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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...

New U.S. visa rules: Most Ghanaians now limited to single-entry, 3-month visas

The United States government has revised its visa reciprocity policy for Ghana, significantly limiting the duration and number of entries permitted under most non-immigrant...

Former British PM Rishi Sunak takes job at Goldman Sachs

Former British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has joined Goldman Sachs as a senior advisor. Sunak, who resigned as PM in July 2024, will work part-time...

Nigeria insurgents, bandits kill more in first half of 2025 than in all of last year

More people were killed by bandits or insurgents in Nigeria in the first half of this year than in all of 2024, according to...

Hospitals in Kenya capital, nearby town vandalised during protests

At least two hospitals in Kenya sustained damage during protests to mark the 35th anniversary of pro-democracy rallies, witnesses and hospital officials said on...

Mali plans to sell gold reserves at Barrick complex to fund operations

The Malian court-appointed administrator of Barrick Mining's Loulo-Gounkoto complex plans to sell one metric ton of gold from the site's storeroom as operations commence again...

Family ‘in shock’ after Zimbabwe scientist killed in UK

A 20-year-old man has appeared in court charged with the murder of a scientist who was found fatally injured in a Dundee street. Dr Fortune...

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs to be sentenced on October 3

A federal judge on Tuesday said Sean "Diddy" Combs will be sentenced on October 3 after the music mogul was convicted on charges of...

Russian minister sacked by Putin found dead

Russia's Investigative Committee says former Russian transport minister Roman Starovoit has been found dead, apparently with a self-inflicted gunshot wound. He was dismissed earlier on...

Measles cases in the US reach 33-year high

The number of reported measles cases in the US has reached a 33-year high, with nearly 1,300 confirmed infections across the country as of...

At least 11 dead in Kenya protests as central Nairobi sealed off

At least eleven people have been killed during anti-government protests in Kenya and 567 arrested, police said. Police opened fire on demonstrators, and earlier Dr...

Trump signs executive order extending tariff deadline to August 1

U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday extending the date on which so-called "reciprocal" tariffs will take effect to August 1. The previous...

Big shake-up in Nigerian politics as heavyweights join forces

Nigeria's two main opposition leaders have joined a new political party to challenge President Bola Tinubu and his ruling party in the next election. Atiku...

Deportation looms for Ghanaian students in UK as scholarship support collapses

President of the Ghana PhD Cohort, Prince Bansah, has raised alarm over the worsening plight of Ghanaian government-sponsored students in the United Kingdom, describing...

Central Nairobi sealed off ahead of Kenyan protests

Kenya's security forces have blocked all major roads leading into central Nairobi, ahead of planned nationwide protests. Much of the city centre is deserted, with...

Princess Duncan receives honorary doctorate from Prowess University, USA

Princess Duncan, a fast-rising force in Ghana’s business and humanitarian space, has been awarded an honorary doctorate by Prowess University, Delaware, USA. Despite her young...

At least 78 dead and dozens missing in Texas floods as more rain looms

At least 78 people have been confirmed dead in central Texas, and another 41 are missing following flash floods on Friday. Sixty-eight of the fatalities,...

Australian mother guilty of murdering three people with poisonous mushrooms

An Australian mother has been found guilty of murdering her estranged husband's parents and an aunt by serving them a beef Wellington laced with...

Trump hits out at Musk over plan to form new political party

US President Donald Trump has hit out at former close ally Elon Musk over the multi-billionaire's plan to launch a new political party. "I am...

US deports eight men to South Sudan after legal battle

The US has deported eight people to South Sudan following a legal battle that saw them diverted to Djibouti for several weeks. The men -...

Texas floods kill 24 people and leave many missing from girls’ summer camp

A major search and rescue operation is continuing through the night in Texas after flash floods killed at least 24 people and left many...

Diddy’s reputation is tarnished, but could he find a way back?

After the verdicts were delivered in Sean "Diddy" Combs' trial in New York on Wednesday, emotions boiled over outside court in heated confrontations between...