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US and Iran agree to two-week ceasefire brokered by Pakistan
The United States and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire brokered by Pakistan, potentially suspending a six-week-old war that has killed thousands, spread across the Middle East and caused unprecedented disruption to the world’s energy supplies. Trump announced the agreement late on Tuesday, April 8, just two hours b...
Xenophobic attack: Ghana mission in South Africa deploys team to support affected Ghanaians (Audio)
Ghana’s High Commissioner to South Africa, Benjamin Quarshie, has assured Ghanaians affected by recent tensions and attacks in parts of the country that the mission is taking urgent steps to support them. Speaking in an interview on Adom FM’s Dwaso Nsem, Mr. Quarshie said consular teams had been deployed to areas where...
New Ebola outbreak kills 65 in eastern DR Congo
Africa’s top health agency has declared an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s eastern Ituri province. Around 246 cases and 65 deaths have been reported, mainly in the gold-mining towns of Mongwalu and Rwampara, said the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC Africa). Its statement on F...
Plan to scrap presidential elections puts Zimbabweans at loggerheads
Fears are growing in opposition circles in Zimbabwe that the ruling Zanu-PF party is making a new grab for power as it presses ahead with constitutional amendments aimed at giving parliament, rather than voters, the right to elect the president and to extend his term from five to seven years. “This is a coup, a […]
Trump unveils Qatari luxury jet for Air Force One fleet
President Donald Trump has unveiled a new Boeing 747-8 jet for Air Force One that the Qatari government donated last year as an “unconditional” gift to the US. The US military has finished modifications to the luxury jumbo jet, which has been valued at an estimated $400m (£300m). “This plane was transformed into a flyi...
42 South African nationals deported from Ireland
A total of 42 individuals were removed from the State on a chartered flight back to their home country of South Africa. The Garda National Immigration Bureau carried out an operation on Thursday removing individuals from the State on foot of deportation orders issued by the Minister for Justice, Jim O’Callaghan. As a r...
Vincent Ekow Assafuah writes: Welcome home Sedina
The United States District Court, District of Nevada, in its ruling on the extradition request concerning Sedina Christine Tamakloe Attionu, clearly outlined the legal elements that must be satisfied before a certification of extradition can be granted. First, the Court had to satisfy itself that it possessed proper ju...
Row after Indian state drops eggs from school lunch menu
Eggs or no eggs? This question has dominated Indian social media and headlines after the eastern state of West Bengal announced last week that eggs would be replaced with vegetarian alternatives in some government school lunches as part of a pilot project. The scheme, better known as the midday meal programme, provides...
Biden sues US justice department to block release of recordings
Former US President Joe Biden has sued the federal government to block the release of interviews with his memoir’s ghostwriter, which he has described as “private information” but could contain embarrassing details about his memory. Special Counsel Robert Hur obtained the recordings and transcripts while investigating...
India grants ‘penalty-free’ exit window for overstayed Ghanaian nationals
The government of India has introduced a temporary immigration relief for Ghanaian nationals living in the country with expired visas, offering them an opportunity to leave without facing the usual penalties. The move is aimed at streamlining migration management and easing the situation for individuals who have overst...
White House teleprompter operator accused of making $100k off Trump speech bets
A White House teleprompter operator is being investigated for allegedly using inside information to place bets and make nearly $100,000 on US President Donald Trump’s speeches. Gabriel Perez, who had worked at the White House since 2016, is accused of placing bets on words the president would use during major public ad...
Iranian strikes on bases used by US caused $800m in damage, new analysis shows
Iranian strikes on military bases used by the US in the Middle East caused about $800m (£600m) in damage in the first two weeks of the war, a new analysis shows. Much of the damage was caused in initial retaliatory strikes by Iran in the week after the US and Israel launched the war, according […]