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Biden issues official pardon for son Hunter

US President Joe Biden has issued an official pardon for his son Hunter, who was facing sentencing for two criminal cases.In a statement, the...

UK parliament votes in favour of legalising assisted dying

Britain's MPs have voted in favour of a bill that would legalise assisted dying in England and Wales.A majority of MPs supported a Bill...

Australia approves social media ban on under-16s

Australia will ban children under 16 from using social media, after its parliament approved the world's strictest laws. The ban, which will not take effect...

Romania orders election recount after bias claims

A recount of the votes cast in Sunday's first round of presidential elections in Romania has been ordered by the country's top court following...

A fatal car crash in India sparks concerns over Google Maps

Can a navigation app be held responsible if a user gets into an accident? That is the question being asked in India after three men...

At least 14 killed, houses swept away in Uganda landslide after heavy rainfall

At least 14 people have been killed in a landslide in eastern Uganda, but officials fear that the true number of deaths is much...

Interpol arrests 1,000 cybercrime suspects across Africa including Ghana

More than 1,000 people suspected of cybercrimes were arrested in 19 African countries between September and October, Interpol announced on Tuesday.Operation Serengeti — led...

Man awarded $1m after 27 years wrongfully jailed

Michael Sullivan spent more than 27 years in a Massachusetts prison for a murder he insisted for years he didn't do.He was released in...

Bomb threats made against Trump cabinet nominees

Several of Donald Trump’s cabinet nominees and picks for his White House team have been targeted by bomb threats. The FBI said it was aware...

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs denied bail for a 3rd time, will remain behind bars until May 2025 trial

Sean "Diddy" Combs will remain behind bars until his May 2025 sex-trafficking trial. The defense's third attempt to free the 54-year-old music mogul was denied...

Celebrating Prempeh, the Asantehene banished by the British

The field outside the royal palace in the Ghanaian city of Kumasi was filled with an exuberant crowd, celebrating the return 100 years ago...

‘No-one will win’: Canada, Mexico and China respond to Trump tariff threats

Officials from Canada, Mexico and China have warned US President-elect Donald Trump's pledge to impose sweeping tariffs on America's three largest trading partners could...

Prosecutors demand 20-year jail sentence for husband in mass rape trial

French prosecutors have demanded a 20-year jail sentence for Dominique Pelicot, who is accused of drugging his former wife Gisèle for a decade and...

Ghana and Seychelles sign two agreements

Ghana and Seychelles have signed a Bilateral Air Service Agreement (BASA) and a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen their bilateral relationship.The MOU is...

U.S. universities warn foreign students about Trump immigration crackdown

US universities have been emailing international students and staff advising them to return to campus before President-elect Donald Trump takes office in January, amid...

16 missing after Red Sea tourist boat sinks

Egyptian authorities say 16 people are missing, including foreigners, and 28 have been rescued after a tourist boat sank in the Red Sea.Two of...

US Customs seizes over 3,000 counterfeit guitars

US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and Gibson have announced the seizure of over 3,000 counterfeit electric guitars.The successful operation was announced to the public on...

Bishop T.D. Jakes suffers health incident after Sunday’s sermon

Church services at the Potter's House of Dallas suddenly stopped on Sunday when Bishop T.D. Jakes suffered a health incident mid-sermon. Jakes, a celebrity pastor and motivational...

Far-right candidate takes shock lead in Romania presidential election

A far-right, pro-Russia candidate has taken a surprise lead in the first round of Romania's presidential election, with preliminary results putting his pro-Europe rival...

‘99% of people don’t know deodorant can kill’

The family of a girl who died from inhaling aerosol deodorant say events held in her memory have spread awareness to thousands of people. Giorgia...

Burning old TVs to survive: The toxic trade in electrical waste at Agbogbloshie

You can see thick plumes of smoke rise from the Agbogbloshie dumpsite from miles away. The air at the vast dump, in the west of...

Expelled the same day: Ireland hardens illegal immigration response

The three Gardai - Irish police officers - walk down the rows of passengers on the bus, a few kilometres south of the border...

At least 24 dead after two boats capsize off coast of Madagascar

At least 24 people have died after two boats carrying mostly Somali nationals capsized off the coast of Madagascar, local authorities said.A statement from...

Dozens killed in Pakistan sectarian violence

More than 80 people have been killed in renewed sectarian violence in north-west Pakistan, officials say.Another 156 people are said to have been wounded...

Judge delays Trump sentencing for a third time

A New York judge again delayed Donald Trump's sentencing in his historical criminal case as he continues to push for the conviction to be...

Russia President Putin gifts lion and brown bears to North Korea zoo

Russian President Vladimir Putin has gifted North Korea's main zoo more than 70 animals, including a lion and two brown bears, in yet another...

US charges Indian billionaire Gautam Adani with fraud

Indian billionaire Gautam Adani has been charged with fraud in the US, which has accused him of orchestrating a $250m (£198m) bribery scheme and...

Death penalty for Thai woman accused of murdering 14 friends with cyanide

A woman in Thailand has been sentenced to death in the first of a string of cases in which she is accused of murdering...

Flatulence tax: Denmark agrees deal for livestock emissions levy

Denmark has agreed on how to implement the world’s first tax on agricultural emissions, including flatulence by livestock. This comes after months of negotiations between...

Diddy faces more than two dozen lawsuits as he sits in jail

Hip-hop mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs is currently in federal custody awaiting trial on charges of racketeering and sex trafficking. His arrest in New York came...

Good news for international students in Canada

International students in Canada now have the opportunity to work more hours during the academic term.Effective November 8 2024, the Canadian government is increasing...

Catholic Church rejects $40,000 from Kenya’s president

Kenya’s Catholic Church has rejected a donation of about $40,000 (£32,000) made by President William Ruto. He offered the money towards the building of a...

Ukraine marks 1,000 days of resilience against Russian aggression

On February 24, 2022, at 5:30 a.m. Moscow time, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced what he termed a “special military operation,” initiating a full-scale...

Wegovy: Popular weight-loss drug goes on sale in China

Novo Nordisk has launched its weight-loss drug Wegovy in China after it was approved by local health authorities in June. It is set to intensify...

Ghana climbs to 18th in Global rankings for students in U.S. Universities

Ghana has once again been ranked among the top 25 countries globally for sending students to the United States, securing the 18th position in...

Ukraine vows to ‘never submit’ as war reaches 1,000th day

Ukraine has said it will never give in to Russia's aggression as it marks 1,000 days since the Kremlin launched a full-scale invasion of...

Woman, 68, found dead in freezer after going missing for weeks

A Las Vegas woman’s body was found stuffed inside her freezer weeks after she called the cops with concerns about her ex-roommate who’s since...

Ballet star dies after falling from building

Vladimir Shklyarov, a world-renowned Russian ballet star, has died after falling from the fifth floor of a building on Saturday. His death was confirmed by the Mariinsky...

Top radio host charged with sexually abusing eight people

Veteran Australian broadcaster and former Wallabies coach Alan Jones has been charged with sexually abusing seven men and a 17-year-old boy. The 83-year-old was taken...

Mali wins $160m in gold mining dispute after detaining British businessman

An Australian mining company, Resolute Mining, says it will pay Mali's military government $160m (£126m) to settle a tax dispute, after the company's British...