International
Chaos and political drama rock Japan’s snap election
Japanese elections are normally steady and boring affairs. This snap election was neither. The dramatic vote follows a political funding...
Zelensky snubs UN chief Guterres after his Russia trip
Volodymyr Zelensky has rejected a visit to Ukraine by UN Secretary General António Guterres over his trip to Russia, a...
Commonwealth calls for urgent climate action and sustainable development
At the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Samoa, leaders reaffirmed their commitment to tackle the existential threat posed...
National Security Ministry Rejects Reuters’ Claims on Alleged Terrorist Activity
Ministry of National Security has strongly refuted a recent Reuters report claiming that Islamist militants are using northern Ghana as...
Backlash over photos of Somali men at UN women’s conference
Outrage has erupted on social media after Somalia’s Family Minister Gen Bashir Mohamed Jama shared photos on X of himself...
Michelle Obama makes fiery abortion pitch as Trump courts Muslim vote
In her first appearance on the campaign trail alongside Vice-President Kamala Harris, former First Lady Michelle Obama urged Americans to...
Islamist militants use northern Ghana as base for Burkina Faso insurgency, sources say
Islamist militants fighting in Burkina Faso are discreetly using Ghana's north as a logistical and medical rear base to sustain...
Blue skies and bitter tears: Africa’s top shots
A selection of the week's best photos from across the African continent: FAREED KOTB/GETTY IMAGES Temple guardian Abdel Karim greets...
Mozambique’s ruling party wins landslide in disputed poll
Mozambique's ruling party, Frelimo, has won the country's divisive, violence-marred election, extending its 49-year grip on power in the southern...
Venezuela vents its anger at Brazil’s Brics snub
Venezuela has criticised Brazil's decision to veto its admission to the Brics group of emerging economies. Venezuela's foreign ministry described...
