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Namibia’s ruling SWAPO party was declared winner Tuesday of last week’s disputed elections, ushering in the southern African country’s first woman president after a disputed vote that the main opposition has already said it does not…

The BBC faced pressure Monday to take one of its most popular and long-running shows, “MasterChef”, off air following claims one of the programme’s presenters engaged in sexually harassing behaviour. Presenter Gregg Wallace has…

Belgium has passed a landmark law granting sex workers the same rights to maternity pay, pensions, and employment protections as other workers. On Sunday, the country’s lawmakers signed into law that ensures sex workers are treated…

Nigeria’s Okonjo-Iweala has been reappointed as the Director General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO). This is her second term in office. Her present stint will end on 31 August 2025. She was first elected as the WTO DG on…

A federal judge has dismissed a major case against Donald Trump that alleged he illegally sought to overturn the 2020 election. Jack Smith, the special prosecutor who brought the criminal case against Trump, had asked to have the…

An Indian man awoke on a funeral pyre moments before it was to be set on fire after a doctor skipped a postmortem, medical officials said Saturday. Rohitash Kumar, 25, who had speaking and hearing difficulties, had fallen sick and…

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday named Elon Musk to a role aimed at creating a more efficient government, handing even more influence to the world's richest man who donated millions of dollars to helping Trump get elected.…

A shocking and disturbing incident has unfolded in Hathras, Uttar Pradesh, where an 11-year-old student, Kritarth, was allegedly killed as part of a sacrificial ritual performed by the owners of his school, DL Public School. The police have…

US Republican Presidential Candidate, Donald Trump has returned to his home in New Jersey after he was injured in an attempted assassination at a rally on Saturday. Shots rang out as he was speaking at the event in Pennsylvania,…

Allegations of Coercion: A recent report by Bloomberg raises serious concerns about the treatment of African migrants and students in Russia. Citing unnamed European officials, the report alleges that Russia is pressuring these…

Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei confirmed First Vice President Mohammad Mokhber as interim head of the country's executive branch following the death of President Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash. Raisi, Foreign Minister…

UK police named a 14-year-old boy killed in a sword attack in London this week as Daniel Anjorin, as officers released more details about how the violent rampage unfolded. Daniel Anjorin, a British-Nigerian pupil attended Bancroft’s…

Buckingham Palace confirmed today that King Charles III has been diagnosed with a form of cancer. The announcement follows the King's recent treatment for an enlarged prostate, during which the cancer was discovered. Details about the…

Namibia’s President Hage Geingob has died at the age of 82 while receiving medical treatment at a hospital in the capital, Windhoek. A veteran of the country’s independence struggle, Mr Geingob had been diagnosed with cancer and…

Kate Osamor, a Labour Party member with British-Nigerian heritage, has been suspended from the party while an investigation is launched into her controversial remarks comparing the situation in Gaza to the Holocaust. The move, announced…