ jail as he starts UK tour

US singer Chris Brown has kicked off his UK tour in Manchester, days before he is due back in court after being arrested in...

What we know as Israel-Iran conflict enters fourth day

Israel and Iran exchanged strikes overnight into Monday, as fighting between the two countries entered its fourth day. The conflict began on Friday when Israel...

Kenyan blogger’s wife seeks answers after his death in police custody

When the policemen came for Albert Ojwang, the Kenyan blogger whose death in custody sparked protests this week and prompted a rare acknowledgement of...

Investigators find cockpit voice recorder from crashed Air India flight

Investigators have recovered the cockpit voice recorder (CVR) from the crashed Air India flight, a key step in uncovering what caused last week's deadly...

Israel–Iran War: How exposed is Ghana?

In November 2022, global shocks pushed pump prices in Ghana to record highs. Diesel hit GH¢23 per litre and petrol GH¢17 at GOIL stations....

Disbelief as Nigeria urges prayer to end food shortages

A call for all staff in Nigeria's Ministry of Agriculture to pray to help the country achieve food security has caused controversy. An internal memo...

Trump floats plan for undocumented farm and hotel workers to work legally in the U.S.

President Donald Trump suggested at a Cabinet meeting Thursday that undocumented people working on farms and in hotels would be allowed to leave the...

My dad gave me a kidney – now I can have my dream wedding

Kieran Innes was just 25 when he was diagnosed with kidney failure and told he would need dialysis three times a week. He was devastated...

Dr. Adutwum honoured in US for outstanding contribution to education in South Los Angeles

Former Education Minister, Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum, has been recognised in the United States for his remarkable contributions to education in South Los Angeles. A...

British man is only passenger to survive India plane crash

A British man has walked away from the wreckage of the Air India crash that killed 241 people in an extraordinary tale of survival. Vishwashkumar...

How Trump’s Africa strategy may become a double-edged sword

With US President Donald Trump on a cost-cutting warpath since starting his second term, aid to Africa has been slashed and now defence spending...

Precious Baba leads grassroots fight against Malaria in Zimbabwe and Cameroon

In a world where malaria continues to claim thousands of lives each year—particularly among children—grassroots activism has emerged as a powerful weapon in the...

Trump warns Iran of ‘more brutal’ Israeli attacks after major strikes on nuclear and military sites

Israel's military says Iran fired about 100 drones towards its territory, many of which were intercepted, after Israel carried out waves of strikes on...

Legal win for son tricked into moving to Ghana by parents

A teenager who was tricked into going to boarding school in Ghana has won a significant legal victory against his own parents. The 14-year-old boy,...

Israel says it strikes Iran amid nuclear tensions

Israel said early on Friday that it struck Iran, and Iranian media said explosions were heard in Tehran as tensions mounted over U.S. efforts...

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ lawyer makes his ex-girlfriend read loving texts until she cries

A defence lawyer for hip-hop entrepreneur Sean “Diddy” Combs had his ex-girlfriend read aloud a slew of loving text messages she’d sent him over the...

Global oil prices soar after Israel attacks Iran

Global oil prices jumped after Israel said it had struck Iran, in a dramatic escalation of tensions in the Middle East. Benchmark oil contracts, Brent...

US says it was not involved in Israel’s military strikes in Iran

The US has said it is not involved in Israel's bombardment of Iranian nuclear sites, an escalation that is threatening to send the region...

Watchdog warns allergy sufferers about Dubai chocolate

The UK food watchdog has warned people with allergies not to buy imported Dubai chocolate if they have any doubts about ingredients because of...

Pope names Chinese bishop as he keeps historic Vatican-Beijing accord

Pope Leo XIV has appointed the first Chinese bishop of his papacy, signalling that he will continue a historic agreement that sought to improve...

US orders 500,000 citizens of four countries to leave

Hundreds of thousands of immigrants who were given special permission to come to the US will be told that they must leave the country...

London-bound flight with 242 passengers crashes after takeoff in Ahmedabad

An Air India flight with at least 242 people on board crashed shortly after takeoff in India's Ahmedabad, police and the airline said on...

Kenya’s Ruto says blogger died at hands of police, shifting official account

Kenyan President William Ruto said on Wednesday that a blogger arrested last week had died "at the hands of the police", reversing official accounts...

Trump says rare earths deal ‘done’ with China

Talks aimed at cooling tensions between the US and China have ended in a "deal", according to US President Donald Trump. He said China had...

“They went too far” – Elon Musk says he regrets some comments he made about Trump

Tech billionaire Elon Musk on Wednesday, June 11, expressed regret over a series of social media posts he made about U.S. President Donald Trump...

US-China talks end with plan for Trump and Xi to approve

The US and China say they have agreed in principle to a framework for de-escalating trade tensions between the world's two biggest economies. US Commerce...

Kenyan blogger was hit and assaulted to death, autopsy reveals

A Kenyan blogger who died in police custody was hit on the head, and his death was likely to have been caused by assault,...

Schoolchildren swept away as heavy floods and snow hit South Africa

A minibus carrying schoolchildren has been swept away by heavy flooding in South Africa, a spokesperson for the Eastern Cape provincial government has told...

Nigeria’s dog owners hit with surging pet food prices amid cost of living crisis

Nigeria's two-year-old cost-of-living crisis, which has seen the price of grocery staples like rice rise over 100% since 2023, has reached the relatively affluent class...

Climate Change & Sustainability: Kenneth Awotwe Darko champions equitable forest finance at Hamburg Sustainability Conference 2025

At the Hamburg Sustainability Conference (HSC) 2025, Ghanaian moderator Kenneth Awotwe Darko steered a critical conversation on forest finance, ensuring Indigenous Peoples and Local...

RFK Jr sacks entire US vaccine committee

US Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr, a vaccine sceptic, has removed all 17 members of a committee that issues official government recommendations on...

Russia says plan to boost role in Africa includes ‘sensitive’ security ties

Russia plans to step up cooperation with African countries, including in "sensitive areas" such as defence and security, the Kremlin said on Monday. Russian mercenary...