At least 10 people have died after flash floods hit the Italian region of Marche overnight, authorities said.
Torrential rain falling late on Thursday caused rivers and streams to overflow and inundate coastal towns around t…
Egypt has released 46 activists, many of whom have been held for several years in pre-trial detention.
They include a prominent left-wing lawyer, Haytham Mohammadain, accused of being a member of a terrorist group - a blanket charge lev…
Argentina's Vice-President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner - who survived an assassination attempt after a gunman's weapon jammed - has said she is alive "because of God and the Virgin Mary".
In her first public comments sinc…
Morocco and Nigeria have signed an agreement to build a major pipeline transporting gas from south-east Nigeria and across the Sahara - going through 13 African countries.
The 7,000km (4,300-mile) link - originating from Brass Island - …
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has outlined a roadmap for the election of party officers at the constituency, regional and national levels of the party.
It follows the completion of branch elections, the base of the party’s str…
The ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) has said President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo will not be distracted by the recent commentaries by former President John Mahama on the Article 71 officeholders’ emoluments and other matters arising.
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The son of Fijian Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama has been charged with a string of domestic violence offences in Australia.
Ratu Meli Bainimarama, 36, is facing 17 charges, including stalking, assault, and choking.
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Ukraine says hundreds of graves have been found outside Izyum, days after it was re-taken from Russia.
Wooden crosses, most of them marked with numbers, were discovered in a forest outside the city by advancing Ukrainian for…
The Ghana Education Service, Girls Officers, Parent-Teacher Associations (PTA) working in districts and other stakeholders have been urged to ensure the set of Girls Clubs or strengthen Rights of child clubs in schools that focuses on girl…
Ghana's Ashanti King Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has been invited to attend the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II at London’s Westminster Abbey on Monday, reports say.
A local radio station has tweeted the invitation letter:
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A new measure has been signed into law in southern Nigeria’s Rivers state that bolsters the right of women to inherit property.
Despite a Supreme Court ruling, many cultures and families in the country still do not allow women to receiv…
The People’s National Convention (PNC) has slated its party elections between October to December 2022.
A communiqué sighted by Citi News indicates that its polling stations elections shall be held from October 1 to October 31.
Const…
The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, has eulogised the late Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom (UK) for using her seven-decade reign to foster greater unification among people of all classes globally.
He said …
Vladimir Putin has acknowledged China's "concern" over Ukraine, in his first face-to-face talks with President Xi Jinping since the Russian invasion.
But speaking in Uzbekistan, Mr Putin also thanked China for its "balanced …
The Progressive People’s Party (PPP) has called on members, supporters and the citizenry to rally behind it to clinch victory in the 2024 general election.
It noted that since its formation in the past 10 years it had been focusing to b…
Dr John Osae-Kwapong, a political scientist, has deployed the decline in the level of trust in governance institutions in the country.
He explained that the failure of government officials to provide information to the public and to do …
Amnesty International has called for the Zimbabwean authorities to drop charges against university students who have been protesting against a steep hike in tuition fees.
Fourteen students were arrested on Monday and charged with disord…
João Lourenço has officially begun his second term in power, vowing to be the president for all Angolans after his MPLA party's disputed win in last month's election.
There was a strong military presence at the inauguration ceremony in …
Uganda's parliament has held a special sitting to pay tribute to Queen Elizabeth II, who died in Scotland on Thursday.
The motion was moved by the prime minister and went on for two hours.
The Queen first visited Uganda in 1954 and t…
The Al Jazeera television network has said that its journalist, Ahmed El-Nagdy, has been released by the Egyptian authorities.
The move comes as the Egyptian President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi is visiting Qatar - where Al Jazeera is based -…
Sweden's prime minister has resigned after her government was defeated in Sunday's election.
Magdalena Andersson's centre-left coalition looks set to narrowly lose to a bloc of right-wing parties, 176 seats to 173, with 99% …
Russian missiles have hit a reservoir dam near the southern Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih, officials say.
Residents in some areas were told to evacuate, city head Oleksandr Vilkul said, but he added the situation was under c…
Former President John Dramani Mahama has challenged President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to demonstrate the political will to fight illegal gold mining, popularly known as ‘galamsey’.
That, he said, was because some of his appointees w…
Former First Lady, Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings, has described the late Queen of the United Kingdom, Queen Elizabeth II as an enigma who left a lasting impression on her memory after they first met when she was only 14 years old.
She sa…
The Director of Communications for the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Richard Ahiagbah, has urged the media to hold the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), to hard facts on issues concerning the current state of the economy and gove…
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo says he will continue to visit ongoing infrastructural project sites as often as possible to ascertain their progress at first hand.
This is because, “it is better to see things yourself than to be …
EU chief Ursula von der Leyen has called for cuts to electricity use across the bloc and windfall taxes on energy firms to tackle high prices.
She told the European Parliament that gas and electricity prices had hit all-tim…
Russia has covertly spent more than $300m (£260m) since 2014 to influence politicians in more than 24 countries, the US has alleged.
The Department of State's allegation is based on a declassified US intelligence assessment …
China's leader Xi Jinping and Russia's Vladimir Putin will discuss the war in Ukraine and other "international and regional topics" at their meeting later this week, the Kremlin says.
The two will meet in Uzbekistan at a sum…
Zambia’s chief state prosecutor says her life is in danger after the government withdrew all her security.
Lillian Siyunyi, who was appointed by the previous government, has fallen out with the new administration and is a subject of com…
In his first day in office, Kenya's President William Ruto gave orders to reverse some of the policies of his predecessor, Uhuru Kenyatta.
President Ruto appointed six judges nominated by the Judicial Service Commission three years ago,…
The United Nations says the number of young children in Somalia expected to suffer severe acute malnutrition this year has risen to more than half a million.
The prediction is a higher level than in 2011, when famine killed tens of thou…
The Municipal Chief Executive for Ahafo-Ano North, Martina Appiah-Nyantakyi, has appealed to residents of communities for a united, focus and peaceful front to accelerate the pace of their development.
She explained that for them to suc…
The Electoral Commission (EC) has stated that it has always reached out to the leadership of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) on issues affecting electoral processes.
It has refuted allegations of hostility towards the party even …
In a call for immediate funding to help vulnerable communities hit by successive droughts, high food prices and conflict, the UN Children’s Fund UNICEF, the World Food Programme (WFP) and Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) stressed th…
William Ruto - who is Kenya's new president - had a childhood that epitomises the lives of many poor Kenyans.
He went to primary school barefoot, wearing his first pair of shoes at the age of 15. He also sold chicken and gr…
President Volodymyr Zelensky has been to the recaptured city of Izyum, a key logistics hub in north-eastern Ukraine.
During his visit, Mr Zelensky thanked troops who took part in the counter-attack against Russian occupiers.…
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) says it fully supports the decision taken by the Electoral Commission (EC) to abolish the guarantor system for the voters’ registration exercise.
“I don’t know why you must have an issue with this arran…
A leading member of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Bolgatanga East Constituency in the Upper East Region, Mathew Silas Amoah, has called on party supporters in the constituency to close their ranks and work hard to snatch the …
Thousands of Sudanese protesters carrying placards denouncing military rulers took to the streets of the capital, Khartoum, on Tuesday, news agency AFP reports.
They were calling for return to civilian rule and the resignation of Genera…
"I'm not still sure whether she (Aisha Huang) was in fact deported or whether she fled the country the first time, and has now come back", President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has said.
In a radio interview with Stone City in the Volta…
Forces in the war-torn northern Ethiopian region of Tigray have accused the government of carrying out fresh drone attacks in the regional capital, Mekelle, two days after they said they were ready for an immediate ceasefire.
The govern…
The proclamation of the new monarch - King of Jamaica - reverberated around Kingston Harbour, a port that once stood at the heart of the British Empire.
For generations, the Crown and British traders made fortunes in Jamaic…
Burkina Faso's military ruler, Colonel Paul-Henri Damiba, has sacked his defence minister.
In two decrees read out on national television, the junta chief said he was dismissing General Barthelemy Simpore and assuming the role himself.
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An activist in Thailand has been jailed for two years after a court found she insulted the monarchy by dressing like the Thai queen.
Jatuporn 'New' Saeoueng, 25, wore a pink dress at a political demonstration in Bangkok in 2…
Aid groups say about a third of children in Sudan do not go to school with multiple crises threatening to disrupt the education of millions more.
The UN children's agency, Unicef, and charity group Save the Children say nearly seven mil…
The District Chief Executive (DCE) for Ellembelle, Mr Kwasi Bonzo, has said, his deep concerns about the two missing excavators from the Teleku Bokazo, illegal mine site, is meant to ensure the security of the heavy duty machines.
He n…
The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Dr George Akuffo Dampare, has charged accountants to be at the forefront of the fight against financial crimes to enhance confidence in organisations.
According to him, financial crimes had become …
The United Kingdom (UK) branch of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has indicated its readiness to support the party to achieve the agenda of breaking the eight.
The branch believes the party must be given another term to continue with …
The Okaikwei North Municipal Assembly has said it will not back down in ensuring that structures erected along waterways within Akweteyman, Achimota and its environs are demolished.
Consequently, the Assembly has directed residents livi…
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