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US strikes alleged drug boat in the Pacific

US forces have struck another vessel alleged to be carrying drugs, this time in the waters of the Pacific Ocean, the Pentagon has confirmed. According...

Ghanaian-Dutch MP Don Ceder adjudged 2025 Best Politician in the Netherlands

Dutch-Ghanaian Member of Parliament, Don Ceder, has been voted the Most Valuable Member of the Dutch Parliament for 2025, an honour that highlights the...

Former French president begins jail sentence for campaign finance conspiracy

Nicolas Sarkozy has become the first French ex-president to go to jail, as he starts a five-year sentence for conspiring to fund his election...

Japan’s parliament elects Sanae Takaichi as nation’s first female Prime Minister

Japan’s parliament elected ultraconservative Sanae Takaichi as the country’s first female prime minister Tuesday, a day after her struggling party struck a coalition deal with a...

Amazon outage ‘resolved’ as Snapchat and banks among sites impacted

Amazon Web Services (AWS) said late Monday that it had resolved a massive outage that knocked some of the world's largest websites offline for...

White House begins demolishing part of East Wing for Trump ballroom

Parts of the White House's East Wing have been demolished, as construction begins on US President Donald Trump's new ballroom. Construction crews on Monday tore...

How BBC secret filming exposed a £28m timeshare fraud

It has been described by prosecutors as one of the largest frauds of its kind in the UK. A total of 14 people have been...

Trump ends aid to Colombia and calls country’s leader a ‘drug leader’

President Donald Trump said the US will no longer offer subsidies to Colombia, one of the country's closest South American allies. The US president announced...

US warns of ‘imminent’ breach of Gaza ceasefire with planned attack on civilians

The US says it has "credible reports" that Hamas is planning an "imminent" attack on civilians in Gaza, which it says would be a...

Two dead after cargo plane skids off Hong Kong runway into sea

A cargo plane has skidded off a runway at Hong Kong International Airport and landed in the sea, killing two people, local media have...

‘No Kings’ protests draw huge crowds as anti-Trump rallies sweep across US

Huge crowds have taken part in "No Kings" protests against President Donald Trump's policies in cities across the US, including New York, Washington DC,...

Eleven killed after Israel hits bus in Gaza, Hamas-run civil defence says

Gaza's Hamas-run civil defence says 11 people were killed, all from the same family, after the bus they were in was hit by an...

Doctor arrested for allegedly killing wife months after wedding

The family of 28-year-old dermatologist Dr Kritika Reddy, allegedly murdered by her husband Dr Mahendra Reddy, through precisely administered IV injections which induced an anaesthesia...

Trump administration sued over $100K fee for skilled worker visas

The US Chamber of Commerce has filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration’s new $100,000 (£74,000) fee on H-1B visas for skilled foreign workers. The...

I’ve seen my son for just 45 minutes in the past five years – Britney Spears laments 

Britney Spears has slammed ex-husband Kevin Federline over his upcoming memoir, accusing him of 'gaslighting' her, and lashed out at their sons in a scathing new post. The...

Thousands in UK sue Johnson & Johnson over talcum powder cancer risks

A major legal claim has been filed in the UK against pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson, accusing the firm of knowingly selling baby powder...

Judge orders Trump administration to pause shutdown layoffs

A judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from laying off thousands of federal workers during the government shutdown. It comes less than a week...

Has the clock stopped on Swiss US trade?

President Trump's tariffs have caused shock worldwide, with governments scrambling to find a deal to placate him. Some have managed: the UK got in...

Pentagon journalists vacate workspace as new restrictions take effect

Dozens of journalists who cover the U.S. Defence Department vacated their offices in the Pentagon and returned their credentials on Wednesday as new restrictions on press...

US revokes visas for 6 foreigners over Charlie Kirk-related speech

The Trump administration has revoked the visas of six foreigners deemed by U.S. officials to have made derisive comments or made light of the...

Nicki Minaj risks losing $20m mansion over court judgement

Nicki Minaj is at risk of losing her $20 million Los Angeles mansion over not paying a man whom the rapper’s husband allegedly assaulted in...

US-Ghana deportee deal: Int’l conventions must guide Ghana –  Prof. Appiagyei-Atua

The legal outcome of the Ghana–US deportee agreement currently being challenged at the Supreme Court by the pressure group Democracy Hub will depend on...

UK to require migrants to pass A-level English test under new visa rules

Some migrants coming to the UK will need to speak English to an A-level standard under tougher new rules set to be introduced by...

Bangladesh garment factory fire kills at least 16

At least 16 people have died after a huge fire broke out at a garment factory in Bangladesh, with officials warning that the toll...

Chinese President confident Ghana will soon benefit from zero-tariff trade policy

President John Dramani Mahama has engaged in bilateral discussions with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing as part of his participation in the Global...

‘My late husband’s organs transformed the lives of four people’

Arlene Hutchinson's husband, Mark, was only 52 when he died unexpectedly last year after suffering two strokes "out of the blue." Like many couples, they...

‘Now the rebuilding begins,’ says Trump as he signs Gaza peace plan

US President Donald Trump and the leaders of Egypt, Qatar, and Turkey have signed a declaration for bringing peace to Gaza at a summit...

Vodafone admits ‘major outage’ as more than 130,000 report problems

Thousands of Vodafone customers across the UK have reported its services are down. Downdetector, which monitors web outages, showed more than 130,000 people had flagged...

Popular crypto influencer found dead in Lamborghini

Ukrainian crypto investor and influencer Konstantin Ganich, known online as Kostya Kudo, was found dead in a Lamborghini during one of the sharpest cryptocurrency...

Cameroon counts votes as world’s oldest president seeks to extend rule

Cameroon began counting votes after a presidential election on Sunday in which incumbent Paul Biya, the world's oldest ruler at 92, is widely expected to...

Mali imposes $10,000 visa bond on US visitors in tit-for-tat move

Mali has announced that US nationals visiting the West African country will be required to post a bond of up to $10,000 (£7,500) for...

Academy award-winning actress Diane Keaton dies aged 79

Oscar-winning actress Diane Keaton has died at the age of 79. Keaton, who was born in Los Angeles, shot to fame in the 1970s through...

5 injured after helicopter crashes into palm trees at popular California beach

An investigation is underway after a helicopter crashed into a pedestrian bridge in Huntington Beach on Saturday afternoon, injuring several people. The aircraft came down...

‘Real Housewives of Potomac’ star Wendy Osefo, husband charged with felony fraud

Wendy Osefo is the latest Real Housewives star to face legal trouble after allegedly lying about being robbed while on vacation. Osefo, 41, and her husband, Eddie,...

From teen mother to diplomatic trailblazer: Meet the 20-year-old British High Commissioner to Uganda

In a landmark event ahead of the International Day of the Girl Child, Jane Muya, a 20-year-old peer educator and young mother from Adjumani...

‘They treated us like animals’ – Inside the epicentre of deportations in New York City

Monica Moreta Galarza felt relieved after her husband's routine immigration hearing at New York City's 26 Federal Plaza. A judge had ordered Rubén Abelardo Ortiz...

Samsung hit with $445.5 million US jury verdict over wireless communications patents

A federal jury in Marshall, Texas found on Friday that Samsung Electronics (005930.KS), opens new tab owes patent owner Collision Communications nearly $445.5 million in...

South African farm worker describes how women fed to pigs to ‘dispose of evidence’

A South African farmworker has described to a court how he was forced by his boss to feed the bodies of two black women...

Now Justin Bieber’s mom is praying for him

Sounds like Justin Bieber’s mom doesn’t have to worry about him. The pop star’s mother, Pattie Mallette, recently posted a series of photos on social...

US Department of Homeland Security now plans to deport Abrego Garcia to Ghana

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said it now plans to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Ghana, according to a notice from the agency...