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Inside Out 2 becomes biggest animated film ever
Inside Out 2 has become the highest-grossing animated film of all time, six weeks after it was released in cinemas.The film, a sequel to...
Namibia turns the visa tables on Western nations
Namibian, Michelle Nehoya has spent nearly $500 (£390) on an application for a visa to visit Canada - but almost two years later it...
How often you poop could suggest more than you think, study finds
How often you poop may influence more than whether you’re uncomfortably bloated.The frequency may also affect your gut microbiome and risk of chronic disease,...
Janet Jackson on being a child star: ‘I don’t remember being asked’
Janet Jackson can still remember the first song she wrote.She was nine years old and bored, one rainy afternoon in 1975.Her older brothers –...
US Secret Service director resigns after Trump rally shooting
The Director of the Secret Service is stepping down from her job, according to an email she sent to staff.This follows the assassination attempt...
Has Kamala Harris got what it takes to beat Trump?
The path for Vice-President Kamala Harris to secure the Democratic presidential nomination is clearing.That may end up being the easy part. The most formidable...
US: Kamala Harris makes first public appearance after Joe Biden withdrew from presidential race
US Vice-President Kamala Harris makes her first public appearance since President Joe Biden left the 2024 race on Sunday.She praises Biden, saying she is...
Woman freed after 43 years in jail for crime she didn’t commit
A woman who served 43 years for a murder she did not commit has been released after her conviction was overturned.Sandra Hemme was 20...
Biden endorses Kamala Harris
US President Joe Biden has announced that he will end his candidacy for re-election, saying "it is in the best interest of my party...
Joe Biden officially drops out of the 2024 presidential race
President Joe Biden says he is not seeking reelection in a letter posted to X on his official account. Biden says he will speak to the...
Meet Smita Srivastava, The “Real Rapunzel” who holds World record for longest hair
Meet Smita Srivastava, a 46-year-old woman from Uttar Pradesh who holds the Guinness World Record for having the longest hair on a living person....
South Korea makes N Korean defector Vice Minister
Former North Korean diplomat Tae Yong-ho has been named the new leader of South Korea's presidential advisory council on unification.This makes him the highest-ranking...
Journalist told to pay damages for mocking Italian PM’s height
An Italian journalist has been ordered to pay Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni damages of €5,000 (£4,210) over social media posts making fun of her...
Trump recounts shooting in marathon Republican convention speech
Donald Trump told the Republican National Convention he was "not supposed to be here," reflecting during a marathon speech on a recent attempt on...
Mass IT outage affects airlines, media and banks
A raft of global institutions - including major banks, media outlets and airlines - have reported a mass IT outage, affecting their ability to...
Joe Biden tests positive for COVID 19
Joe Biden has tested positive for Covid-19 and is suffering mild symptoms, the White House has said.
Karine Jean-Pierre, his press secretary, said the US...
Kagame wins Rwanda vote in landslide – partial results
Rwandan President Paul Kagame is on course to extend his 24-year rule by another five years in a landslide victory, with most of the...
Woman chops off husband’s penis for moaning another woman’s name during sex
A furious wife has hacked off her husband's penis after he allegedly said another woman's name during sex.
The unnamed couple, who are from Baguio...
Worth $600 million: Here’s why the most expensive ‘Wedding of the Year’ took over the internet
Anant Ambani, the son of Asian billionaire Mukesh Ambani, recently hosted a wedding that captivated the internet and earned the title of the world's...
Southgate resigns after England’s Euro 2024 loss
England manager Gareth Southgate has resigned after a second consecutive European Championship final defeat.The Three Lions lost 2-1 to Spain in Berlin on Sunday,...
I live in a rented house – Dangote
Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, has said the house he stays in whenever he is in the Federal Capital Territory is not his personal...
ECOWAS Court strikes out suit seeking to hold Ghana liable for Jammeh/Gambia killings in 2005
The ECOWAS Court of Justice has ruled as inadmissible, three of the four grounds of a suit filed by the son of a deceased...
Shooting was an assassination attempt against Trump, FBI says
Former President Donald Trump was injured Saturday evening during his rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, in what the FBI says was an assassination attempt.The gunman...
Ambanis: Meet the family with a $122 billion fortune who are behind the grand Indian wedding
For the last few months, Asia’s richest man Mukesh Ambani has been grabbing the spotlight in India.It's not because he has completed a major...
I cannot forgive Mugabe’s soldiers – massacre survivor
An astounding number of mass graves surround Thabani Dhlamini’s home in south-western Zimbabwe.
One pointed out to the BBC lies near the ablution block at...
Five jailed for Ecuador presidential candidate’s murder
Five people linked to one of Ecuador's biggest criminal gangs have been jailed for the murder of presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio last year.
Mr Villavicencio,...
Unilever to slash a third of European workforce
Unilever plans to cut a third of its office-based roles in Europe by the end of 2025, the consumer goods giant has said.
It comes...
School building collapse in Nigeria leaves several dead, over 100 trapped
A number of children have died and more than 100 others are trapped after a school building collapsed in Nigeria’s central Plateau state, local...
Kim and Khloé Kardashian sparkle in traditional Indian outfits at Ambani wedding
Kim and Khloé take India.The Kardashian sisters brought big-time bling to Mumbai Friday, stepping out for Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant’s star-studded wedding in traditional Indian...
UK police launch manhunt after human remains found in suitcases
British police have launched a manhunt after two suitcases containing human remains were discovered on Clifton Suspension Bridge in the southwestern city of Bristol.
Avon and Somerset Police said on Thursday that it received a call at 11:57...
Ghanaian man living in UK since 1977 can stay – Home Office
A retired shopkeeper who was told he was not British despite living in the UK for nearly 50 years can stay for good, the...
Kenya’s President Ruto dissolves entire cabinet
Kenyan President William Ruto fired his entire cabinet on Thursday.Only the Deputy President and Prime Cabinet Secretary were spared.Ruto said public sentiment following widespread...
Israel tells ‘everyone in Gaza City’ to leave
The Israeli military has told all residents of Gaza City to evacuate south to the central Gaza Strip, amid intensified operations in the north.Leaflets...
Ugandan TikToker jailed for insulting President
A Ugandan court has sentenced a 24-year-old man to six years in prison for insulting the president and the first family through his video...
UAE police withdraw woman’s attempted suicide charge
Police in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have withdrawn the charges against Irish woman Tori Towey and have closed the case, it has been...
Mali advises airlines to refuel elsewhere due to aviation fuel shortage
Mali is currently unable to refuel commercial aircraft in its capital Bamako due to fuel shortages and is asking airlines to refuel elsewhere until...
We don’t have to repay UK for axed deal – Rwanda
Rwanda has said it is not required to refund the UK after a multi-million-pound migrant deal between the two countries was scrapped.New UK Prime...
France’s former first lady charged with fraud, evidence concealment in Gaddafi funding case
France's former first lady, Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, has been charged over an election funding scandal dating back to 2007 involving cash from the then Libyan...
Man caught smuggling 100 snakes in his trousers [Video]
A man tried to smuggle more than 100 live snakes into mainland China by stuffing them in his trousers, according to custom officials.
The unnamed...
Israel calls for Gaza City evacuation
Israel has dropped leaflets on Wednesday telling residents of Gaza City to move south. International organizations have warned that the escape routes are "chaotic"...