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Son of Guinea-Bissau’s ex-President jailed in US for trafficking drugs to fund coup

The son of Guinea-Bissau's ex-President has been sentenced to over six years in prison by a US court for leading an international heroin trafficking...

Titanic ‘door’ prop that kept Rose alive sells for $718,750

The floating piece of wood that kept Titanic's Rose alive has been sold for $718,750 (£569,739) at auction.Ever since the release of the 1997...

Cargo ship collides with Baltimore bridge; six missing after collapse

A massive container ship lost power early Tuesday before crashing into the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, causing it to collapse into the...

US Supreme Court appears sceptical of abortion pill case

The US Supreme Court appeared sceptical of an effort to restrict access to a commonly used abortion drug, mifepristone, during a Tuesday hearing.Several members...

Supreme Court to hear arguments in abortion pill case

The US Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on whether to restrict access to mifepristone, a commonly used abortion pill.It is considered the most...

Law enforcement raids Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’s properties in LA and Miami

Properties connected to rapper Sean "Diddy" Combs were raided on Monday by federal agents.The Department of Homeland Security said it had pursued the "law...

UN Security Council passes resolution calling for Gaza ceasefire

The UN Security Council has called for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, after the US did not veto the measure in a shift from...

Trump wins last-minute reprieve as judge cuts fraud bond to $175m

Donald Trump was handed a last-minute reprieve in court on Monday, when a New York court allowed him to post a reduced bond of...

Actress tearfully recalls 2Pac telling her ‘he wasn’t gonna make it past 25’

Actress Jasmine Guy opened up about a conversation she had with 2Pac.The actress shared the story on The Breakfast Club, telling the hosts that she...

44-year-old Senegal opposition leader projected to win heated presidential polls – Report

Early results from Senegal's presidential vote put opposition candidate Bassirou Diomaye Faye ahead, sending his supporters to celebrate in the streets, though his main...

Moscow attack: Russian court charges four men with act of terrorism

Russia has charged four men it says attacked a Moscow concert hall and killed at least 137 people.Three were marched blindfolded into a Moscow...

Zelensky hits back after Russia links Ukraine to Moscow attack

As news of the Moscow concert hall attack broke on Friday, Ukrainians knew what was coming: Kyiv would be blamed.The next thing they expected...

At least 65 migrant bodies found in Libya mass grave, says UN

A mass grave containing the bodies of at least 65 migrants has been found in Libya, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) has said....

Newlyweds discover marriage papers are invalid

Thousands of newlyweds in Zimbabwe have been surprised to learn that their marriage certificates are not valid.It has emerged that, because of a clerical...

Update on Moscow attack: Death toll rises to 133

The death toll of the Crocus Concert Hall attack has now risen to 133, the Russian Investigative Committee says.As the emergency services are continuing...

Gunfire and blaze at Moscow concert hall, reports say

Deaths and injuries have been reported after a gun attack at a concert hall near Moscow, Russian media say.At least four people dressed in...

At least 60 killed in Moscow concert hall attack

At least 60 people have been killed after gunmen attacked a packed concert venue on the outskirts of Moscow.More than 100 were wounded at...

Pig kidney transplanted into living person for first time

Doctors have performed the first transplant of a genetically modified kidney from a pig into a living human, they announced Thursday.The four-hour surgery was...

The 89-year-old woman who is still travelling the world solo

She sold her engagement ring and began a lifetime of seeing the world. It all started with an ending: a broken engagement and a...

Ugandan President promotes his son to military Chief

Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni, 79, has promoted his son Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba to head the military.The 48-year-old's promotion comes amid a major cabinet reshuffle...

Scientists say they can cut HIV out of cells

Scientists say they have successfully eliminated HIV from infected cells, using Nobel Prize-winning Crispr gene-editing technology.Working like scissors, but at the molecular level, it...

Two Canadians switched at birth receive formal apology

It was a simple at-home DNA testing kit, a Christmas day gift, that upended the lives of two Canadian men forever.Richard Beauvais, from the...

Delhi’s chief minister arrested over corruption claims

Prominent opposition politician and Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal has been arrested by India's financial crime agency, his party said.The arrest is in...

Apple lawsuit: US accuses tech giant of monopolising smartphone market

The US has filed a landmark lawsuit against Apple, accusing the tech giant of monopolising the smartphone market and crushing competition.In the lawsuit,...

US accuses Apple of monopolising smartphone market

The US has filed a landmark lawsuit against Apple which accuses the tech giant of monopolising the smartphone market and crushing competition.In the lawsuit,...

Biden’s administration unveils strictest ever US car emission limits to boost EVs

President Joe Biden has announced the strictest regulation on vehicle exhaust emissions ever introduced in the US in a bid to accelerate the auto-industry's...

Eminem, 50 Cent and Snoop Dogg honour Dr. Dre at Walk of Fame Ceremony

Dr. Dre was feeling the love at his Hollywood Walk of Fame ceremony.The rapper and producer, 59, was honoured with his very own star on...

Renewed hope as latest HIV treatment yields positive results

Scientists say they have successfully eliminated HIV from infected cells, using Nobel Prize-winning Crispr gene-editing technology.Working like scissors, but at the molecular level, it...

Dr Dre inducted into Hollywood Walk of Fame

A star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame was unveiled Tuesday honoring Dr. Dre for his career as a performer, producer, founder and CEO of Aftermath...

Supreme Court says Texas can arrest and jail migrants

The Supreme Court has allowed Texas to enforce one of the toughest immigration laws enacted by any US state in recent memory.The measure allows...

Trump needs a $464m bond in six days. What if he can’t get it?

Donald Trump's lawyers are asking a New York court to put a $464m (£365m) fine in a civil fraud case on hold, as the...

Entire Gaza population facing acute hunger – US

Gaza's two million people are experiencing "severe levels of acute food insecurity", US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said.This was first time an...

Methane emissions from fossil fuels to decline by around 50% by 2030 if…

Methane emissions from fossil fuels will be decreased by about 50 per cent by 2030 if methane policies and promises made by countries and...

Ex-police officers sentenced to nearly 20 years in Mississippi torture case

Two former Mississippi police officers have been sentenced to a total of 37 years for their role in torturing two black men in their...

Mother who left her child alone to party for 10 days bags life imprisonment

An Ohio woman who left her 16-month-old daughter alone for more than a week while she vacationed, leading to the girl’s death, was sentenced...

6 ex-police officers to be sentenced in Mississippi for torture of black men

Six former Mississippi police officers are due to be sentenced for torturing two black men in their own home.The victims were beaten, shocked with...

African states must respect constitutional rule – Akufo-Addo

The African Union (AU) member states should strive to uphold their respective national constitutions, President Akufo-Addo has advised.The leaders, he said, were also expected...

SB4: Supreme Court blocks Texas police from arresting migrants

The US Supreme Court has again blocked a Texas immigration law that President Joe Biden's administration has called unconstitutional from taking effect.SB4 would...

Trump unable to get $464m bond in New York fraud case, his lawyers say

Donald Trump cannot find a private company to guarantee the $464m (£365m) he has been ordered to pay in a New York civil fraud...

‘Only God can change this place’: Haitians see no end to spiraling violence

"Port-au-Prince is in panic mode," a friend in the Haitian capital texted me.Residents of Petionville, a wealthier area of of the city, are shaken...