Europe

Police have shot dead an armed attacker who was trying to set fire to a synagogue in the northern French city of Rouen, according...

During their year of service, pageant queens are highly visible, making appearances at major events, advocating for important causes and speaking at public engagements,...

EU scientists said April 2024 was the 11th month in a row with record-breaking global temperatures.It was also the first recorded April with a...

An announcement by Hamas late Monday that it had accepted a cease-fire proposal sent people in the streets of Rafah into temporary jubilation, as Palestinian...

King Charles will resume public engagements next week after making encouraging progress in his cancer treatment, Buckingham Palace has said.It won't yet be a...

Saudi Arabia could have its first Miss Universe contestant this year, organisers said this week, after a fashion model and influencer claimed she had...

In a recent speech delivered at the European Parliament on April 24, 2024, Virginijus Sinkevičius, the European Union Commissioner for Environment, Oceans and Fisheries,...

Nigerian comedian Parrot Mouth recently shared his perspective on the differences between the attitudes of Ghanaians and Nigerians.According to him, Ghanaians often take for...

Ukraine has begun using long-range ballistic missiles secretly provided by the US against invading Russian forces, American officials have confirmed.The weapons were part of...

It started with a shout in the dark.A French policeman had spotted a mass of people moving from the sand dunes overlooking the English...

The UK parliament has finally passed a contentious bill that will allow the government to send asylum seekers to Rwanda for their claims to be considered by the East African...

Italian fashion designer Roberto Cavalli, known for his animal prints on leather and textiles, has died aged 83.The fashion house that bears his name...

The Vatican has declared gender-affirming surgery and surrogacy to be grave violations of human dignity in a new document endorsed by Pope Francis.The...

Uefa is considering increasing squad sizes for this summer's European Championship in Germany to 26 players following talks with coaches.Discussions with international bosses whose...

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has warned Europe is in a "pre-war era" and Ukraine must not be defeated by Russia for the good...

At least a dozen Indians have been duped by agents into fighting for Russian forces in the country's war with Ukraine with reports saying...

The Eiffel Tower in Paris was expected to reopen to visitors on Sunday after six days of closure due to strikes.Workers first walked out...

The German Parliament has backed a new law to allow the recreational use of cannabis.Under the law, over-18s in Germany will be allowed to...

Farmers descended on Brussels to press a summit of European Union leaders to do more to help them with taxes, rising costs and cheap...

American multinational technology company, Amazon has just been fined €32m (£27m) in France for "excessive" surveillance of its workers.The National Commission on Informatics and...

New World Television, the official broadcast rights holder for the upcoming 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, has appointed UK-based Ghanaian sports journalist, George Addo...

Six women have been rescued from the back of a lorry in France, after the BBC helped track them down and alert the police.The...

The US military has asked for the public’s help to try and locate one of its F-35 fighter jets after the pilot ejected from...

The first resident of Tafeghaghte we met offered a blunt assessment of the devastation caused by Morocco’s earthquake.“People in this village are either in...

More details have emerged on the arrest of one of President Ali Bongo’s son, which was announced by coup leaders a little earlier.According to...

Hollywood film director James Cameron, who helmed the 1997 movie Titanic, has told the BBC he felt the loss of the Titan submersible “in...

England is seeing record high levels of gonorrhoea and syphilis sexually transmitted infections, following a dip during Covid years, new figures reveal. People are being urged...

Pope Francis will lead Mass in St Peter’s Square on Sunday as he kicks off the year’s Easter services, just a day after leaving...

A Nigerian-born music manager in the United Kingdom, Emmanuel Odunlami, was stabbed to death for a fake luxury watch worth £300,000 after he left...

At least 59 migrants, including 12 children, have died and dozens more are feared missing after their boat sank in rough seas off southern...

Kenya’s parliament has ordered an inquiry into allegations of sexual abuse on tea plantations revealed in a BBC report.Lawmaker Beatrice Kemei said she watched...

Qatar is sending 10,000 mobile homes that were used as accommodation during the 2022 World Cup to areas hit by earthquakes in Turkey and...

A Jesuit priest has been accused of inviting two nuns to partake in a “Holy Trinity” threesome — and is now facing allegations of...

It is fair to say that the World Cup in Qatar this year has been defined by controversy like no other tournament before.From the...

An exclusive CNN investigation has found that some Western governments who pledged to support LGBTQI+ rights have also funded supporters of a controversial bill...

Pope Francis on Wednesday urged people to spend less on Christmas celebrations and gifts this year and send the difference to Ukrainians to help...

The Spanish coastguard says it has rescued three migrants who stowed away on the rudder of a tanker that arrived in the Canary Islands...

A group of African Americans has filed a lawsuit to stop the return of some Benin Bronzes from the Smithsonian Museum in Washington DC...

Pope Francis has warned priests and nuns about the dangers of watching pornography online, saying it “weakens the priestly heart”.The Pope, 86, was responding...

The UN General Assembly (UNGA) overwhelmingly approved a resolution on Wednesday telling Russia its annexation of four Ukrainian zones is illegal and not valid.Ghana was among...