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Miracle on Everest: Guide believed dead spotted crawling down ice
A Nepali climbing guide who went missing on Mount Everest for six days has been found crawling down to base camp in what has been described as a miraculous self-rescue. Dawa Sherpa was assisting a Polish climber when he disappeared on 29 May above Camp 3, around 7,500m (24,600ft) above sea level. Hopes for his […]
Mahama calls for equitable global health support at One Health Summit
President John Dramani Mahama has called for stronger global cooperation and equitable access to resources to improve health outcomes, particularly in Africa. Speaking as co-chair of the High-Level segment of the One Health Summit in Lyon, France, on April 7, 2026, he highlighted disparities in global health preparedne...
Pope Leo lands in Algeria for historic visit as he starts Africa tour
Pope Leo XIV has begun a landmark visit to Algeria in the first trip to the Muslim-majority country by a pontiff. The United States-born pope arrived in the capital Algiers at around 09:00 GMT on Monday, an AFP news agency journalist travelling aboard the papal plane said. He is expected to pay tribute to victims […]
Iran threatens to block more trade routes as US launches fresh strikes
Iran has threatened to block further trading routes in the region, as the US launched a fresh wave of strikes on military targets. Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said the Strait of Hormuz would remain shut until the US ended its “acts of aggression”. They also threatened to close off other regional oil and gas export chan...
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Xenophobic attacks: Ghana’s response was not necessary – Julius Malema [Video]
Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema has raised concerns about Ghana’s handling of recent tensions involving its nationals in South Africa, saying the response risked heightening an already delicate situation. His comments come in the wake of Ghana’s evacuation exercise, under which about 300 Ghanaian n...
Buckingham Palace says Prince Harry will not stay at palace
Buckingham Palace says the Duke of Sussex will not be staying at the palace during his visit to London this week, despite his team announcing he had accepted an invitation to do so. Royal sources said the duke had not responded in time to the offer of accommodation at a royal residence, adding he had […]
China sentences official to death for taking $325m in bribes
A court in eastern China has sentenced a former city official to death for taking more than 2.2bn yuan ($325m; £243m) in bribes over 30 years. Yang Youlin, who served in various positions in Nanjing city from 1993 to 2023, was also convicted of embezzlement, abuse of power, and money laundering, with his ill-gotten ga...
US soldier charged after winning $400,000 betting on removal of Maduro
A US special forces soldier involved in the military operation that captured Nicolas Maduro has been arrested after he allegedly bet on the removal of Venezuela’s former leader before the information was publicly available. The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has charged Gannon Ken Van Dyke after he allegedly made trade...
Four die in Delhi building collapse as rains batter India, trigger landslides
At least four people died in a building collapse in the Indian capital Delhi, the latest in a series of rain-related incidents as monsoon showers triggered landslides and disrupted travel across parts of the country. Here are some details: One person was rescued alive from the building collapse debris in Delhi, new...
China should stop hoarding food and fertiliser, says former World Bank chief
A former World Bank president has told the BBC that China should stop hoarding food and fertiliser to ease a global supply crisis caused by the Iran war. David Malpass, who also served as Treasury Under Secretary for International Affairs under US President Donald Trump from 2017 to 2019, was speaking to the World Serv...
Ghanaians urged to stay indoors ahead of anti-foreigner protest in South Africa
Residents of Mthatha are expected to stage a protest on Thursday, April 23, over growing concerns about the presence of foreign nationals, with demonstrators calling for job opportunities to be prioritised for locals. The demonstration, scheduled to take place between 9:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m., is being organised by loc...
Jamaica in talks to accept third-country migrants deported from US
Jamaica is in talks with Washington over accepting third-country migrants deported by the United States, the country’s Deputy Prime Minister and Security Minister Horace Chang said in a statement on Tuesday.