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Trump asks US Supreme Court to lift limits on immigration raids

President Donald Trump's administration on Thursday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to lift a lower court order that barred U.S. government agents from making immigration-related...

‘Fake nurse’ arrested after seeing more than 4,000 patients

A woman has been arrested in the US on suspicion of posing as a registered nurse. A police investigation was launched after hospital bosses terminated...

Sudanese airstrike hits Darfur airport, killing 40 suspected mercenaries

A Sudanese airstrike hit an airport in the country’s Darfur region controlled by a notorious paramilitary group, destroying a suspected Emirati military aircraft and killing...

US offers $50m reward for arrest of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro

The US has doubled a reward for information leading to the arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro to $50m (£37.2m), accusing him of being...

Homelessness Minister Rushanara Ali quits over rent hike claims

Rushanara Ali has resigned as homelessness minister, Downing Street has confirmed. The move comes after she was accused of hypocrisy over the way she handled...

Sudanese airstrike hits Darfur airport, killing 40 suspected mercenaries

A Sudanese airstrike hit an airport in the country’s Darfur region controlled by a notorious paramilitary group, destroying a suspected Emirati military aircraft and killing...

2 killed after helicopter crashes into barge on Mississippi River near Alton

Two people died when a helicopter crashed into a barge in the Mississippi River near East Alton, Illinois, north of St. Louis, on Thursday,...

Six killed after light aircraft crashes in Kenya

A small plane carrying medical staff crashed in a densely-populated neighbourhood in Kenya's capital on Thursday afternoon, killing six people, local authorities said. The Cessna...

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs seeking Trump pardon – Lawyer

Music mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs, who is to be sentenced in October for his conviction on prostitution-related charges, is seeking a pardon from President...

15% tariff on goods entering U.S starts today, August 7

The 15 percent tariff imposed on exports from Ghana to the U.S starts today August 7, 2025. U.S government announced the imposition of the tariff...

Trump could meet Putin over Ukraine as soon as next week, official says

President Donald Trump could meet Vladimir Putin as soon as next week, a White House official said on Wednesday, as the U.S. continued preparations...

India’s Modi says will not compromise interests of farmers, amid Trump’s tariff salvo

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday he will not compromise the interests of the country's farmers even if he has to pay...

Church of Nigeria formally cuts ties with Wales over lesbian Archbishop

The Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) has officially cut all ties with the Church in Wales following the appointment of Bishop Cherry Vann, an...

Nigeria seizes 1,600 birds at Lagos airport bound for Kuwait

Customs officials at Nigeria's Lagos international airport said they had seized more than 1,600 parrots and canaries that were being transported to Kuwait without...

Four people killed in plane crash at Algerian airport, state media says

At least four people were killed after a civil protection surveillance plane crashed at Jijel Ferhat Abbas airport in the northern Algerian town of...

‘Abducted’ Ugandan student jailed over anti-Museveni TikTok video

A Ugandan university student who mysteriously went missing two months ago after posting a TikTok video that harshly criticised President Yoweri Museveni's leadership has...

Brazil’s Supreme Court caught off guard by order to arrest Bolsonaro, sources say

Brazil's Supreme Court was caught off-guard by Justice Alexandre de Moraes' decision late on Monday to place former President Jair Bolsonaro under house arrest, two...

Zelensky says he had ‘productive’ call with Trump ahead of ceasefire deadline

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Tuesday that he had had a "productive" conversation with his U.S. counterpart, Donald Trump, on ending the war, sanctions...

Trump administration formally axes Elon Musk’s ‘five things’ email

The Trump administration on Tuesday formally axed a program launched by billionaire former Trump adviser Elon Musk requiring federal employees to summarise their five...

Two sisters arrested for staging abduction with help of married boyfriend

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has arrested four individuals over a staged kidnapping aimed at extorting five million naira (₦5,000,000) from a...

Sudan’s spiralling conflict triggers world’s worst displacement crisis

Sudan is facing what the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has described as "the world’s worst displacement crisis", as a brutal civil...

Chikungunya: China reports 7,000 cases of mosquito-borne virus

More than 7,000 cases of a mosquito-borne virus have been reported across China's Guangdong province since July, prompting measures similar to those taken during...

South African farm worker says he was forced to feed women to pigs

A white South African farm worker accused of killing two black women says he was forced to feed their bodies to pigs, according to...

State Department may require visa applicants to post bond of up to $15,000 to enter the US

The State Department is proposing requiring applicants for business and tourist visas to post a bond of up to $15,000 to enter the United...

I no longer identify as Nigerian, Badenoch says

Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch has said she no longer identifies as Nigerian and has not renewed her passport since the early 2000s. Badenoch, who...

World’s oldest baby born from embryo frozen since 1994

The world’s “oldest baby” has been born in the US from an embryo that was frozen in 1994, it has been reported. Thaddeus Daniel Pierce...

Popular Korean drama star found dead in car

South Korean actor Song Young-kyu, known internationally for his memorable turn as Chief Choi in the 2019 box office hit “Extreme Job,” died on Monday....

Chinese university students told to spy on classmates, report says

Chinese students at UK universities are being pressured to spy on their classmates in an attempt to suppress the discussion of issues that are...

‘God understands us’: Inside a Nigerian church where deaf people find faith and community

It is like any other church in Nigeria‘s megacity of Lagos. A lectern faces rows of plastic chairs. A biblical quote is written on a...

Secret filming exposes the ‘madams’ involved in Kenya’s child-sex trade

A BBC Africa Eye investigation has revealed how women, known as "madams", have involved children as young as 13 in prostitution in Kenya. In the...

Mali charges ex-Prime Minister with undermining the state over post on X

A former prime minister of Mali, which is now under military rule, has been charged with undermining the credibility of the state over comments...

UK authorities shut down illegal crypto ATMs in London

Seven crypto ATMs were seized and two individuals arrested in southwest London on Thursday as UK authorities cracked down on illegal cryptocurrency activity. The Financial...

Islamic Cleric sentenced to death for killing final-year student

The Kwara State High Court in Ilorin has sentenced Abdulrahman Bello to death by hanging for the murder of Tetundeh Hafsoh Lawal, a final-year...

Woman finally says ‘yes’ to lover after 43 failed proposals

A woman said "yes" to her boyfriend — after his 43rd proposal. Luke Wintrip had been keen to marry his then-girlfriend, Sarah, since 2018, per The Sun. The...

23 injured as amusement ride crashes mid-air

A mechanical failure at a popular amusement park in Saudi Arabia’s mountain city of Taif led to a horrifying accident that injured 23 people, including...

US Grammy winner Ciara becomes citizen of Benin under new slavery descendants law

US singer Ciara has become one of the first public figures to be granted citizenship of Benin, under a new law offering nationality to...

Two girls and one employee killed after explosion at Nebraska biofuels plant

Two girls and an adult missing since a huge explosion ripped through a biofuels plant in Nebraska have been confirmed dead, officials said Wednesday,...

Kamala Harris rules out running for California governor

Former US presidential candidate Kamala Harris says she will not run for governor of California. Following her unsuccessful 2024 presidential bid, reports suggested Harris was...

Gov’t releases $1m to settle scholarship arrears at University of Memphis

The Ghana Scholarships Secretariat has confirmed that the government has released $1 million to help clear part of the outstanding arrears owed to the...

Couple sue funeral home after receiving son’s decaying brain in a box

Two funeral homes allegedly gave grieving parents their deceased son’s brain in a box, which began to smell, leaked into their car and got...