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Why Canada wants more overseas tourists to visit

Canada has launched a new drive to get more overseas tourists to visit the country. Yet staffing shortages, wildfires and a spat with China...

More than 60 million votes already cast in US election

More than 60 million people have cast early votes in the US election, according to the University of Florida's Election Lab. This beats the early voter...

LeBron James says ‘the choice is clear to me’ as he endorses Kamala Harris

NBA star LeBron James has endorsed Kamala Harris, writing on his personal X account that "the choice is clear to me".The Akron, Ohio native...

Spain mourns as death toll passes 150 in catastrophic floods

At least 158 people have died in Spain's worst flooding disaster in generations as rescuers battle odds to find survivors. On Thursday, more than 1,200...

South Africa to strip beauty queen Chidimma Adetshina of ID documents

Beauty queen Chidimma Adetshina, who has been at the centre of a fierce nationality row, is to be stripped of her South African identity...

Influencers drown after rejecting life jackets to avoid ‘ruining their selfies’

Two influencers who refused to wear life jackets drowned when their boat was sunk by a huge wave after a yacht party in Brazil.Victims...

King Mohammed VI, Macron chair signing of 22 bilateral agreements

Morocco's King Mohammed VI has hosted French President Emmanuel Macron and First Lady Brigitte Macron at the Royal Palace of Guests in Rabat.In attendance...

Man finds lost city in Mexico jungle by accident

A huge Mayan city has been discovered centuries after it disappeared under a jungle canopy in Mexico.Archaeologists found pyramids, sports fields, causeways connecting districts...

British man sentenced to18 years for using AI to make child sexual abuse imagery

A British man who used artificial intelligence to create images of child abuse was sent to prison for 18 years on Monday.The court sentenced...

Woman dies after walking into plane propeller

A skydiver has died after accidentally walking into a plane propeller.Amanda Gallagher, 37, was taking pictures of other skydivers at Wichita Cook Airfield in...

Zambia mourns seven footballers killed in bus crash

Zambian football is in mourning after seven players from Chavuma Town Council FC were killed in a bus crash.The country's football association (Faz) expressed...

Backlash after comedian at Trump rally calls Puerto Rico ‘island of garbage’

A comedian at a Donald Trump rally called Puerto Rico a "floating island of garbage", sparking fury from Republicans and Democrats and accusations of...

BBC Africa Eye investigates why young French Africans are leaving France for Senegal

BBC Africa Eye, the investigative unit of BBC World Service, explores what is driving some first-generation French Africans to seek new beginnings in Senegal.This...

Four Ghanaians who smuggled £4.3m worth of cannabis jailed

The gang of men who smuggled almost £4.5 million worth of cannabis hidden in sacks of Gari powder from Ghana to south Essex have...

Japan’s ruling party loses its majority in blow to new PM

The coalition led by Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) has lost its majority in parliament, its worst result in over a decade. The LDP...

Man wins GH₵16.1m lottery with money he found on the ground

When a North Carolina man headed to a convenience store on Tuesday, he had no idea luck was on his side.Jerry Hicks, a master...

Video of singer’s alleged torture sparks Cameroon outrage

A video purportedly showing popular Cameroonian singer Simon Longkana Agno, widely known as Longue Longue, being tortured has led to widespread outrage in the...

‘Japa’ sweeps Nigeria’s hospitals

The trend of Nigerians seeking greener pastures abroad, often referred to as the "Japa" movement, has become widespread.It is no longer news that this...

Beyonce makes rare political appearance in Texas for Kamala Harris campaign

Beyonce has made a rare political appearance, as she hugged Kamala Harris at a presidential campaign rally, telling voters: "We need to sing a...

Action demanded over surge in illegal meat imports in UK

The government is under pressure to stop illegal meat being smuggled into the UK, amid warnings of a "foot-and-mouth" level crisis for British farmers. The...

US rapper Lil Durk arrested over murder-for-hire plot

Grammy Award-winning US rapper Lil Durk has been arrested on a charge of murder-for-hire, according to CBS News, the BBC's US partner. Police records seen...

Israel launches air strikes on Iran

Israel launched multiple air strikes on Iran in the early hours of Saturday, in response to what the Israeli military called "months of continuous...

Prof. Thwala takes over as Chair of Africa Health Collaborative Executive Steering Committee

Prof. Nhlanhla Thwala, Vice-Chancellor of the Africa Leadership University (ALU), has officially taken over as Chair of the Executive Steering Committee (ESC) of the...

Ghana’s Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey appointed as Commonwealth Secretary-General

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, has been named Secretary-General of the Commonwealth at the 2024 Commonwealth Heads of Government...

Student ‘feels betrayed’ by Oxford University over Shakespeare PhD rejection

An Indian PhD student says she was "forcibly transferred" to a masters course without her consent by the University of Oxford.Lakshmi Balakrishnan, from Tamil...

‘We can’t change our history’ on slave trade – Prime Minister

The UK "can't change our history", Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has told the BBC when asked about paying reparations to countries impacted by...

I know what angels and demons look like; they are always around us – Ex model claims

An ex-television presenter now turned energy healer claims she can banish demons — but instead of destroying them she sends them to 'paradise'.Antonia Harman,...

Commonwealth leaders to defy UK on slavery reparations

Commonwealth heads of government are preparing to defy the United Kingdom and agree plans to examine reparatory justice for the transatlantic slave trade, the...

Canada to cut immigration numbers, government source says

Canada will sharply lower the number of immigrants it allows into the country for the first time in years, marking a notable shift in...

Boeing workers reject contract, extend strike: union

Boeing workers in the Seattle region decisively rejected the US aerospace giant's latest contract offer on Wednesday, extending their nearly six-week strike.Almost two-thirds --...

Hacker group aims at US election websites and media before vote, Microsoft says

An Iranian hacking group is actively scouting U.S. election-related websites and American media outlets as Election Day nears, with activity suggesting preparations for more...

UK switches visa application supplier in Ghana

From October 22, 2024, the UK’s third-party visa application centre supplier in Ghana has switched to the outsourcing company, VFS Global from the previous TLScontact, Visa.The...

Nigeria: Charges against Binance cryptocurrency boss dropped

Nigeria’s anti-corruption agency has dropped a money-laundering case against a top cryptocurrency executive to allow him to get medical treatment abroad.Tigran Gambaryan, a US...

At least 5 dead, 22 injured in attack at Turkish aviation company

At least five people have been killed and 22 injured in an attack at the headquarters of an aviation company near the Turkish capital...

Blade Runner 2049 maker sues Musk over robotaxi

The maker of the film Blade Runner 2049 has sued Tesla, Elon Musk and Warner Bros Discovery, alleging they used imagery from the movie...

FBI offers $50,000 reward for former Olympian accused of drug trafficking, killings

A former Olympic snowboarder for Canada has been charged with running a drug trafficking ring that shipped vast amounts of cocaine across the Americas...

Ghanaians to use VFSGlobal for UK Visa applications from October 22

Ghanaians planning to apply for visas to the United Kingdom are directed to use a new Visa Application Centre (VAC) starting from October 22.The...

Long-lost copy of US Constitution found in filing cabinet sells for $9 million

A rare copy of the US Constitution printed 237 years ago and sent to the states to be ratified was sold for $9 million at an...

A million people hit by flooding in South Sudan

Over a million people in South Sudan have been affected by floods across much of the country, the UN’s humanitarian organisation, Ocha, has said. More...

In West Bank, Pepsi and Coke bottlers face can and sugar shortage

Pepso and Coke bottlers in the West Bank are running out of cans and sugar, blocked by the prolonged closure of a Jordan border...