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We don’t buy kidneys – Kenyan hospital

Kenya’s top public hospital says there has been an increase in the number of people making inquiries and offering to sell their kidneys. In a...

Israel to get a new PM as government collapses

Israel is set to hold a fifth general election in under four years, after its fractured coalition government concluded it could not survive. In a...

Baby dies after being snatched by monkey

A one-month-old baby boy has died in Tanzania after being snatched from his mother by a monkey which had gone into their house, authorities...

Man involved in racist videos exposed

A Chinese filmmaker wanted by Malawi as part of an investigation into allegations of racism and child exploitation has been arrested. Lu Ke was a...

Two people dead after helicopter plunges into field

Two people have been confirmed dead after a helicopter plunged from the sky and crashed into a field today. A North Yorkshire Police spokesperson confirmed the tragic news...

Japanese court rules ban on same sex marriage constitutional

Japan's ban on same-sex marriages does not violate the constitution, a district court in Osaka has ruled. The ruling dealt a blow to gay couples...

Irish PM defines Brexit deal as economic vandalism

Plans by the UK government to scrap parts of the post-Brexit trade deal it agreed with the EU would be "economic vandalism" on Northern Ireland, the...

Russia blockading grain is a real war crime – EU says

Russia's blockade of millions of tonnes of Ukrainian grain is a "real war crime", says EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell. "It is inconceivable -...

Colombia elects ex rebel as wing president

Gustavo Petro, the former mayor of Bogota and ex-rebel fighter, has become Colombia's first left-wing president. Mr Petro, a current senator, defeated the right-wing construction...

Russia becomes China’s biggest oil supplier

Russia has become China’s biggest supplier of oil as the country sold discounted crude to Beijing amid sanctions over the Ukraine war. Imports of Russian...

Ukraine war could last for years – Nato chief warns

The West must prepare to continue supporting Ukraine in a war lasting for years, Nato’s chief has warned. Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said the costs of...

Scores displaced and dozens killed in India and Bangladesh flood

At least 59 people are known to have died in lightning strikes and landslides triggered by severe monsoon storms in India and Bangladesh. Millions of...

South Sudan water minister dies in Egypt

South Sudan’s Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation Manawa Peter Gatkuoth Gual has died in a hospital in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, South Sudan's...

Woman discovers her husband is female 10 months into marriage

A woman only found out that her husband was a woman in disguise 10 months after their wedding day. The 22-year-old woman, who has been...

Dozens killed in India over flooding

At least 59 people are known to have died in lightning strikes and landslides triggered by severe monsoon storms in India and Bangladesh. Millions of...

Ghanaian woman escapes shooting in US Mall

On Saturday, June 18, gunshots were heard inside the Tysons Corner Center mall in Virginia leaving patrons panicked and running to safe places to...

Kenya host talks amid DR Congo-Rwanda fallout

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has called for a meeting of the East African Community heads of state on Monday to discuss peace and security...

Barcelona forward Memphis Depay renovates Cape Coast school for Deaf and Blind

Ghanaian-Dutch footballer and forward for Barcelona FC, Memphis Depay has paid a visit to his roots. He arrived in Ghana earlier this week to enjoy...

Father’s Day: Queen Elizabeth shares photo of late dad

The British monarch, 96, shared a throwback photograph on the Royal Family's official Instagram account Sunday, marking the annual holiday. In the image — which...

The rapist we just can’t kick out of Britain

A rapist whose deportation was dramatically thwarted when a protest by virtue-signalling passengers prevented the plane from taking off is still in the UK...

Biden falls off bike after ride in Delaware

US President Joe Biden fell off his bike as he was trying to get off it, after a ride near his beach home in...

‘Live tweets’ of kidnapping in Nigeria fake – Police

An alleged mass kidnapping in Nigeria, seemingly reported live on Twitter on Tuesday, was fake, police say. The news of the alleged abductions came...

Drake samples Ghana’s Obrafour on new ‘Honestly, Nevermind’ Album

Canadian rapper, Drake surprised his fans with a new album he calls ‘Honestly, Nevermind.' It is a 14-track project released on Friday. For his Ghanaian fans,...

Remains of UK journalist Phillips identified in Brazil

The remains of one of the two bodies found in the remote Amazon rainforest are those of UK journalist Dom Phillips, Brazilian police confirm. They...

Driver who drove fuel tanker on fire to safety honoured

Nigeria's Delta state has honoured a man who was hailed a "hero" for risking his life by driving a burning fuel tanker away from...

I still converse with my late wife – Popular pastor reveals

The founder and senior pastor of Trinity House, Pastor Ituah Ighodalo, has made shocking revelation about his relationship with his late wife, Ibidunni Ighodalo. The...

Nigeria: Mass burial held for Owo church shooting victims [Photos]

The funeral of the 40 persons gruesomely killed by unknown gunmen who attacked the St. Francis Catholic church, Owo, on June 5, is currently...

Moment thief accidentally sets himself on fire after trying to siphon gas from truck

A man, who was trying to steal gas from a parked up box truck, accidentally set himself ablaze in the process as fuel prices...

Ukraine war: Boris Johnson travels to Kyiv for visit

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has travelled to Kyiv, where it is understood he is having talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Mr Johnson previously visited...

Man with restricted mobility dies after leaving flight

A passenger with restricted mobility has died at Gatwick Airport after leaving an aircraft. Gatwick said staff were helping to disembark three passengers with restricted...

Three Palestinian militants shot dead in a car

Three Palestinian militants have been shot dead, Palestinian officials say, after armed clashes with Israeli troops in the occupied West Bank. The Israeli military said...

Russian fighter jet crashes into ground in burning wreck close to Ukrainian border

A Russian fighter jet has crashed in a burning wreck close to the Ukrainian border. A video shows the burned wreckage of the fighter in...

Archbishop of Canterbury apologises over Church fund’s link to slavery

The Archbishop of Canterbury has apologised after it emerged the Church of England’s investment fund has links to the transatlantic slave trade. Queen Anne’s Bounty...

Surgeon convicted for fatal transplant

A Swedish court has given a disgraced Italian surgeon a suspended sentence for causing bodily harm during an experimental stem-cell windpipe transplant. Paolo Macchiarini, once...

Elon Musk sued over alleged Dogecoin pyramid scheme

 Elon Musk was sued for $258 billion on Thursday by a Dogecoin investor who accused him of running a pyramid scheme to support the...

Mass funeral due for Nigeria church victims

A mass funeral service is to take place in south-western Nigeria later for victims of the shooting earlier this month at a Catholic church...

‘My son was robbed of his life just after turning 18 due to ambulance delays’

A mum says her son was robbed of his life while waiting for more than 17 minutes for paramedics. Naomi Rees-Issitt is campaigning to bring...

Togo declares state of emergency in North after jihadist attack

Togo’s government on Monday declared a “state of security emergency” in its northern border region to give the armed forces more flexibility to deal...

I support Putin: Mum mourns son killed in Ukraine

Crimean Olga Drozhevkina’s son was killed fighting for Russia in Ukraine, five weeks after the conflict started. But despite her grief, she still has faith...

Maybe they’ll kill me – Ex Russia captain after opposing Ukraine war

Former Russia captain Igor Denisov has become one of the highest-profile athletes still living in the country to speak out against the war in...