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Man arrested in Poland over alleged Russia plot to kill Zelensky
A Polish man has been arrested and charged with planning to co-operate with Russian intelligence services to aid a possible assassination of Volodymyr Zelensky,...
Rihanna: ‘I refused to buy maternity clothes’
Rihanna has told the BBC she has enjoyed rewriting the rules for fashion as a mum, saying she "refused to buy maternity clothes"."I approached...
Israel launches revenge attack on Iran
Israel has retaliated against Iran with reports of explosions heard and airspace closed around the city of Isfahan.Horrifying photos show the plumes of smoke rising into the air following...
Tesla pushes for $56bn pay deal for Elon Musk
Tesla is again seeking to award boss Elon Musk the biggest pay deal in corporate American history, worth $56bn (£44.9bn).The electrical vehicle (EV)...
Billionaire declared dead in 2018 found living with his ‘side chick’
A German billionaire who vanished under mysterious circumstances under Switzerland's iconic Matterhorn peak six years ago is suspected to be living with a Russian mistress in...
Woman arrested for taking corpse to bank to sign documents
A woman brought a 68-year-old man in a wheelchair into a bank branch and tried to get him to sign for a loan, but...
Apple fixes iPhone bug that suggested Palestinian flag when some people typed ‘Jerusalem’
Apple has fixed a bug that suggested the Palestinian flag emoji when some users searched for the word “Jerusalem” in the emoji keyboard.On Tuesday,...
Russia to grow faster than all advanced economies says IMF
An influential global body has forecast Russia's economy will grow faster than all of the world's advanced economies, including the US, this year. The International...
MPs back smoking ban for those born after 2009
Members of Parliament have backed a plan to ban anyone born after 2009 from buying cigarettes, effectively ensuring it will become law.The measures, championed...
Houses, airport flooded as heavy rainfall hits Dubai
Heavy rain has battered some Gulf states, causing flash flooding across the region and leading to flights to the world's busiest international airport being...
First product of Meghan’s lifestyle brand revealed
A first glimpse of the new business venture from the Duchess of Sussex has been teased on social media, with pictures of a jar...
How events unfolded after fatal shooting on film set
Cinematographer Halyna Hutchins died on the set of the Western film Rust in New Mexico in 2021, after a gun held by Hollywood actor,...
ECOWAS sends fact-finding mission to Togo ahead of elections
The President of the ECOWAS Commission, Omar Alieu Touray, has approved the deployment of a Fact-Finding Mission to Togo ahead of the legislative and...
Women accused of booing Zimbabwe’s First Lady freed
Nine women who had been arrested in Zimbabwe for allegedly booing the first lady have had the charges dropped, local media report.They were withdrawn...
Manhunt as ‘dangerous’ suspects escape cell
Police in Namibia have launched a massive manhunt for 11 prisoners who escaped from a police cell in north-eastern Zambezi region, state media reported.The...
Afigya Kwabre North MP participates in Global Parliamentary Forum
Afigya Kwabre North Member of Parliament (MP) Collins Adomako-Mensah is in Washington DC to attend the 2024 Global Parliamentary Forum (GPF).Co-organised by the...
Donald Trump’s hush money trial begins
Donald Trump makes history as he becomes the first former US president to face criminal trial as he appears in New York court.The Republican...
Bishop stabbed during sermon
A bishop and several other people have been stabbed during a sermon in Sydney that was being streamed online, local media report.The incident reportedly...
Tanzania floods kill nearly 60 in two weeks
Nearly 60 people have died since the start of April in heavy rains and flooding that has hit several parts of Tanzania, the government...
Israel says it will respond to Iran attack ‘when time is right’
Israel is weighing possible responses to Iran's attack with hundreds of drones and missiles, amid growing calls for restraint to avert a wider war....
World’s oldest conjoined twins die at 62
The world’s oldest conjoined twins have died at the age of 62.Lori and George Schappell passed away at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. Despite having...
Iran vs Israel: What to know about the massive attack
Iran launched a wave of missiles and drones toward Israel late Saturday as regional tensions continued to mount over the war in Gaza. President Biden condemned the attack...
Chibok girls feel let down 10 years after Nigeria kidnapping
We had to meet Lisu in secret as she says the local Nigerian authorities are trying to prevent her from talking to journalists.She was...
Sudan civil war: The children living between starvation and death in Darfur
The woman with sad eyes and a quiet voice is just one of the millions of people living in camps for those forced to...
Iran fires drones and ballistic missiles at Israel in revenge attack
Iran launched dozens of drones and ballistic missiles toward Israel late Saturday in an unprecedented revenge mission that pushed the Middle East ever closer...
Israel says defences are ‘ready’ as Iran attacks
Iran has launched aerial drones at Israel, appearing to mark a widely anticipated reprisal attack.Israeli TV said the salvo was expected to reach Israel...
Police arrest 1,346 suspected kidnappers, rapists in five weeks
The Nigeria Police Force on Friday, April 12, said they have arrested 1,3436 suspects for various offences, including murder, kidnapping, armed robbery, gun running,...
Joe Biden expects Iran to attack Israel ‘sooner than later’
US President Joe Biden says he expects Iran to attack Israel "sooner than later", as fears grow of Iranian retaliation over an air strike...
Check out the top total solar eclipses scheduled for the next 10 years
With the April 8 total solar eclipse over, North America has exactly eight years, 11 months and 22 days to wait until its next one.Although...
Former US diplomat sentenced to 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to spying
Manuel Rocha, the former US ambassador to Bolivia who acted as a secret foreign agent of Cuba, was sentenced to 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to federal...
Italian fashion icon Roberto Cavalli passes away at 83
Italian fashion designer Roberto Cavalli, known for his animal prints on leather and textiles, has died aged 83.The fashion house that bears his name...
US President Joe Biden expects Iran to attack Israel ‘sooner than later’
US President Joe Biden says he expects Iran to attack Israel "sooner than later", as fears grow of Iranian retaliation over an air strike...
Top 10 African countries with the highest food inflation rates in 2024
A recent report by the United Nations has shed light on the persistent challenge of food inflation across various African nations in 2024.The...
Nun, 80, captured on CCTV dumping suitcase with dead friend’s bones
Chilean police are investigating after a nun, 80, left a suitcase containing the remains of a friend who had been dead for a year...
Ugandan female MPs ask for Parliament beauty salon
Ugandan female members of parliament have asked for an in-house salon to be opened at parliament to boost their participation.Recently the parliament got its...
OJ Simpson, controversial figure in high-profile murder case, dies at 76
OJ Simpson, the former American football star turned actor who was controversially cleared of double murder, has died aged 76.San Francisco-born Orenthal James Simpson...
Zuma’s private prosecution bid against Ramaphosa postponed
The Johannesburg High Court has postponed the hearing of a bid by South Africa's former President Jacob Zuma to privately prosecute current leader Cyril...
Nigeria recalls ‘toxic’ children’s cough syrup
Nigeria's drug regulator has recalled a batch of Johnson & Johnson children's cough syrup after tests showed it contained "an unacceptable high level" of...
Sudan army says will only hand over power to its supporters
Sudan’s military leader Lt Gen Abdel Fattah al-Burhan has said the army "will not hand over the authority of our state to any internal...
UNICEF vehicle takes gunfire in latest Israeli attack on aid convoys
A UNICEF aid convoy is hit by Israeli gunfire in the latest incident of humanitarian relief workers coming under attack in Gaza.Political chief,...