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Gold tops $4,500, silver and platinum hit records in metal markets frenzy

Gold surged past the $4,500-an-ounce mark for the first time on Wednesday, while silver and platinum also scaled record highs, as investors piled into...

Two police officers killed in explosion in Moscow

Three people - including two police officers - have been killed in an explosion in Moscow, Russian authorities have said. Two traffic police officers saw...

US denies visas to ex-EU commissioner and others over social media rules

The US State Department said it would deny visas to five people, including a former EU commissioner, for seeking to "coerce" American social media...

Mum-of-two dies after cosmetic surgery in Turkey

A mother-of-two died from complications after having cosmetic surgery in Turkey, an inquest has concluded. Sophie Hunt, 34, from Northampton, had multi-organ failure and died...

Libya’s army chief killed in air crash in Turkey

The Libyan army chief has been killed in an air crash in Turkey, Libya's prime minister has said. Gen Mohammed Ali Ahmed al-Haddad and four...

Five dead after plane carrying child burns victim crashes in Texas

At least five people have been killed after a Mexican Navy plane crashed in foggy conditions near Galveston, Texas on Monday while transporting a...

US judge rejects business group’s challenge to Trump’s $100,000 H-1B visa fee

A federal judge on Tuesday rejected a challenge by the largest U.S. business lobby group to President Donald Trump's $100,000 fee on new H-1B visas for...

Malawians angry over Vice-President’s planned UK trip

There is growing anger in Malawi over a post-Christmas fortnight trip to the UK that one of the country's vice-presidents is due to take. Jane...

US court sentences 21-year-old Ghanaian over $200 Snapchat sextortion scheme

A 21-year-old Ghanaian citizen, Cross Abu Cole, has been sentenced to time served of about seven months by a United States District Court after...

Gov’t official rejects ‘Detty December’ label

Detty December, a popular term for Ghana and Nigeria's end-of-year party season, can have "negative connotations", Ghana's official for diaspora affairs has said, adding...

Russian general killed by car bomb in Moscow, officials say

A Russian general has been killed in a car bombing in Moscow, officials have said. Russia's Investigative Committee said Lt Gen Fanil Sarvarov died on...

Elon Musk becomes first person worth $700 billion

Tesla CEO Elon Musk's net worth surged to $749 billion late Friday after the Delaware Supreme Court reinstated Tesla stock options worth $139 billion...

US carries out ‘massive’ strike against IS in Syria

The US says its military has carried out a "massive strike" against the Islamic State group (IS) in Syria, in response to a deadly...

US suspends Green Card Lottery scheme

President Donald Trump has suspended the US green card lottery scheme in the wake of a mass shooting at Brown University last week in...

Trump suspends green card lottery program that let Brown University, MIT shootings suspect into US

President Donald Trump suspended the green card lottery program on Thursday, which allowed the suspect in the Brown University and MIT shootings to come to the...

Foreign Affairs Minister orders probe into death of Ghanaian student in Latvia

Ghana’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has announced the launch of urgent investigations into the reported death of a Ghanaian student in...

Wife of Guinea-Bissau’s ousted president arrested after co-passenger found with $5.9m in cash

Portuguese authorities charged the wife of Guinea-Bissau's ousted president as part of an investigation into suspected smuggling and money laundering, judicial police said on...

Trump imposes partial travel restrictions on Nigeria, 14 other countries

President Donald Trump has expanded a US travel ban, barring nationals of five additional countries and people travelling on Palestinian Authority-issued documents from entering...

Trump sues BBC for defamation over Panorama speech edit

US President Donald Trump has filed a multi-billion-dollar defamation lawsuit against the BBC over an edit of his 6 January 2021 speech in a...

‘Bandits’ kidnap worshippers during church service in Nigeria

Armed men have kidnapped at least 13 people from a church in Nigeria's central Kogi state - the second such attack in as many...

US military strikes 3 more boats in the Pacific Ocean, killing 8

The US military conducted strikes against three alleged drug-trafficking boats in the eastern Pacific Ocean on Monday, killing 8 people, according to US Southern...

Statue of Liberty replica collapses due to strong winds in Brazil

A 24-meter large replica of the Statue of Liberty in southern Brazil was brought down by strong gusty winds, a video of which has gone viral...

Bailiff fired for sexual conduct while on duty in courtroom

A former Shelby County Sheriff's Deputy appeared in Nashville on Thursday, trying to keep his law enforcement certification after being fired for having sexual...

Archaeologists discover 2,000 year-old Egyptian animal cemetery

Curled up against one another, covered in fabric shrouds and pieces of pottery, are the remains of nearly 600 animals – each resting in...

Trump launches ‘gold card’ visa; check how much it costs

President Donald Trump on Wednesday officially launched his “gold card” visa, a new immigration pathway that will allow foreigners to pay $1 million to expedite...

Gunfire as rebels target key DR Congo city despite Trump peace deal

Sporadic gunfire and explosions have been reported as M23 rebels advance towards a key city in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, in an offensive...

US could ask foreign tourists for five-year social media history before entry

Tourists from dozens of countries including the UK could be asked to provide a five-year social media history as a condition of entry to...

Taliban warn Afghans who wore ‘un-Islamic’ Peaky Blinders outfits

Four Afghan men were ordered to report to the Taliban government's department of vice and virtue for dressing in costumes inspired by the TV...

Trump vows to make US affordable again, as Americans feel the pinch

President Donald Trump has told a campaign-style rally that consumer prices are falling "tremendously", as he seeks to allay voter anxiety about the cost...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...