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Buckingham Palace says Prince Harry will not stay at palace

Buckingham Palace says the Duke of Sussex will not be staying at the palace during his visit to London this week, despite his team...

Prince Harry begins his UK visit with court verdict

The Duke of Sussex will begin a week of engagements having returned to the UK, starting with an event in London for the Invictus...

GSS survey reveals wide variations in non-standard food measurements across Ghana

A new survey by the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) has revealed that non-standard measurement units such as olonka, cups, buckets, bundles and heaps remain...

‘I wear it on my middle finger’: The rise of the defiant divorce ring

Shimmering on Deb Marino's finger are diamonds set in an eye-catching gold ring. "Of course it's a middle finger ring, because, why not?" the Florida-based...

Charlie Kirk’s family attends hearing for suspect charged with his murder

The family of US conservative activist Charlie Kirk came face-to-face on Monday with his alleged killer as prosecutors laid out their evidence for the...

18-year-old Ghanaian student based in US killed in shooting

An 18-year-old Ghanaian who has been identified as Michael Sakyi Jr., has been reportedly shot dead in the United States of America. The incident that...

Ukraine warns of interceptor missile shortage as 18 killed in Kyiv region

The Ukrainian Air Force says a "serious shortage" of interceptor missiles meant none of the 23 ballistic missiles fired by Russia at Kyiv on...

Mahama congratulates US on 250th Independence anniversary, reaffirms strong bilateral ties

President John Dramani Mahama has congratulated the United States on the occasion of its 250th Independence anniversary, expressing confidence that the longstanding relationship between...

US marks its 250th birthday with fireworks, flyovers 

The United States of America marked its 250th birthday with fireworks, flyovers, some intense weather across the country, much of which has broiled under...

Row after Indian state drops eggs from school lunch menu

Eggs or no eggs? This question has dominated Indian social media and headlines after the eastern state of West Bengal announced last week that eggs...

US withdraws troops from Nigeria after Islamic State mission

The United States has withdrawn most of the troops it deployed in Nigeria earlier this year in an effort to help fight Islamist militant...

Iran begins public mourning for Ayatollah killed in February

Iran has begun several days of public mourning and funeral processions for its former Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, more than four months after...

Young Indonesian unmarried couple publicly caned after kissing on TikTok

A young couple in Indonesia’s conservative Aceh province have been publicly caned after a Sharia court convicted them of violating Islamic law by kissing...

International Criminal ​Court confirms Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger move to leave court

Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger have initiated a year-long process of withdrawing from the International Criminal ​Court (ICC), the court said in a statement. The...

Ghanaian former security guard who fled to Ghana with £117,000 bank heist cash jailed in UK

A former G4S security guard has been jailed for three years and four months in the United Kingdom after using his old work uniform...

Three Nigerians arrested for drug trafficking in India

Three Nigerians have been arrested in India over their alleged involvement in a drug trafficking syndicate. Myjoyonline learnt on Wednesday from a report by The...

Police hunt US-based Ghanaian who killed daughter in car crash

A drink-driving dad has gone on the run after being convicted of killing his own baby in a head-on crash. Emmanuel Sakyi, 31, was twice...

‘Most massive’ Russian attack on Kyiv kills at least 18

Russian forces launched a major drone and missile attack on Kyiv overnight, killing 18 people, in what the city's mayor has described as the...

People smuggler convicted in France found by BBC living in UK and seeking asylum

A convicted people smuggler, once described as "the godfather" of the French migrant camps, is living in Leicestershire and believed to be seeking asylum...

India asks WhatsApp to pause username feature rollout over fraud concerns

India has asked WhatsApp to pause the rollout of a new feature that would let users chat using unique usernames, saying it could increase...

Google has exceeded $1 billion Africa investment target

Google has exceeded a five-year target to invest $1 billion in Africa, it said on Wednesday, ​as it made public initiatives on infrastructure and...

Lethal Weapon actor Danny Glover reveals Alzheimer’s diagnosis

Renowned American actor Danny Glover has been living with Alzheimer's disease for several years, he revealed. The 79-year-old told NBC in an interview that aired...

Controversial bishops ordained as Pope warns of ‘schism’ in Catholic Church

Thousands of people have gathered in a tiny village in Switzerland to witness the ordination of four new Catholic bishops, in defiance of an...

Hantavirus outbreak nearing its end, WHO chief says

The hantavirus outbreak is nearing its end, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Sunday. WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said...

Xenophobic attacks: Nigeria to seek compensation for property abandoned by citizens fleeing South Africa

Nigeria has stated that it will seek compensation from South Africa for its citizens who have left the country following recent protests targeting undocumented...

South Africa: One Ghanaian shot dead during mass xenophobic protests

A Ghanaian tailor has been shot dead in his shop in Cape Town, South Africa, during violent protests targeting foreign nationals, the Ghana High...

Three-year-old rescued and taken to hospital six days after Venezuela quake

A three-year-old boy has been pulled alive from the rubble six days after the devastating earthquakes in Venezuela, a Jordanian rescue team has said. The...

Trump made more than $1bn from crypto in first year back in office

US President Donald Trump made more than $1bn (£750m) last year from business dealings in cryptocurrency, according to his mandatory financial report for 2025. In...

Nigeria: Militants storm school in Borno state, students kidnapped

Gunmen stormed a secondary school in Nigeria's Borno state on Monday morning, kidnapping students as they sat for national examinations. The attack occurred at...

Supreme Court rejects Trump’s attempt to limit U.S. birthright citizenship

The Supreme Court on Tuesday blocked President Donald Trump’s contentious attempt to limit citizenship at birth for those born on U.S. soil, delivering a...

Advocacy groups file complaint against Ghana over Trump deportations

Advocacy groups have filed a complaint against Ghana at West Africa’s top human rights court, accusing the country of helping the United States deport people to...

US Supreme Court upholds bans on transgender women in female school and college sports

The US Supreme Court has ruled that states can ban transgender women from competing in female school and college sports. The court considered cases from...

Pakistani strikes kill at least 28 civilians in Afghanistan, UN says

At least 28 civilians were killed after Pakistan launched air strikes in Afghan provinces along its border on Sunday, the United Nations Afghan mission...

Refugees will be told to repay around £10,000 under new asylum rules

People granted asylum in the UK will be required to pay back around £10,000 towards the cost of their accommodation and support once they...

US says it has agreed with Iran to ‘stand down’ after trading strikes, reports say

The US and Iran have agreed to "stand down" following an exchange of strikes over the past few days, media reports say, citing a...

Missing Chicago couple found dead in mass grave; 2 more bodies discovered

A Chicago couple has been found dead weeks after they went missing in Mexico City. Zafar Mawani and Guillermo Ortiz disappeared on May 20, after...

Venezuela welcomes 1,600 foreign rescuers in urgent search for quake survivors

Venezuela's government said on Saturday 1,600 members of foreign rescue teams had arrived to help search for survivors of the devastating twin earthquakes which killed more than...

DR Congo takes Rwanda to international court over decades of conflict

The Democratic Republic of Congo has filed a case against Rwanda at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), accusing its neighbour of breaching multiple...

King and Queen will not live in Buckingham Palace after renovations

King Charles and Queen Camilla will not live at Buckingham Palace when £369m of refurbishments are completed next year, the latest royal accounts have...

US strikes Iran after attack on cargo ship

The US military has conducted strikes on Iranian targets after President Donald Trump accused Iran of a "foolish violation" of its truce following an...