News as it breaks
President Donald Trump is set to speak with Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Friday, with the future of TikTok and progress on trade talks high on the agenda. “I’m speaking with President Xi, as you know, on Friday, having to do with TikTok, and also trade,” Trump told Fox News…
Former defence minister Marguerite Gnakadé, a prominent critic of Togo’s long-serving leader Faure Gnassingbé, has been arrested in Lomé, security sources confirmed. Gnakadé, who is also the sister-in-law of President Gnassingbé, recently urged the military to side with the people and end decades of dynastic rule. “She was arrested for…
Eleven people deported from the United States to Ghana have filed a lawsuit against the Ghanaian government, arguing that their detention at a military camp is unlawful. Their lawyer, Oliver-Barker Vormawor, told the BBC that the deportees had not broken any Ghanaian law and should not be held against their…
African professionals attending the Global Luban Workshop in Ningbo have urged their governments to adopt lessons from China in addressing insecurity and rising unemployment across the continent. The two-week program, hosted by Ningbo Polytechnic University, focused on vocational training, technology transfer, and industrial upgrading. Delegates from across Africa said the…
Jose Mourinho has been officially appointed as the new head coach of Benfica, marking a dramatic return to Portuguese football 21 years after his last managerial role in the country. The 62-year-old tactician, renowned for stints at Chelsea, Inter Milan, Real Madrid, and Manchester United, signed a contract that runs…
At least 50 Sudanese refugees have died after a rubber boat carrying 75 people caught fire off the coast of Tobruk, eastern Libya, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) confirmed Wednesday. The group was reportedly attempting to reach Greece when the tragedy occurred. “The tragic incident took place when a…
Three of Hollywood’s biggest studios Disney, Warner Bros. Discovery, and Universal Pictures have filed a landmark lawsuit against Chinese artificial intelligence company MiniMax, accusing it of building a “bootlegging business model” that relies on massive copyright infringement. Filed Monday in Los Angeles federal court, the lawsuit alleges that MiniMax systematically…
Former Arsenal midfielder Thomas Partey has denied raping two women and sexually assaulting a third, after appearing at Southwark Crown Court in London. The 32-year-old Ghanaian international, who now plays for Spanish side Villarreal, pleaded not guilty to five counts of rape and one charge of sexual assault relating to…
US President Donald Trump landed in the United Kingdom on Tuesday for a historic second state visit, marking a rare diplomatic honour extended to an American leader. Trump, 79, touched down at Stansted Airport aboard Air Force One, accompanied by his wife, Melania Trump. The couple received a formal guard…
The Ghanaian Contingent of the ECOWAS Mission in The Gambia (ECOMIG GHANCOY 9) has launched a four-day blood donation drive at Essau Government Hospital to support patients in urgent need of transfusions. The exercise, which runs from September 15 to 18, 2025, is part of the contingent’s ongoing Civil-Military Cooperation…
