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Three killed in Uganda after crashing into elephant
At least three people have died after a vehicle collided with an elephant in a national park in Uganda, officials have said. Police said four other people were injured in the incident in Murchison Falls National Park in the northwest of the country on Sunday evening. The vehicle was carrying seven officials from the Ug...
Fewer children got US-backed HIV treatment after aid cuts, study finds
Around 77,000 fewer children worldwide received HIV treatment supported by the U.S. in the year to October 2025 than in the previous fiscal year, according to a study that found declines after the Trump administration’s cuts and changes to foreign aid. The study refers only to U.S.-supported care, and some of the chi...
‘I wear it on my middle finger’: The rise of the defiant divorce ring
Shimmering on Deb Marino’s finger are diamonds set in an eye-catching gold ring. “Of course it’s a middle finger ring, because, why not?” the Florida-based blogger says on her TikTok feed. Getting rid of her engagement ring would have suggested a regret the 34-year-old doesn’t feel – after all, her marriage brought her...
US withdraws troops from Nigeria after Islamic State mission
The United States has withdrawn most of the troops it deployed in Nigeria earlier this year in an effort to help fight Islamist militant groups. In December, US and Nigerian forces launched a joint operation in the Lake Chad Basin area, which involved strikes against militants on Christmas Day, followed by the deployme...
‘Cancel it’, Trump says after artists drop out of US Freedom 250 festival
US President Donald Trump has said musical performances celebrating the country’s 250th birthday should be called off after several artists dropped out, citing the event’s affiliation with the White House. “Cancel it,” he said in a post on Truth Social, calling the slated performers “overpriced” and “boring”. A...
US court orders extradition of NDC’s Sedina Tamakloe to Ghana
A Magistrate judge in the United States of America (USA), Daniel J. Albregts of the District of Nevada, has ordered the extradition of Ms. Christine Sedina Tamakloe, former chief executive officer (CEO) of the Microfinance and Small Loans Center (MASLOC), and member of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) to G...
Young Indonesian unmarried couple publicly caned after kissing on TikTok
A young couple in Indonesia’s conservative Aceh province have been publicly caned after a Sharia court convicted them of violating Islamic law by kissing during a TikTok livestream. The court ordered the couple, a 22-year-old man and a 25-year-old woman, to be whipped with a rattan cane 21 times each for kissing withou...
Iran begins public mourning for Ayatollah killed in February
Iran has begun several days of public mourning and funeral processions for its former Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, more than four months after he was killed in strikes launched by the US and Israel. The former Ayatollah’s body is currently lying in state at Tehran’s Grand Mosalla, ahead of his burial in his...
Trump vows to investigate EU over fining of US tech companies
Donald Trump says the US will launch an investigation into the European Union and threatens fresh tariffs over fines handed to some of the biggest American tech companies. It comes days after the European Commission fined Google €890m ($1bn) for operating in a way that squeezed out competitors to its services. In a pos...
GBC secures exclusive free-to-air broadcast rights for FIFA World Cup 2026
The Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC), with support from the Government of Ghana, has secured exclusive terrestrial (Free-To-Air) broadcast rights for the FIFA World Cup 2026™ tournament. The arrangement is aimed at ensuring that all Ghanaians have free access to the global football showpiece and can follow the prog...
Minority demands briefing from Foreign Affairs Minister on Ghanaian killed in South Africa
The Minority in Parliament is calling on the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, to appear before the House to brief lawmakers on Ghana’s diplomatic engagement with South Africa following the killing of Ghanaian businessman Bashiru Isak in Cape Town. The caucus says Parliament must be updated on the...
Why Ghana and other African nations are turning down Trump aid money
After dismantling the main US body for delivering foreign assistance last year, the Trump administration is again offering hundreds of millions of dollars to African countries to support their healthcare structures and help fight disease. But the new deals come with conditions attached and as a result, face resistance...