Several contestants have walked out of a Miss Universe event after an official from the host nation, Thailand, publicly berated Miss Mexico in a tense confrontation. At a pre-pageant ceremony, Miss Universe Thailand director Nawat Itsaragrisil took off Fatima Bosch in front of dozens of contestants for failing to post promotional content. When she objected, […]
US President Donald Trump has filed an appeal to overturn his May 2024 criminal conviction in the hush-money payment case, arguing he is shielded by presidential immunity. Trump was convicted of 34 felony counts of falsifying business records by a unanimous jury in New York. In December, citing Trump’s imminent return to the White House, a New […]
The number of Ghanaian students arriving in the United States in August fell by more than half compared with last year, marking the steepest post-pandemic decline in academic travel from Ghana. Data tracked by JoyNews Research, based on U.S. international arrival records, shows that only 1,561 Ghanaian students entered the country this August, compared with 3,185 […]
US President Donald Trump has not ruled out the possibility of seeking a third term in the White House, saying he would “love to do it”. But Trump rejected the possibility of running for vice-president in 2028 – an idea floated by some supporters as a way for him to circumvent the US Constitution that […]
Japan’s parliament elected ultraconservative Sanae Takaichi as the country’s first female prime minister Tuesday, a day after her struggling party struck a coalition deal with a new partner expected to pull her governing bloc further to the right. Takaichi replaces Shigeru Ishiba, ending a three-month political vacuum and wrangling since the Liberal Democratic Party’s disastrous election loss […]
The US Chamber of Commerce has filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration’s new $100,000 (£74,000) fee on H-1B visas for skilled foreign workers. The fee “will make it cost-prohibitive” for US employers to use the programme, said Neil Bradley, Chief Policy Officer at the pro-business group. Trump signed an executive order last month instituting […]
The Government of Grenada has announced its intention to recruit Ghanaian nurses and allied health professionals to help address a critical shortage of health workers in the Caribbean nation. The move aligns with Ghana’s Work Abroad Programme aimed at creating more job opportunities for skilled professionals. This was disclosed during the inaugural Ghana–Grenada political consultation […]
South Korea’s Supreme Court has struck down a lower court’s order for billionaire Chey Tae-won to pay his ex-wife a 1.38tn won ($1bn; £788m) settlement, in a case dubbed by local media as the “divorce of the century”. Citing a miscalculation that increased the value of the couple’s assets, it has ordered the case to […]
Some migrants coming to the UK will need to speak English to an A-level standard under tougher new rules set to be introduced by the government. The changes, which will come into force from 8 January 2026, will affect some graduates and those applying for skilled worker or scale-up visas, which are for people employed […]
Arlene Hutchinson’s husband, Mark, was only 52 when he died unexpectedly last year after suffering two strokes “out of the blue”. Like many couples, they had never discussed organ donation but she knew it was what he would have wanted. Now, Arlene and son, Jack, 12, take comfort in the knowledge that Mark has helped […]
