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Two US troops killed and one missing in Jordan following Iran attack
Two US service members were killed, and one remains missing after Iranian ballistic missile and drone attacks in Jordan on Friday, military officials said. The US Central Command (Centcom) said four US service members were medically evacuated to hospitals in Jordan but have since been discharged. Others who suffered mi...
Scottish woman ‘was on a mission’ to find out who her Ghanaian husband was. Then she died
To those who loved Charmain Speirs, so much about her death doesn't make any sense.
Lebanese army says troops deploying in ‘pilot zone’ after Israeli withdrawal
Lebanon's army says its troops have begun deploying to a "pilot zone" in the south of the country following the withdrawal of Israeli forces under a US-brokered agreement reached last month.
Spain cancels DR Congo World Cup warm-up match against Chile over Ebola concerns
A pre-World Cup friendly match between the Democratic Republic of Congo and Chile scheduled for next week has been cancelled. The mayor of the host Spanish town blocked the fixture due to growing public health concerns over an active Ebola outbreak in the central African nation. The decision disrupts final preparations...
High-stakes US-China summit ends with cordial rhetoric but few concrete breakthroughs
United States President Donald Trump departed the Chinese capital on Friday, concluding a high-stakes summit with President Xi Jinping defined by opulent ceremonies and personal flattery but notably light on the sweeping structural breakthroughs once envisioned. While Trump touted “fantastic trade deals, great for both...
World Bank downgrades Ghana’s energy recovery programme to ‘Unsatisfactory’, cites Finance Ministry fiscal controls and election-related delays
The World Bank has downgraded Ghana’s Energy Sector Recovery Programme from “Moderately Satisfactory” to “Unsatisfactory”, saying implementation has fallen behind schedule because of financing constraints, election-related disruptions, new procurement controls and delays by implementing agencies. In its latest implemen...
World Oceans Day 2026: Why protecting the ocean is critical for climate, jobs and the future of the planet
As the world grapples with rising temperatures, extreme weather events, biodiversity loss and growing environmental pressures, experts say protecting the ocean is no longer just an environmental responsibility. It is an economic, social, and climate necessity.
Oil prices fall 1% to 4-month lows as progress in US-Iran talks cools supply concerns
Oil prices fell more than 1% on Wednesday to their lowest levels since March as optimism over U.S.-Iran talks allayed supply concerns after U.S. President Donald Trump said talks in Qatar had gone well.
Trump ‘does not care’ if Iran play at World Cup
US President Donald Trump has said he "does not care" if Iran take part in this summer's 2026 World Cup.
Restaurant owner faces jail for using ants as dessert garnish
South Korean prosecutors sought a one-year jail term for the owner of a Michelin-starred restaurant accused of using ants as a dessert garnish, local media reported. Ants are not among the 10 insect species approved for human consumption under the country’s laws. The approved list includes grasshoppers, locusts and two...
US FDA approves first-in-class treatment for kidney disease
The United States Food and Drug Administration (US FDA) has approved Trutakna (atacicept-vymj), a first-in-class treatment developed by Vera Therapeutics, to reduce proteinuria in adults with primary immunoglobulin A nephropathy at risk for disease progression.
Hundreds of captives freed from Boko Haram mountain hideout
At least 360 people kidnapped by Boko Haram jihadists from a mainly Muslim community in Nigeria's north-eastern Borno state in March have been freed from a remote mountain hideout.