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Trump criticises ‘decaying’ European countries and ‘weak’ leaders

US President Donald Trump has criticised European leaders as "weak" and suggested the US could scale back support for Ukraine. In a wide-ranging interview with Politico,...

Thieves snatch more than a dozen artworks from Brazil library in daytime heist

Thieves made off with more than a dozen pieces of art, including works by Henri Matisse, from a library in São Paulo on Sunday. Two...

Scientists solve mystery of 3.4-million-year-old foot bones discovered in Ethiopia

Scientists say they have solved the mystery of the Burtele foot, a set of 3.4 million-year-old bones found in Ethiopia in 2009. The fossils,...

ECOWAS declares regional state of emergency over rising coups, security threats

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has declared a regional state of emergency, citing escalating political instability and security threats across several...

New mpox strain identified in England

A new strain of mpox, previously called monkeypox, has been detected in a person in England, say UK health officials. The virus is a mix...

Benin gov’t says short-lived coup left casualties on both sides

The short-lived coup in Benin left “casualties on both sides” of the government forces and the mutinous soldiers, authorities said Monday, as security forces intensified the...

Kidnapped woman dies from shock after regaining freedom 

A 50-year-old woman abducted in Ezimo, Udenu Local Government Area of Enugu State, has died from shock just hours after she was released by...

New US security strategy aligns with Russia’s vision, Moscow says

Russia has welcomed Donald Trump's new US National Security Strategy, calling it "largely consistent" with Moscow's vision. The 33-page document, unveiled by the US administration last...

Nigeria moves fast to shield Benin’s democracy from dawn coup, say Tinubu

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has hailed Nigeria’s Armed Forces for what he described as a swift and decisive defence of democracy in the Republic...

ECOWAS deploys standby force to Benin amid military takeover

ECOWAS has ordered the immediate deployment of elements of its Standby Force to the Republic of Benin as concerns deepen over an apparent military...

At least 25 dead after fire rips through nightclub in India

A nightclub fire in the popular Indian resort region of Goa has killed at least 25 people including four tourists, officials said. The blaze is...

Military takes control in Benin Republic in apparent coup

A group of soldiers on Benin's national television claimed to have seized power in the West African nation on Sunday, the latest threat to...

Nigeria Air Force jet crashes in Niger State

An Alfa Jet aircraft crashed a few kilometres from the Karabonde town in Borgu Local Government Area of Niger State. The two pilots on board...

Burkina Faso plans to restore death penalty for treason, terrorism, espionage

Burkina Faso’s Council of Ministers has adopted a bill to restore the death penalty, targeting offences such as treason, terrorism and espionage, authorities said. “The...

US jails Nigerian fraud mastermind for 20 years over nationwide bank scam

A Nigerian national described by US prosecutors as a “perpetual thief” and the mastermind of a sprawling nationwide bank-fraud network has been sentenced to...

Mahama arrives in Doha for 2025 Doha Forum engagements

President John Mahama has arrived in Doha, Qatar, to participate in the 2025 edition of the Doha Forum at the invitation of the Emir,...

US Supreme Court agrees to hear case challenging birthright citizenship

The US Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case on whether some children born in the US have a constitutional right to citizenship. On...

Meta starts kicking Australian children off Instagram and Facebook

Meta has started booting Australian children under 16 years off its Instagram, Facebook and Threads platforms, a week before an official teen social media...

Trump administration orders enhanced vetting for applicants of H-1B visa

The Trump administration on Wednesday announced increased vetting of applicants for H-1B visas for highly skilled workers, with an internal State Department memo saying...

Photos and video from Epstein’s private island released by House Democrats

House Democrats on the Oversight Committee on Wednesday released photos and videos from a private island in the Caribbean that Jeffrey Epstein once owned,...

First Ladies of Sierra Leone and The Gambia arrive in Accra for high-level ICASA side event

Her Excellency Dr. Fatima Maada Bio, First Lady of Sierra Leone and President of the Organisation of African First Ladies for Development (OAFLAD), together...

Biggest revelations from new Netflix documentary about Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs

Rapper Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson's four-part documentary on embattled hip-hop mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs was released Tuesday on Netflix. "Sean Combs: The Reckoning" chronicles his rise...

Mali recovers $1.2bn in arrears from miners, eyes annual windfall under new code

Mali has recovered 761 billion CFA francs ($1.2 billion) in arrears from mining companies following a sweeping audit, its finance minister said, marking one...

US pledges $150m to expand Zipline’s drone deliveries across Africa

The United States Government has pledged up to $150 million to support Zipline International Inc. in scaling up its drone-enabled medical delivery operations across...

Bodies of Russian Crypto investors found in polythene bags in UAE desert

Authorities in the United Arab Emirates have located the bodies of Russian crypto investor Roman Novak and his wife Anna, who were killed in October. According to Russian media 47news on December...

Ghanaian Educationist recognised in NYC for advancing quality public education

A Ghanaian educationist based in the United States has been honoured at the LolliCash Heroes Night organized by Adinkra Multimedia in New York City...

ECOWAS Chair Maada Bio meets Guinea-Bissau junta, pushes for swift return to constitutional rule

ECOWAS Chair and Sierra Leonean President Julius Maada Bio has held direct talks with the military leadership in Guinea-Bissau. He reaffirms the regional bloc’s firm...

A stranger messaged him on Facebook. It was the start of a nightmare that cost him $280,000

In October 2024, Joe Novak received an unexpected message from a stranger on Facebook that would change his life forever. Novak, a 52-year-old former...

Elon Musk says H-1B visas being ‘gamed’ by outsourcing firms

Tesla boss Elon Musk has said H-1B visas were being "gamed" by "some outsourcing companies", but the solution was stopping the abuse and not...

Nigeria’s Defence Minister resigns amid security crisis

Nigeria's Defence Minister, Mohammed Badaru Abubakar, has resigned, the presidency said on Monday, with immediate effect. Presidential spokesperson Mayo Onanuga said in a statement that Abubakar was...

Cameroon’s top opposition leader dies after weeks of detention

Left-wing Cameroonian opposition figure Anicet Ekane has died in detention, five weeks after he was arrested, his lawyers and party have announced. Ekane, 74, was...

Nigeria attacks: Pastor and new bride abducted

Gunmen have abducted at least 20 people, including a pastor and a new bride, in two separate attacks in the latest Nigerian kidnappings. Attackers stormed...

Death toll in Indonesia floods passes 500

The death toll in the floods which struck Indonesia last week has now climbed to more than 500, with rescue workers still battling to...

French farm has €90,000 worth of snails stolen

Thieves have stolen €90,000 (£79,000; $104,000) worth of snails from a farm in northern France that supplies gourmet restaurants. L'Escargot Des Grands Crus in Bouzy,...

Guinea-Bissau coup rooted in constitutional breaches and criminal networks – Security Expert

A new analysis by the Global Security for Africa Research and Good Governance (GLOSARGG) has attributed the recent coup in Guinea-Bissau to years of...

Venezuela calls Trump airspace closure warning ‘colonialist threat’

Venezuela has accused US President Donald Trump of making a "colonialist threat" after he said the airspace around the country should be considered closed. The...

Three days of mourning begin after Hong Kong’s deadliest fire in decades

Hong Kong officials have held a moment of silence at the start of a three-day mourning period to remember those killed after the city's...

Russia threatens full ban on WhatsApp

Russia's state communications watchdog threatened on ​Friday to block WhatsApp entirely if ‌it fails to comply with Russian law, news ‌agencies reported. In August, Russia...

US halts all asylum claim decisions in wake of National Guard shooting

The Trump administration is halting all asylum decisions in the wake of the shooting of two National Guard soldiers in Washington DC, US Citizenship...

8 more arrested over fire in Hong Kong that killed over 120 people

At least 128 people are now known to have died in a devastating fire that engulfed multiple high-rise buildings in Hong Kong. Eight people have...