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US says it has agreed with Iran to ‘stand down’ after trading strikes, reports say
The US and Iran have agreed to “stand down” following an exchange of strikes over the past few days, media reports say, citing a US official. It comes after several attacks in and around the Strait of Hormuz, culminating in both nations accusing each other of violating the ceasefire. The official confirmed to the BBC’s...
Fear grows in South Africa as anti-migrant ‘deadline’ looms
People intending to protest against migrants should do so without “intimidation, threats or ultimatums”, President Cyril Ramaphosa has warned on the eve of an unofficial deadline for undocumented foreigners to leave South Africa. Several thousand citizens of other African countries have already left the country in rece...
Trump says US will not lift Hormuz blockade until deal made with Iran
The US will not lift its blockade on Iranian ports until a deal has been reached with Tehran, US President Donald Trump has said, amid continuing uncertainty over whether fresh talks to end the war will take place. The blockade, which began a week ago, is “absolutely destroying Iran”, Trump wrote on his social media […...
Oil slips again as US, Iran sign peace deal
Oil prices fell in early trading on Thursday after the U.S. and Iran signed an interim agreement that would end the Iran war, reopen the Strait of Hormuz, and waive U.S. sanctions on Tehran’s oil, resolving the largest energy supply disruption in history. Brent crude futures were down 89 cents, or 1.12%, at $78.66 a ba...
Ghanaian choreographer Endurance Grand appears in teaser for Hollywood film “Children of Blood and Bone”
Ghanaian dancer and choreographer Endurance Grand has featured in the first teaser materials for the upcoming Hollywood adaptation of Tomi Adeyemi’s bestselling fantasy novel, Children of Blood and Bone. The appearance has generated excitement among Ghanaian audiences, although details about her specific role in the pr...
Israel building new land barriers in Gaza and displacing families
“We’ve been displaced from place to place, and now we have nowhere left to go,” says Umm Mohammed al-Shawish. She is desperately searching for somewhere to live after Israel moved yellow concrete blocks that mark out where it controls in the Gaza Strip. Families living in al-Tuffah in northern Gaza woke on Monday to fi...
Palm Beach, Florida airport officially changes name to honor Trump
Palm Beach, Florida officially renamed its airport after President Donald Trump on Thursday, becoming the latest in a series of institutions, buildings, government programs, warships and money to take on the Republican’s identity. The renaming of Palm Beach International Airport to President Donald J. Trump Internati...
Controversial bishops ordained as Pope warns of ‘schism’ in Catholic Church
Thousands of people have gathered in a tiny village in Switzerland to witness the ordination of four new Catholic bishops, in defiance of an appeal by Pope Leo XIV. The four, one from the United States, one from Switzerland, and two from France, are members of the controversial Society of Saint Pius X (SSPX), also […]
Hantavirus outbreak nearing its end, WHO chief says
The hantavirus outbreak is nearing its end, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Sunday. WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said all contacts of two cases identified in South Africa had now completed their follow-up period, with no additional cases reported. “Quarantine and follow-up pe...
Floods in Ivory Coast kill 59 people, government says
Floods in the Ivory Coast have killed 59 people, government spokesman Amadou Coulibaly said after a cabinet meeting on Wednesday. The search is continuing, and authorities fear the death toll could rise, Coulibaly said. Neighbouring Ghana has also been hit by heavy rains, with at least 12 people killed after...
Australian doctor who underwent world-first brain tumour treatment dies
Pioneering Australian doctor Richard Scolyer has died, three years after being diagnosed with an aggressive brain tumour. Scolyer, 59, made global headlines for his decision to undergo a risky world-first experimental treatment for his glioblastoma at the hands of his friend Professor Georgina Long – based on the pair’...
JD Vance announces birth of baby boy with wife Usha
US Vice President JD Vance has announced the birth of his fourth child, a boy, with his wife, Usha Vance. Alec Neel Vance was born on Sunday morning, the vice-president said in a statement on social media. “Usha and the baby are happy and healthy, and our kids are overjoyed to meet their little brother,” […]