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US Supreme Court upholds bans on transgender women in female school and college sports
The US Supreme Court has ruled that states can ban transgender women from competing in female school and college sports. The court considered cases from students in two different states who had challenged bans on participation. The two states, Idaho and West Virginia, enacted laws that required public school and colleg...
I’m not intimidated by Rihanna’s success – Partner, A$AP Rocky
American rapper A$AP Rocky has clarified that he is not intimidated by his billionaire partner, singer Rihanna’s success. He explained that he is also rich even though he is not a billionaire like Rihanna and doesn’t feel entitled to her success or money. Speaking in a recent episode of the Jason CC Show, the rapper [...
Taylor Swift marries Travis Kelce in NYC ceremony officiated by Adam Sandler
Pop superstar Taylor Swift and American football player Travis Kelce have officially tied the knot in a star-studded ceremony officiated by comedian Adam Sandler. The pair both wore Christian Dior, according to Swift’s longtime publicist, and elected not to have bridesmaids and groomsmen. Instead, Swift’s brother Austi...
Zambia Vice President escapes injury after helicopter accident
Vice President of Zambia Mutale Nalumango escaped injury after a Zambia Air Force helicopter carrying her was involved in an incident during takeoff in Nakonde District, Muchinga Province, on Thursday, government officials said. Secretary to the Cabinet Patrick Kangwa confirmed that the incident occurred while the Vice...
Trump limits length of visas for students, exchange visitors, journalists
The administration of United States President Donald Trump is imposing new time limits on visas for foreign students, exchange visitors, and journalists, ending a decades-old system that allowed many of them to stay in the US for as long as they remained in school or on assignment. Under a new Department of Homeland Se...
ECOWAS backs $25bn Nigeria–Morocco Gas Pipeline as Africa pushes energy integration
West African leaders have endorsed the legal and institutional framework for the ambitious Nigeria–Morocco African Atlantic Gas Pipeline, moving the project closer to implementation. The agreement was signed in Freetown, Sierra Leone, on Sunday during the summit of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Communit...
South Africa’s anti-migrant protesters march nationwide, after thousands flee violence
Anti-immigrant protesters draped in flags and wielding wooden weapons marched across cities in South Africa on Tuesday to mark a deadline they had set for undocumented migrants to leave, with some marches hit by violence and looting. Thousands of African foreign nationals had already fled South Africa ahead of Tuesda...
People smuggler convicted in France found by BBC living in UK and seeking asylum
A convicted people smuggler, once described as “the godfather” of the French migrant camps, is living in Leicestershire and believed to be seeking asylum while working illegally, a BBC investigation can reveal. Twana Jamal was given a five-year jail sentence in France in 2016, where authorities described him as one of...
Three including Ghanaian brothers indicted in alleged romance fraud targeting elderly Americans
Two Ghanaian brothers and a woman based in the United States have been indicted over their alleged involvement in an international romance fraud network accused of targeting elderly Americans through dating websites and social media platforms. According to a newly unsealed indictment in United States v. Jamal Abubakari...
Petrol thefts surge in UK as Iran war pushes up fuel costs
Petrol theft has surged by 62% compared with a year ago, according to new figures compiled for the BBC, with one forecourt owner saying drive-offs are costing him £2,000 a week across his five sites. The data from fuel theft recovery company Pay My Fuel comes as petrol and diesel retailers say their staff have […]
Gov’t prepares to evacuate about 900 Ghanaians from South Africa
Ghana’s High Commission in South Africa has moved nearly 900 Ghanaians to safe locations as part of urgent preparations to evacuate them ahead of planned anti-immigration demonstrations on June 30. Ambassador Benjamin Quashie disclosed that the evacuation is being coordinated with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and th...
White House gunman had previous run-ins with Secret Service, court documents show
The suspect who fired shots outside the White House, striking a bystander before the Secret Service shot and killed him, had previous run-ins with authorities there, court documents show. Nasire Best, as he has been identified to the BBC by Washington DC’s Metropolitan Police Department, previously obstructed a White H...