International
‘Major supplier’ of people-smuggling boats arrested
A man suspected of being a significant supplier of small boats equipment to people smugglers has been arrested in Amsterdam following a joint operation...
Activist takes own life in protest at Iranian regime
A well-known Iranian human rights activist has killed himself in protest at what he called the dictatorship of Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
In...
Apple accused of trapping and ripping off 40m iCloud customers
Apple is facing a legal claim accusing it of effectively locking 40 million British customers into its iCloud service and charging them "rip off...
French headteacher describes spiral of events that led to teacher’s beheading
The former headteacher of a French school has revealed the shocking sequence of events that led to the beheading of Samuel Paty by a...
One dead following blasts at Brazil Supreme Court
Brazil's Supreme Court has been evacuated and a man has been found dead after two explosions were heard outside the building on Wednesday evening.
The...
The Guardian stops posting on Elon Musk’s ‘toxic’ X
British newspaper group The Guardian has announced it will no longer post on X, formerly Twitter, saying it has become a "toxic media platform".In...
World’s longest-detained journalist wins rights prize
A journalist detained in an Eritrean prison without trial for 23 years has won a Swedish human rights prize for his commitment to freedom...
Ugandan TikTokers held for insulting first family
Two Ugandans have been detained for allegedly insulting President Yoweri Museveni, First Lady Janet Museveni and the president's son Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba on the...
Trump names Elon Musk, Ramaswamy to lead newly formed Department of Government Efficiency
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said on Tuesday that Elon Musk and former Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy will lead the newly created Department of...
COP29: Nigeria leads African delegations with 634 delegates, Ghana moves to sixth
This year, the number of delegates from African countries is smaller compared to the last COP in Dubai.However, Nigeria once again leads the continent...
Archbishop of Canterbury resigns over Church abuse scandal
The Archbishop of Canterbury has announced he will step down from his role following a damning report into a prolific child abuser associated with...
Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby resigns over Church abuse scandal
Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, the most senior cleric in the Church of England, has announced his resignation, saying he had failed to ensure...
Dozens killed after car ploughs into crowd in China
At least 35 people were killed and 43 more injured after a car ploughed into a crowd of people exercising at a stadium in...
Miss Universe pageant disqualified after unauthorized visit to boyfriend’s hotel
Following her recent disqualification from the Miss Universe 2024 competition, Italy Mora, representing Panama, has taken the initiative to clarify the circumstances surrounding her unexpected exit.
The Miss...
Airlines suspend Haiti flights after plane hit by gunfire
Several airlines have suspended flights to Haiti after a passenger plane from the US was hit by gunfire as it tried to land in...
Haiti’s prime minister ousted after six months
Haitian Prime Minister Garry Conille has been fired by the country's ruling council less than six months after he took office.An executive order, signed...
Manchester bus crash: Seventeen taken to hospital after collision on Rochdale Road
Seventeen people have been taken to hospital after a crash involving two double-decker buses in Manchester.It happened near the junction of Rochdale Road and...
The Queen to miss Remembrance events
The Queen will miss Remembrance events this weekend, Buckingham Palace has said.Queen Camilla will not attend the Royal British Legion Festival of Remembrance at the...
Youth takes centre stage as British High Commission celebrates King’s birthday
Friends of the British High Commission in Accra celebrated at a youth-themed reception in honor of His Majesty King Charles III’s birthday last night.Around...
COP29 chief exec caught promoting fossil fuel deals
A senior official at COP29 climate change conference in Azerbaijan appears to have used his role to arrange a meeting to discuss potential fossil...
World’s 10 richest people got a record $64 billion richer from Trump’s reelection
Wednesday wasn’t just a good day for Donald Trump. The wealth of the world’s 10 richest people also soared by a record amount, according...
Seven things Trump says he will do as president
Donald Trump is set to return to the White House, having promised action on issues including immigration, the economy and the war in Ukraine.
He...
Equatorial Guinea’s ruling party suspends official in sex scandal; warns citizens on video sharing
In response to a recent sexual scandal impacting Equatorial Guinea’s image, the Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea (PDGE) has issued an official statement detailing...
‘The best of America’s story’: Biden responds to Harris election loss
President Joe Biden praised the campaign of Vice President Kamala Harris after Harris conceded the presidential election to Donald Trump on Wednesday.Biden called Harris...
Baltasar Engonga: Equatorial Guinea official in sex scandal dismissed; successor named
Equatorial Guinea’s President, Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, has officially removed Baltasar Ebang Engonga from his role as Director General of the National Financial Investigation Agency...
Kamala Harris yet to speak as Trump wins White House
Kamala Harris has lost her bid to become America's first woman leader, as her Republican rival Donald Trump surged to a decisive victory in...
Republicans projected to retake control of US Senate
Republicans are projected to have retaken control of the US Senate, after flipping Senate seats in West Virginia and Ohio.
The projected results move the...
Dollar and Bitcoin soar as Trump wins presidency
The US dollar has surged as Donald Trump is now projected to have won the presidency and will re-enter the White House.
Bitcoin has also...
How Trump pulled off an incredible comeback
This is surely the most dramatic comeback in US political history.
Four years after leaving the White House, Donald Trump is set to move back...
Accusations fly in Spain over who is to blame for flood disaster
A week after flash floods hit eastern Spain, recriminations are flying over who was to blame for the country’s worst natural disaster in living...
Jubilation in the room as Trump declared victory [Video]
The words in Donald Trump's victory speech were nothing out of the ordinary - but the moment itself was truly extraordinary.
Flanked by family and...
Trump’s victory could mean US withdraws support for Ukraine in war with Russia
With the reelection of Donald Trump, Ukraine may soon have to adjust to a dramatic reduction in US support that could have a decisive...
What a Trump victory would mean for the UK
As Donald Trump declares victory in the US presidential race, this result would represent the more complicated outcome for the UK government.
There's one big...
Kamala Harris yet to concede as Trump barrels towards victory
Kamala Harris appears to be on course to lose her bid to become America's first woman president, as her Republican rival Donald Trump is...
US Election: Many people told me God spared my life for a reason – Donald Trump
The winner of the United States presidential election, Donald Trump, has said that many people around him have told him that his life was...
US Election: Trump declares victory in ‘greatest political comeback’
Former President Donald Trump took the stage and declared victory in the early hours of Wednesday morning, cementing an extraordinary political comeback.Minutes earlier news...
Mood falls flat at Harris party as Democrats’ hopes slip away
Just after midnight, a few hundred feet from where Kamala Harris was expected to stand on stage for her election night party at Howard...
Has Trump won? When will US election results be announced
Donald Trump is projected to have won three out of seven crucial swing states in the US presidential election, putting him on the cusp...
Trump wins North Carolina; Harris’ path to victory narrows
Republican Donald Trump defeated Democrat Kamala Harris in the battleground state of North Carolina in Tuesday's U.S. presidential election, Edison Research projected, moving him...
Pope pays house visit to veteran Italian abortion rights advocate
Pope Francis on Tuesday paid a home visit to Emma Bonino, a veteran politician who successfully campaigned in the 1970s to legalise abortion in...