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Defiant Trump takes legal risk on stand in New York defamation trial
Donald Trump has testified in the defamation trial brought by writer E Jean Carroll, but his much-anticipated time on the stand was kept brief....
Gaza war: ICJ to rule on call for Israel to stop military action
The UN's top court could issue emergency measures ordering Israel to halt its military operations in Gaza.The session of the International Court of Justice...
Estonia lauds Ghana’s digitalisation success
Authorities in arguably the world’s most digitalised country, Estonia, have expressed surprise at the success story of Ghana's digitalisation journey, and the impact it...
Namibia’s President Hage Geingob going to US for cancer treatment
Namibia's President Hage Geingob, 82, is flying to the US to receive "specialised" medical treatment for cancer, his office has said.It comes less than...
Russia risked lives in downed plane, Volodymyr Zelensky says
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has accused Moscow of "playing with the lives of Ukrainian prisoners", after a deadly plane crash in western Russia.He demanded...
Mali gold mine collapse kills dozens
At least 40 people were killed after a tunnel collapsed in a gold mine in Mali, officials say."It started with a noise. The...
Khan Younis: UN says nine killed at Gaza shelter as fighting rages
At least nine people were killed and 75 injured when a UN facility sheltering civilians was struck in Khan Younis in southern Gaza, the...
Asante Gold: UK to loan back Ghana’s looted ‘crown jewels’
The UK is sending some of Ghana's "crown jewels" back home, 150 years after looting them from the court of the Asante king.A gold...
God told me to do it – Pastor who stole millions from church members
A US-based pastor, Eli Regalado, says it was God who instructed him to steal over $1.3 million from his Christian community in a cryptocurrency...
Amazon fined for ‘excessive’ surveillance of workers
American multinational technology company, Amazon has just been fined €32m (£27m) in France for "excessive" surveillance of its workers.The National Commission on Informatics and...
CCTV captures moment woman planted bomb in front of her ex-boyfriend’s room
A shocking video has captured the moment a woman planted a 'deodorant bomb' outside her ex-boyfriend's front door, causing a huge fireball explosion.Lauren Marie...
IMF deal: Second tranche of $600m hits BOG’s account
The second tranche of International Monetary Fund (IMF cash has hit the Bank of Ghana’s (BoG) account on Tuesday, January 23, 2024.The IMF...
World Bank to provide $300m to Ghana
The World Bank on Tuesday approved a $300 million Development Policy Operation for Ghana.The First Resilient Recovery Development Policy Financing is a critical contribution...
Couple get engaged in tunnel at Albion Premier League match
A woman who was proposed to in the tunnel at a Premier League match has said she is "over the moon".Television cameras caught the...
China: At least 11 dead, dozens missing in Yunnan landslide
Rescuers in China are racing to find dozens of people who are still left missing after a landslide struck a city in Yunnan province.The...
US and UK launch fresh strikes on Houthis in Yemen
The US and UK have conducted a fresh series of joint air strikes against Houthi targets in Yemen.The Pentagon said Monday's strikes hit eight...
Gov’t will implement strong and ambitious structural reforms – Finance Minister
The Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta has announced that government will implement strong and ambitious structural reforms aimed at supporting Ghana’s physical consolidation and growth...
Canada sets two-year cap on foreign students
Canada has said it will cap the number of foreign students admitted to the country for two years in an attempt to address pressure...
Dexter Scott King, son of Martin Luther King Jr., dies at 62
Dexter Scott King, the lookalike of his iconic father, civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., has died.He was 62.Dexter King died Sunday in...
Ghana invited to join implementation of Ukrainian Peace Formula
Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, in a meeting with his Ghanaian counterpart, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on the sidelines of the 2024 World Economic Forum...
Nearly 90 dead after fierce winter storms strike US
Nearly 90 weather-related deaths have been recorded across the US after the country was pummelled by ferocious winter storms for the past week.The deaths...
Namibia’s President to undergo treatment after being diagnosed with cancer
Namibian President, Hage Geingob will start treatment for cancer after routine medical checkups led to the detection of “cancerous cells”, his office has said.In...
Boost for President Ruto as Supreme Court okays controversial healthcare insurance levy
The Kenyan Court of Appeal has given the go-ahead for a controversial healthcare insurance levy, overturning a previous ban.The Social Health Insurance Fund...
Prince Harry drops libel claim against Mail on Sunday publisher
Prince Harry has withdrawn his libel claim against the Mail on Sunday publisher, Associated Newspapers says.The Duke of Sussex, 39, had sued over an...
Nelson Mandela auction: South Africa seeks to block sale in row over heritage
South Africa's government is trying to stop a controversial auction of 70 personal items belonging to anti-apartheid hero Nelson Mandela.They include a set...
MP resigns after being caught on CCTV stealing from a boutique [Video]
New Zealand Member of Parliament, Golriz Ghahraman, a prominent figure in the Green Party, has tendered her resignation amidst mounting accusations of shoplifting.The allegations...
Newborn baby girl found wrapped in towel in shopping bag at Newham
A newborn baby girl has been found wrapped in a towel in a shopping bag in east London, police said.The baby was discovered in...
Teens sentenced to prison with hard labour for watching k-dramas
Rare footage obtained by BBC Korean shows North Korea publicly sentencing two teenage boys to 12 years of hard labour for watching K-dramas.The...
Pope Francis says sexual pleasure is ‘a gift from God’
Pope Francis has said that sexual pleasure is "a gift from God" that should be "disciplined with patience."He also warned against pornography, which he...
Former flight attendant becomes first female President of Japan airlines
Japan Airlines (JAL) has named its first female president, a former cabin attendant who rose through the ranks to senior management, taking a deeply symbolic step in...
Schwarzenegger detained by German customs over luxury watch
Arnold Schwarzenegger will face criminal tax proceedings after failing to declare an item upon arrival to Germany, a Munich Customs press officer told CNN...
Flight returns to Japan after ‘drunk’ man bites crew member
A US-bound ANA flight was forced to return to Tokyo after an intoxicated passenger bit a crew member mid-flight.The man, reportedly a 55-year-old American,...
West Bank strike: Israel accused of targeting civilians in deadly attack
Israel is accused of having targeted a group of Palestinian civilians with no links to armed groups and who posed no threat to Israeli...
Catherine, Princess of Wales, in hospital after abdominal surgery
The Princess of Wales is to stay in hospital for up to two weeks after undergoing abdominal surgery.Kensington Palace said the procedure was planned...
Guinness World Records reviews ‘world’s oldest dog’ title
A Portuguese dog named Bobi made headlines last year when he was crowned the world's oldest dog ever by Guinness World Records (GWR).He beat...
Man caught after disguising himself to write girlfriend’s exams
A man has been caught allegedly impersonating his girlfriend during a recruitment examination held by Baba Farid University of Health Sciences in India.This...
Akufo-Addo attends World Economic Forum in Davos, Nam conference in Uganda
President Akufo-Addo on Monday, 15 January 2024, left Ghana to attend the 2024 edition of the World Economic Forum Annual Meetings being held from...
Ukraine says it shot down Russian A-50 spy plane
Ukraine's military says it has shot down a Russian military spy plane over the Sea of Azov, in what analysts say would be a...
Kenya femicide: A woman’s murder exposes the country’s toxic online misogyny
The brutal murder of a young Kenyan woman at a short-term rental apartment has sparked outrage and exposed the violent "manosphere" perpetuating misogyny online...
Jehovah ’s Witness sues country for receiving life-saving blood transfusion against her will
A Jehovah's Witness has taken the country of Spain to the European Court of Human Rights for administering her a blood transfusion during surgery...