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Dozens killed after Afghanistan rehab centre struck
Dozens of people are feared dead or injured at a drug treatment centre in Afghanistan’s capital after an air strike that the Taliban government blamed on Pakistan. The centre in Kabul was hit on Monday evening, killing some people and injuring others, the government’s spokesman said on X. Pakistan denied striking any h...
Zelenskyy sacks senior aide amid fresh corruption crisis in Ukraine
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has dismissed a senior aide amid a fresh corruption investigation, as pressure mounts on his administration over allegations of widespread corruption and calls for wartime elections. Iryna Mudra, a deputy chief of staff to the president, was removed from her position by president...
US condemns ‘unnecessary escalation’ after Israeli airstrikes on Syrian airbase
The United States has issued a rare rebuke of Israel after reports emerged it struck a Syrian military airbase near the Turkish border, calling the attack an “unnecessary escalation”. Eight airstrikes hit the Abu Duhur airport runway and storage facility on Tuesday, according to Syrian state TV, although there were no...
Ukrainian strikes kill six in Russia, acting governor says
Six people have been killed and four injured in Ukrainian missile strikes on Russia’s Belgorod region overnight, its acting governor has said. A 14-year-old child was among those injured, Alexander Shuvaev wrote on Telegram on Monday. Ukraine officials said two people were killed in Russian drone strikes overnight on t...
Liberia agrees to accept up to 1,200 third-country deportees from US
Liberia has agreed to accept up to 1,200 third-country deportees from the U.S. in the next 12 months, with an initial group of 20 deportees expected to arrive on Thursday, the government said in a statement on Tuesday. Since taking office in January last year, the Trump administration has struck several deals with A...
At least nine killed in hotel fire in India’s Kolkata
At least nine people were killed, including a child, in a fire at a hotel in India’s eastern city of Kolkata on Wednesday, local police said. The fire broke out at around 2:50 a.m. local time on the second floor of the hotel building and was brought under control within an hour, a senior police […]
Giving koalas a new shot at survival
One of the gravest threats to koalas, alongside habitat loss, dog attacks, and getting hit by cars, is chlamydia. In many populations of the beloved marsupial, around 50 percent are infected; in the hardest hit groups, it’s as much as 70 percent. The disease can lead to bladder inflammation, infertility, blindness, and...
Jason Arday: Fabulism versus irresponsibility
HomeEditors-PickJason Arday: Fabulism versus irresponsibility AfricaEditors-PickEducationEducation & TeachingGhanaHuman RightsInnovationInternationalLeadershipLifestyleNewsRisk ManagementWorldYouth ActivismJason Arday: Fabulism versus irresponsibility by Asaase Radio correspondentAugust 12, 20260 Share0 var TRINITY_TTS...
At least 15 die as boat sinks in Zimbabwe’s Lake Kariba
At least 15 people have died after a boat carrying dozens of people sank on Lake Kariba in Zimbabwe, with rescue operations continuing, officials have said. Police said 90 passengers and five crew were onboard the vessel when it capsized on Tuesday, but it may have been overloaded, with other reports pointing to a high...
Trump unveils trade actions to compete with China on solar and chips
The White House on Thursday imposed a series of price floors and a 15% tariff on products made from polysilicon, the raw material used in semiconductors and solar panels that is primarily produced by China. U.S. President Donald Trump’s proclamation under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 is aimed at sup...
Iranian photojournalist faces 15 years in prison over images, reporting
Acclaimed Iranian photojournalist Yalda Moaiery has spent much of her career documenting moments of dissent and the lives of women in Iran. The work has repeatedly brought her into conflict with the authorities, and on Iran’s National Journalist Day on Saturday she learned she had been sentenced to 15 years in prison....
Serial UK sex attacker jailed for life for double murder, rape after police failings
A British serial sex attacker was sentenced to spend the rest of his life in jail on Wednesday, after he was convicted of two murders and rape following an escalating spree of sexual offences which police and prosecutors failed to stop. Simon Levy, 40, was found guilty last week of the murder of Carmenza Valencia-Tru...