A Ghanaian pastor and 14 others have been arrested in Vaughan following a major fraud investigation linked to funds meant to support vulnerable residents. The arrests followed a year-long probe by the York Regional Police, which uncovered what authorities describe as a coordinated scheme targeting the Homeless Prevention Program. The suspects include Isaac Oppong, 38, […]
The BBC has announced it will cut between 1,800 and 2,000 jobs, or almost one in 10, in an attempt to tackle “significant financial pressures”. The broadcaster needs to make £500m savings over the next two years, and interim director general Rhodri Talfan Davies did not rule out axing entire channels or services. “We need […]
Lebanon and Israel have held their first diplomatic talks in over three decades, a rare encounter aimed at ending fighting between Israel and the Iran-backed Hezbollah group. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who mediated, said it was a “historic opportunity” to end Hezbollah’s influence. A US statement said the two sides had agreed to […]
Conservatives are expressing outrage after Donald Trump posted an image portraying himself as Jesus Christ, forcing fractures among his evangelical base. After rebuking Pope Leo over the weekend following critical remarks that the President should be a ‘peacemaker’ amid the Iran war, Trump posted an AI-generated image of himself as Christ. The image shows Trump draped in white with […]
First Lady Melania Trump has denied connections to Jeffrey Epstein, telling reporters at the White House that any claims linking the two “need to end today”. In a surprise announcement on Thursday, the first lady called for congressional hearings for survivors of Epstein’s sex trafficking. She also denied online rumours that Epstein introduced her to […]
President Donald Trump’s overhaul of US refugee policies has led to a major shift in the number and nationalities of people admitted to the country, US government data show. Since October 2025, 4,499 refugees have been resettled in the US, according to the Refugee Processing Centre. All, except three from Afghanistan, were South African. In […]
US President Donald Trump said the US will be done with its war in Iran “within maybe two weeks, maybe a couple of days longer to do the job. But we want to knock out every single thing they have.” Despite repeatedly listing four or five objectives for the war, Trump said he “had one […]
A US judge has temporarily halted President Donald Trump’s White House ballroom construction project, ruling that proper procedures were not followed before the project began. The decision comes after the White House was sued by the National Trust for Historic Preservation. “I have concluded that the National Trust is likely to succeed on the merits […]
Social media bans, digital curfews and time limits on apps are to be trialled in the homes of hundreds of UK teenagers. The test, led by the UK government, will see 300 teens involved have their social apps disabled entirely, blocked overnight or capped to one hour’s use – with some also seeing no such […]
Hundreds of journalists at Australia’s national broadcaster walked off the job on Wednesday over pay, conditions, and the possible use of AI to replace them. It was the first time staff at the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) have gone on strike in 20 years after a majority of union members rejected a pay offer that […]
The British government will increase funding of the BBC World Service over the next three years, the foreign secretary is to announce on Thursday. The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) will boost funding by an additional £11m per year for the next three years – a total of £33m and an 8% increase on the previous […]
Ghana has signed a visa waiver agreement with Kyrgyzstan, a Central Asian nation, for diplomatic and service passport holders in a historic bilateral engagement. The visa waiver agreement is expected to be further escalated to ordinary passport holders in the near future, as the two nations have established, for the first time, a diplomatic engagement. […]
