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Biden and Trump rally in Georgia as 2024 rematch looms
Donald Trump and Joe Biden have both held campaign rallies in the US state of Georgia, as their general election showdown comes into greater...
Princess of Wales: First official picture of Kate since surgery released
The first official photo of the Princess of Wales since her abdominal surgery in January has been released by Kensington Palace.The image, taken by...
Pakistan blasphemy: Student sentenced over Whatsapp messages
A court in Pakistan has sentenced a 22-year-old student to death on charges of blasphemy over Whatsapp messages.The court in Punjab Province said he...
Judge rejects Donald Trump’s bid to delay $83m bond in Carroll case
A New York judge has rejected Donald Trump's request to have more time to secure an $83m (£64m) bond to pay damages to E...
7 unforgettable Oscars speeches in recent history
The 96th Academy Awards will take place on Sunday and while the gowns and the guests will be beautiful, we’ll be watching to get...
92-year-old man gets engaged for the 6th time
Rupert Murdoch is engaged again at the age of 92.The media titan will marry Elena Zhukova, 67, in June, with invitations already sent out, his...
GNECC commemorates International Women’s Day
The Ghana National Education Campaign Coalition (GNECC) has joined the global community in celebrating the 2024 International Women’s Day, a day dedicated to...
92-year old media tycoon gets engaged ahead of his 5th marriage
Media tycoon Robert Murdoch has become engaged to his girlfriend, his team has confirmed.The 92-year-old has reportedly been dating retired Russian molecular biologist Elena...
Mother-of-5 dies after illegal BBL
The family of a Tennessee mother of five who died after she had an illegal Brazilian butt lift has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against her...
UN says 8,565 migrants died in 2023
A total of 8,565 migrant deaths were recorded in 2023, making it the deadliest year since 2014. The United Nations said the figure represents a...
Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso to form joint force to fight jihadists
Three West African countries run by military juntas say they will form a joint force to fight jihadist threats.Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso announced...
Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso form joint force to combat jihadist threats
Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso have declared their intention to establish a joint force aimed at combating the threat posed by jihadist groups within...
A record $12.5 billion in online scams were reported to FBI last year
A record $12.5 billion in losses from online scams were reported to the FBI in 2023, fueled by a surge in cryptocurrency investment fraud,...
Senegal President Mack Sall announces March 24 election
Senegal's government has announced that the country's presidential election will take place on 24 March.The announcement follows tension in the West African nation after...
Ghana’s LGBT terror: ‘We live in fear of snitches’
Homophobia is not uncommon in Ghana, where gay sex is already against the law and carries a three-year prison sentence, but now the LGBTQ+...
We have a longstanding relationship with Ghana despite passage of the Anti-Gay Bill – World Bank
The World Bank Group has asserted its longstanding relationship with Ghana despite the passage of the Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill...
No twerking, drinking and smoking: The Christian nightclub which is all about the holy drip
No twerking. No drinking. No smoking. These are the rules which guide a new Christian nightclub in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, which features an eclectic...
Haley to drop out of presidential race, setting up Biden-Trump rematch
Nikki Haley is suspending her presidential campaign, making Donald Trump the last Republican left in the race.It comes after President Joe Biden and Trump...
Father’s plea for starving children in north Gaza after son dies of malnutrition
"What is the fate of the children suffering from hunger? Will they find someone to save them or will they die? My son Ali...
Jeff Bezos dethrones Elon Musk to become the richest person on Earth again
Jeff Bezos has reclaimed the title of the richest person on Earth, surpassing Elon Musk, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index on Monday.The Amazon founder’s net...
‘No need to apologise’ for leaked call – German Ambassador to UK
The German Ambassador to the UK has said there is "no need to apologise" for security breaches which led to a call between top...
Peru PM resigns after recording with woman leaked
Peru's Prime Minister Alberto Otárola has resigned over allegations he attempted to use his influence to help a woman gain lucrative government contracts.The...
Facebook, Instagram back up after global outage
Meta-owned Facebook and Instagram were back up on Tuesday after a more than two-hour outage that was caused by a technical issue and impacted...
German patient vaccinated against Covid 217 times
A 62-year-old man from Germany has, against medical advice, been vaccinated 217 times against Covid, doctors report.The bizarre case is documented in The Lancet...
ICC issues arrest warrants for top Russian commanders
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued arrest warrants for top Russian commanders over alleged war crimes in Ukraine.Sergei Kobylash and Viktor Sokolov, an...
Kenya mid-air collision kills student pilot and trainer
A student pilot and trainer have been killed after their aircraft collided with a passenger plane over Kenya's capital, Nairobi, police say.The aircraft, belonging...
Super Tuesday: Four things to watch out for as Americans vote
US voters head to the polls in 15 states spanning the breadth of the continent on Tuesday, from Maine to California and Alaska to...
Bitcoin price surges past $69,000 to new all-time high
The price of the world's largest cryptocurrency, Bitcoin, has hit a new all-time high of more than $69,000.It surpasses the previous record set in...
Seven men arrested in India for alleged gang-rape of tourist
Seven men are now in custody in India for the alleged gang-rape of a tourist and assault on her husband, authorities said, in a...
France makes abortion a constitutional right
France has become the first country in the world to explicitly include the right to abortion in its constitution.Parliamentarians voted to revise the country's...
US Supreme Court rules Colorado cannot ban Trump from presidential ballot
The US Supreme Court has struck down efforts by individual states to disqualify Donald Trump from running for president using an anti-insurrection constitutional clause....
Haiti violence: Gangs demand PM resign after mass jailbreak
Haiti's government declared a 72-hour state of emergency on Sunday after armed gangs stormed a major prison.At least 12 people were killed and...
UN team says Hamas likely carried out sexual violence in Israel on 7 October
A UN team has concluded there are "reasonable grounds to believe" sexual violence, including rape and gang rape, was committed during the Hamas attacks...
US sanctions Zimbabwe president for corruption
The United States government has imposed sanctions on Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa, along with other senior officials, for corruption and human rights abuses.On Monday...
Children starving to death in northern Gaza – WHO
Children are dying of starvation in northern Gaza, the World Health Organization (WHO) chief says.Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the agency's visits over the...
Nikki Haley beats Donald Trump in Washington DC for first primary victory
Nikki Haley has defeated Donald Trump in the Republican primary in Washington DC.This is her first victory over the former President in the 2024...
Israel-Gaza war: Kamala Harris urges more aid for starving Gazans
US Vice-President Kamala Harris says people in Gaza "are starving" and has urged Israel to "significantly increase the flow of aid" there.She said...
Why Macron hopes abortion rights are a political winner
France is preparing to become the first country in the world to put the right to abortion in its constitution.On Monday, parliamentarians from the...
Swiss vote to give themselves a bigger pension
Swiss voters have given themselves an extra month's pension each year - in a nationwide referendum focusing on living standards for the elderly.The...
Ukraine war: Russia intercepts 38 Ukrainian drones attacking Crimea
A series of explosions have rocked Crimea, after a reported Ukrainian drone attack on the peninsula which was illegally annexed by Russia in 2014....