John Mahama sworn in as Ghana’s president, promises to ‘reset’ the country With around 20 African leaders in attendance, the 66-year-old is sworn in as Ghana’s president for third time. John Mahama gestures during the swearing-in ceremony for his second term, led by Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo at the Black Star Square in Accra, Ghana…
French far-right leader Jean-Marie Le Pen dies aged 96 Co-founder of the National Front led the party for decades and was known for fiery rhetoric against immigration. French far-right National Front (FN) founder Jean-Marie Le Pen delivers a speech during a May Day ceremony in front of the statue of Joan of Arc in Paris,…
In Pictures Rescuers transfer injured people in the village of Zhacun, Dingri County, Tibet. [Liu Yousheng/Xinhua via EPA] Published On 7 Jan 20257 Jan 2025 A powerful earthquake has struck a remote region of Tibet, killing at least 126 people and wounding more than 100 others, with tremors felt in Nepal, Bhutan and parts of northern…
Witness Last Days of the Bibby Stockholm: Life aboard the UK’s migrant barge Living on a UK migrant barge, an asylum seeker battles depression through running while awaiting an asylum decision. Salah, a Somali asylum seeker in his mid-twenties, lives on the Bibby Stockholm barge in Portland, United Kingdom, alongside 411 other men. As he…
News South Korean court extends arrest warrant for impeached Yoon The impeached former president has refused questioning three times since his bungled December 3 martial law decree. Impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol [File: South Korea Presidential Office via AP Photo] Published On 7 Jan 20257 Jan 2025 South Korea’s anticorruption agency says it has…
EXPLAINER The secret to a balanced diet? Better roads, say scientists A new study conducted in African nations challenges the conventional wisdom that crop diversity alone addresses nutritional deficiencies. A local street woman vendor prepares food near an almost deserted road in Vang Vieng, Laos, Sunday, November 24, 2024 [Anupam Nath/ AP Photo] By Dwayne OxfordPublished…
Gang violence killed more than 5,600 people in Haiti in 2024: UN Violent gangs control most of the Caribbean country’s capital, Port-au-Prince. A woman with two children carries their belongings as residents of the Lower Delmas flee their homes due to gang violence, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti [File :Ralph Tedy Erol/Reuters] Published On 7 Jan 20257…
As battles against Russia intensify, Ukraine’s manpower struggles worsen Ukrainian soldiers say Russia is waging fierce battles in the east while they attempt a renewed offensive in Kursk. Servicemen of 24th Mechanized Brigade, named after King Danylo, of the Ukrainian Armed Forces rest at their position on a front line in Chasiv Yar in the…
‘It’s the only way’: Migrants, army face-off along S Africa-Zimbabwe border South Africa’s military has enhanced border operations along the Limpopo River to halt smugglers and illegal crossings from Zimbabwe. An officer on patrol near the Limpopo River, dividing South Africa from Zimbabwe, while people on the other side wait for an opportunity to cross….
Opinions Good riddance, Justin Trudeau The outgoing Canadian prime minister was a ‘progressive’ fraud and a liar. History will judge him harshly. Andrew Mitrovica Al Jazeera columnist Published On 7 Jan 20257 Jan 2025 Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks during a news conference at Rideau Cottage in Ottawa, Canada on January 6, 2025. Trudeau…