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Xenophobic attack: Preparations underway to evacuate first batch of Ghanaians – South Africa envoy (Audio)
Ghana’s High Commissioner to South Africa, Benjamin Quarshie, says plans are underway to evacuate some Ghanaians who wish to return home following growing concerns over xenophobic tensions in parts of the country. President John Mahama on Tuesday granted presidential approval for the immediate evacuation of 300 Ghanaia...
US Supreme Court restores abortion pill access for now
The Supreme Court has ruled that the abortion pill mifepristone can continue to be accessed by mail. Two manufacturers that make the pill had asked the Supreme Court to intervene after a lower court placed significant restrictions on access to mifepristone as part of an ongoing lawsuit. Thursday’s order from the high c...
Trump warns Taiwan against declaring independence, hours after summit with China’s Xi
US President Donald Trump has cautioned Taiwan against formally declaring independence from China. “I’m not looking to have somebody go independent,” the US president told Fox News on Friday, at the end of his two-day summit with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in Beijing. Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te has previo...
Stolen Matisse artworks recovered by police in Brazil
Eight illustrations by French artist Henri Matisse, stolen from a library in São Paulo, have been recovered by police in Brazil. The works, with an estimated combined worth of about $200,000 (£148,000), were found on Thursday at a home in São Bernardo do Campo, a suburb south of the city. A 44-year-old male suspect was...
Mahama arrives in Brazzaville for Sassou N’Guesso’s investiture
President John Dramani Mahama has arrived in Brazzaville to attend the swearing-in ceremony of Denis Sassou N’Guesso, following his re-election for another five-year term. The visit comes shortly after President Mahama launched his flagship Free Primary Healthcare Programme in Dodowa on Wednesday, April 15. He is expec...
Man drives car into pedestrians in Italy before trying to stab them
A man has driven his car into pedestrians in the northern Italian city of Modena, before trying to stab them, officials say. Eight people have been injured, two seriously. They include a woman who reportedly had both her legs crushed. Passers-by gave chase and managed to detain the man, who has now been taken into […]
British man pleads guilty to conspiring to steal $8m in virtual currency
A British man has pleaded guilty to conspiring to hack the computers of at least a dozen companies and to steal at least $8m (£5.9m) in virtual currency from people in the US. The US Department of Justice (DOJ) said 24-year-old Tyler Buchanan, from Dundee, and his co-conspirators defrauded companies and their employees...
Bawumia meets Japanese Ambassador, Discusses digitalisation, fintech and galamsey fight
Former Vice President and New Patriotic Party (NPP) Presidential Candidate Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia on Tuesday held a productive meeting with the Japanese Ambassador to Ghana, His Excellency Hiroshi Yoshimoto, and his team, including officials of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). The meeting focused on str...
US citizen convicted of running secret Chinese “police station” in NYC
A US citizen has been convicted of helping run what has been described as the first known secret police station in the US on behalf of the Chinese government. A jury found that Lu Jianwang, 64, opened and operated the station in Manhattan’s Chinatown neighbourhood in early 2022 for China’s Ministry of Public Security (...
Iran declares Strait of Hormuz completely open to commercial ships during Israel-Lebanon ceasefire
Iran on Friday declared the Strait of Hormuz completely open to commercial traffic during the ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon. “In line with the ceasefire in Lebanon, the passage for all commercial vessels through Strait of Hormuz is declared completely open for the remaining period of ceasefire,” Foreign Minister...
Beyond the noise: Why journalism must be seen to be trusted
As the global media community prepares for the “Journalism out loud” theme at the DW Global Media Forum 2026, journalism is being challenged not only to report facts but also to make its process visible and its credibility felt in an age of speed, uncertainty, and competing narratives. In today’s media environment, the...
Pope Leo apologises for Vatican’s own role in legitimising slavery
Pope Leo XIV has issued a landmark apology for the Holy See’s direct involvement in legitimising slavery and its centuries-long failure to condemn the practice. He described the Vatican’s historical record as a “wound in Christian memory.” While previous pontiffs have expressed regret for Christian participation in the...