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Tearful Joe Biden passes torch to Kamala Harris at convention
It was not the speech Joe Biden wanted to give. At least, not this year, under these circumstances.
But if anyone knows how quickly fortunes...
Suspension of most Columbia students disciplined over Gaza protests is removed
Most students at Columbia University who faced disciplinary action, suspension or arrest for participating in pro-Palestinian protests opposing Israel's war in Gaza and calling for an...
Police commander transferred over sex work comment
A police commander in Tanzania's capital, Dodoma, has been removed from her post following controversial comments in which she linked an alleged gang-rape victim...
US House Republicans say Biden committed impeachable offenses
U.S. House of Representatives Republicans issued a report on Monday alleging Democratic President Joe Biden committed impeachable offences, but it was unclear whether they would push...
Bank boss among missing in Sicily yacht disaster
Morgan Stanley International bank chairman Jonathan Bloomer and Clifford Chance lawyer Chris Morvillo are among the six people missing after a luxury yacht sank...
UK stabbing: Ghanaians in Manchester react to death of 43-year-old woman
Apart from the woman who died following a stabbing in Manchester and has been named as 43-year-old Alberta Obinim, two other people also sustained...
‘For two seconds I lost my baby in the sea’ – Sicily yacht survivor
A British mother on board a yacht which sank off the coast of Sicily has described holding her baby girl above the surface of...
UK stabbing: Ghanaian named as victim of Manchester knife attack
The woman who died following a stabbing in Manchester has been named as 43-year-old Alberta Obinim.A 22-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of...
Meet David Tweneboah Koduah, Ghana’s only int’l technical official at 2024 Paralympic Games
David Tweneboah Koduah, a senior university sports coach at the University of Cape Coast (UCC), will represent Ghana as an International Technical Official at...
One dead, 4 Britons missing after yacht sinks off Italian coast
One man has died and six other people are missing after a luxury yacht sank off the coast of Sicily in the early hours...
US Supreme Court won’t allow LGBT student protection in certain states
The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Friday to let President Joe Biden's administration enforce a key part of a new rule protecting LGBT students from discrimination in schools...
X suspends business in Brazil over censorship row
X, formerly known as Twitter, has closed its office in Brazil over a censorship row.The social media platform said a Brazilian Supreme Court judge,...
Misogyny to be treated as extremism by UK government
Extreme misogyny will be treated as a form of extremism under new government plans, the Home Office has said.Yvette Cooper, the Home Secretary, has...
Chilling last words of pilots of crashed Brazil plane revealed
The black box recording from a Brazilian plane that crashed killing all 62 people on board reveals the last words from the pilots.Investigators now...
Pope Francis decries grave humanitarian crisis in Gaza, appeals for ceasefire
Following the recitation of the Angelus prayer on the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Pope Francis turned his thoughts to...
Trump and Harris battle over election’s biggest issue
After almost a year off the platform, Donald Trump returned to X this week and asked his 89 million followers: “Are you better off...
National strike held over India doctor’s murder
Doctors in India have begun a national strike, escalating the protest against the rape and murder of a female colleague in the West Bengal...
France seizes three Nigerian jets for Chinese firm
A French court has seized three jets owned by the Nigerian government amid a long-standing dispute with a Chinese company.The row stems from a...
Travellers advised to consider mpox vaccine
Travellers should consider getting vaccinated against Mpox if they will be visting affected areas in Africa, new advice says.The European Centre for Disease Prevention...
Nigeria records 39 mpox cases, Sweden and Pakistan also record cases
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday said Nigeria had recorded a total of 39 confirmed cases of mpox and zero...
Ukraine sets up military office inside Russia
Ukraine has set up a military administrative office in Russia's western Kursk region, where its surprise incursion into Russian territory continues, according to its...
15 African countries record Mpox cases; here’s all you need to know
A growing surge in mpox cases in Africa has led the World Health Organization (WHO) to declare a public health emergency.The outbreak, primarily affecting the...
Argentina’s ex-President accused of abusing partner
Prosecutors in Argentina have launched an investigation into former President Alberto Fernández, who is accused of causing serious injuries to his ex-partner.Last week, former...
Massive night protests in Kolkata after doctor’s rape and murder
Tens of thousands of women in West Bengal marched through the streets on Wednesday night in protest against the rape and murder of a...
Columbia University’s 1st female president resigns
Columbia University’s president resigned Wednesday, becoming the third Ivy League leader to be forced from office, after anger over the Israel-Hamas war resulted in...
Chinese national in court for illegally operating drone in Zimbabwe
A 55-year-old Chinese national, Dai Pengfei, has been sentenced to 30 days in prison for operating a drone without the required licence.Pengfei appeared before...
Nigerian bill proposes jail time for refusing to sing ‘new’ national anthem, other offenses
Prominent national figures have continued to criticize the proposed House of Representatives bill that would impose a 10-year prison sentence on those who refuse...
Rape and murder of doctor in hospital sparks protests in India
Early on Friday morning, a 31-year-old female trainee doctor retired to sleep in a seminar hall after a gruelling day at one of India’s...
WHO declares mpox outbreak a global health emergency
The World Health Organization(WHO) on Wednesday declared the ongoing mpox outbreak in Africa a global health emergency.WHO convened its emergency mpox committee amid concerns that...
Trump loses third bid for judge to step aside in hush money case
A New York judge declined for a third time to step aside from the case in which Donald Trump was convicted of charges involving hush money...
Senegal newspapers go dark amid press freedom warnings
Senegalese commuters hoping to browse the news on their way to work were left disappointed on Tuesday - most national newspapers refused to publish...
Japan’s Prime Minister says he will step down next month
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will not run for a second term as leader of the long-ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) next month following a...
US police officer charged with fatally shooting pregnant woman
A police officer accused of shooting a pregnant woman in Ohio has been charged with her murder.
Ta'Kiya Young, 21, was around 25 weeks pregnant...
King Charles banknotes go for 11 times face value
Banknotes with a face value of £78,430 have raised more than 11 times that amount for charity following a series of auctions.New £5, £10,...
Migrants rescued in central Mediterranean [Photos]
NGO Open Arms rescued dozens of migrants in the Mediterranean Sea after search and rescue operations in international waters south of Lampedusa, one of...
Putin vows to ‘kick enemy out of Russia’ as Ukraine crosses border
Russian President Vladimir Putin promised to “kick the enemy out” of his country’s territory after it emerged that Ukrainian troops were in control of...
Landslide at Uganda rubbish dump kills 17
At least 17 people are now known to have died after a landslide at a massive rubbish dump in the Ugandan capital, Kampala.Rescuers are...
Biden explains why he dropped out of White House race
US President Joe Biden says he dropped out of his re-election bid because he feared that the intraparty battle over his candidacy would be...
No survivors as plane with 61 on board crashes in Brazil
A passenger plane carrying 61 people crashed outside São Paulo on Friday afternoon, killing everyone on board, according to a statement issued by air...
Giant invasive African snail found in New York: Authorities race to contain threat
A massive African land snail, capable of wreaking havoc on ecosystems and human health, has been discovered in Brooklyn, New York, sparking urgent action...