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Boat heading to Canary Islands capsizes, killing at least 69 passengers

At least 69 people have died and many more are missing after a boat capsized off the coast of Mauritania, coastguards in the north-west...

Jewellery boss in £170m scam told shop staff to pretend to be customers

Staff at a luxury jewellery retailer were told to pose as customers to trick investors in the UK's biggest diamond scam, BBC Panorama can...

Hundreds feared dead, injured as earthquake of magnitude 6 hits Afghanistan

Hundreds were feared dead and injured in an earthquake of magnitude 6 that struck Afghanistan's rugged northeastern province of Kunar, authorities said on Monday,...

Three killed and dozens injured in train derailment in Egypt

Three people have been killed and 103 others injured due to a train derailing while en route to the Egyptian capital Cairo, the country's...

Trump administration moves to fire most Voice of America journalists

The Trump administration has moved to terminate almost 500 employees of the federally funded news organisation Voice of America (VOA). The step is the latest...

China and India pledge to be ‘partners not rivals’

The leaders of China and India say there is now deepening trust between them after years of tension that includes a long-running border dispute. China's...

Fact Check: Video shows a joint military exercise in Estonia – not Colombian mercenaries fighting in Sudan

A video clip actually shows part of a joint live-ammunition military exercise conducted by the U.S. armed forces and troops from several European countries...

172 Ivorian refugees seek asylum in Ghana

One hundred and seventy-two Ivorians have, since the last two weeks, fled into Ghana to seek asylum. The refugees are said to be fleeing in...

Meta created flirty chatbots of Taylor Swift, other celebrities without permission

Meta has appropriated the names and likenesses of celebrities – including Taylor Swift, Scarlett Johansson, Anne Hathaway and Selena Gomez – to create dozens...

Most Trump tariffs are not legal, US appeals court rules

A divided U.S. appeals court ruled on Friday that most of Donald Trump's tariffs are illegal, undercutting the Republican president's use of the levies...

Trump cancels Secret Service protection for Kamala Harris

President Donald Trump has cancelled Secret Service protection for Kamala Harris, which had been extended by Joe Biden before he left office, according to...

South Korea bans phones in school classrooms nationwide

South Korea has passed a bill banning the use of mobile phones and smart devices during class hours in schools - becoming the latest...

Thai court sacks PM Paetongtarn Shinawatra for ethics violation

Thailand's Constitutional Court dismissed Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra from office on Friday for an ethics violation after only a year in power, in another crushing...

Teenager who shot Colombian senator sentenced to seven years

A 15-year-old boy has been sentenced to seven years in juvenile detention for shooting Colombian presidential hopeful Miguel Uribe Turbay at a rally in...

Tourist pouring beer down elephant’s trunk in Kenya sparks anger

Several investigations have been launched after a Spanish man in Kenya posted videos of himself pouring beer down an elephant's trunk, sparking anger on...

Baltasar Engonga: Equatorial Guinea official in sex scandal sentenced 

A nephew of Equatorial Guinea's President Teodoro Obiang Nguema, who was at the centre of a sex tape scandal last year, has been sentenced...

Ghana, Singapore partner on cross-border payment systems to boost AfCFTA trade

President John Dramani Mahama has announced a partnership between Ghana and Singapore to develop interoperable cross-border payment systems, aimed at facilitating trade and investment...

Gunmen in Nigeria’s Zamfara abduct over 100 in deadly attack

Gunmen killed at least two people and abducted over 100, mostly women and children, in an attack on Nigeria's Zamfara State, local officials and...

Gaza City evacuation inevitable, Israeli army warns Palestinians

The Israeli military has told Palestinians that the evacuation of Gaza City is "inevitable", as its forces prepare to conquer it. In a post on...

‘I thought it was the end of my life’: Inside Israel’s attack on Iran’s Evin Prison

"For me, hell was not the moment Israel attacked; hell was the moment they wouldn't open the door for us," Motahareh Goonei recalls...

Denmark apologises to Greenland’s forced contraception victims

Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has issued a long-awaited apology to the Greenlandic women and their families affected by what she called "systematic discrimination"...

2 children are dead after a shooting during a Catholic school Mass

An 8-year-old and a 10-year-old were killed in a shooting today during Mass marking the first week of class at a Catholic school in...

Whether to seek third term or not – Mahama sets records straight 

President John Dramani Mahama has reaffirmed his adherence to Ghana’s two-term presidential limit, stressing that he will not be on the ballot in 2028. He...

Eswatini gov’t faces court challenge for accepting US deportees

Human rights lawyers and activists have sued the government of Eswatini for making a secretive deal with President Donald Trump's administration to accept third-country...

Meghan on who said ‘I love you’ first, and what she misses about UK

Californian sunsets, perfectly decorated cakes, and lessons in how to make salt and vinegar crisps. That's right - With Love, Meghan, is back. Series two of...

Kenya Airways wants to raise at least $500 million to expand fleet

Kenya Airways aims to finalise plans to raise at least $500 million in extra capital to expand and improve its fleet by the first...

Trump administration asks US Supreme Court to halt foreign aid payments

President Donald Trump's administration asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday to intervene in its efforts to withhold billions of dollars from foreign aid...

Ghana, Nigeria explore barter deal: Electricity for gas

Energy and Green Transition Minister, John Jinapor, has revealed that Ghana is negotiating with Nigeria to establish a barter arrangement under which electricity would...

Ghana–Singapore trade hits $215m, poised for further growth – Mahama

President John Dramani Mahama has revealed that trade between Ghana and Singapore reached $215 million in 2024, with projections for further growth as investments...

Man finds wife’s lost wedding rings after searching through landfill

A Canadian man dug through piles of rubbish at his local dump in a valiant, romantic - and ultimately successful - effort to find...

Tesla rejected $60m settlement before losing $243m Autopilot verdict

Billionaire Elon Musk’s electric vehicle company Tesla, rejected a $60 million settlement proposal in a lawsuit over the 2019 fatal crash of an Autopilot-equipped Model...

Trump signs orders aimed at ending cashless bail policies

U.S. President Donald Trump signed executive orders on Monday that aimed to limit no-cash bail in the nation's capital and threatened to revoke federal...

Four journalists among 15 killed in Israeli strike on hospital – Gaza officials

At least 15 people, including four journalists working for the international media, are reported to have been killed in an Israeli strike on a...

The US teenagers wowed by African prom dresses

"I felt like a princess," says US teenager Brianna LeDoux about her prom gown, which she specially commissioned from Nigeria. "I wanted my dress to...

Russia is trying to stop meeting on peace and prolong war, Zelensky says

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky has accused Russia of "doing everything it can" to prevent a meeting with Vladimir Putin to try to end the...

Nigeria deports 60 Chinese, 39 Filipino convicted in crypto romance scams

Nigeria has deported 102 foreign nationals, including 60 Chinese and 39 people from the Philippines, who were convicted of “cyber-terrorism and internet fraud”, according...

African health ministers to convene in Lusaka for WHO Regional meeting

Health ministers from 47 African countries will meet in Lusaka, Zambia, from 25 to 27 August 2025 for the Seventy-fifth Session of the World...

Elon Musk and X reach settlement with axed Twitter workers

Billionaire Elon Musk and his social media firm X have reached a tentative settlement with former employees who had sued for $500m (£373m) in...

Lil Nas X arrested and taken to hospital after wandering LA streets in underwear

Award-winning rapper Lil Nas X has been arrested after an altercation with police in Los Angeles, authorities have confirmed. Police were called to Ventura Boulevard...

Trump administration is reviewing all 55 million foreigners with US visas in growing crackdown

The Trump administration said Thursday that it is reviewing more than 55 million people who have valid U.S. visas for any violations that could lead...