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Oil falls as supply starts moving through Strait of Hormuz
Oil prices fell on Friday amid prospects of more supply returning to the market after oil tankers began moving through the Strait of Hormuz following the signing of the U.S.-Iran interim peace deal.
Irish Oscar-winning actress Brenda Fricker dies at 81
Irish actress Brenda Fricker, who won an Oscar for her role in 1989 film My Left Foot and had well-loved parts in Home Alone 2 and TV’s Casualty, has died at the age of 81. Fricker won the Oscar for best supporting actress in 1990 for playing Daniel Day-Lewis’s on-screen mother in My Left Foot. […]
South African politician seeks US refuge on fears of future persecution
For SJ Du Venage, a provincial council member for a right-wing party in South Africa’s governing coalition, the decision to leave his homeland under a U.S. refugee programme created by President Donald Trump was shaped by longstanding fears. A former youth leader in the far-right Conservative Party —which opposed the...
Ecobank pays first dividend since 2022 as shareholders approve $40m payout
Shareholders of Ecobank Group have given the green light for a $40 million dividend payment – the first time the pan-African lender is paying out to investors since 2022. The decision was made at the Group’s 2026 Annual General Meeting (AGM) held in Lomé, Togo, on Wednesday, June 3, 2026.
Israel PM orders strikes on Beirut suburbs as Hezbollah conflict escalates
Israel's prime minister has ordered attacks on the southern suburbs of Lebanon's capital, Beirut, as the conflict with the Iran-backed armed group Hezbollah continues to escalate.
Fourteen dead, 28 injured after Kenyan trailer collides with bus in Uganda
A catastrophic road accident in northern Uganda has left 14 people dead and 28 others critically injured following a head-on collision on the Kampala-Gulu Highway late Tuesday night. This tragedy on the vital transport artery involved a passenger bus travelling toward the city of Gulu colliding with a large commercial...
A plane crashed into a tower in Beijing but China is not saying what happened
A 60-word report detailing the basic facts in state-owned Beijing Daily is the only official statement China has published so far on the crash, which happened just a few kilometres from Zhongnanhai, the Communist Party's headquarters.
Fifa scraps controversial World Cup investment plan
FIFA president Gianni Infantino says he has scrapped the controversial plan to sell off stakes in the governing body’s major competitions, following widespread opposition. Infantino said it had become clear the project had “created divisions” that are “no longer in the interest” of its original objective. The Swiss add...
Mahama lays wreath at Brest Hero Fortress, honours WWII fallen
President John Dramani Mahama has laid a wreath at the Brest Hero Fortress Memorial Complex in Belarus, paying tribute to the soldiers and civilians who resisted the Nazi invasion of 1941.
India’s top court angry after junior judge cites fake AI-generated orders
India's Supreme Court has threatened legal consequences after a judge was found to have adjudicated on a property dispute using fake judgments generated by artificial intelligence.
Trains and emergency calls affected after major outage at Australia’s largest telecoms company
A major outage at Australia's largest telecommunications company has led to cancelled train services, left thousands of customers without mobile coverage, and sparked an investigation into emergency calls that were not connected.
‘Cancel it’, Trump says after artists drop out of US Freedom 250 festival
US President Donald Trump has said musical performances celebrating the country's 250th birthday should be called off after several artists dropped out, citing the event's affiliation with the White House.