Pope Francis on Sunday criticised President-elect Donald Trump’s reported plan to sharply intensify immigration enforcement actions across the U.S. in the days after his inauguration. In an Italian television interview, the pontiff said it would be a “disgrace” if Trump went forward with the plan, in unusually forceful language for the leader of the global Catholic […]
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US Supreme Court to hear TikTok challenge to potential ban
The US Supreme Court has agreed to hear last-ditch legal arguments from TikTok as to why it should not be banned or sold in the US. The US government is taking action against the app because of what it says are its links to the Chinese state – links which TikTok and its parent company […]
US gets $100m settlement for Baltimore bridge collapse
The owners of a container ship that crashed into Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge have been ordered to pay the US government more than $100m (£77.1m) in damages, the US Justice Department has announced. Grace Ocean Private Limited and Synergy Marine Private Limited, the companies that owned and operated the Dali have agreed to pay, […]
Illegal visa network making millions fleecing students
A global network has fleeced students out of tens of thousands of pounds for worthless visa documents they hoped would enable them to work in the UK. A BBC investigation has found middlemen working as recruitment agents preyed on international students who wanted jobs in the care industry. The students paid up to £17,000 each […]
Kamala Harris is now Democratic presidential nominee, will face off against Donald Trump this fall
Vice President Kamala Harris, a daughter of immigrants who rose through the California political and law enforcement ranks to become the first female vice president in U.S. history, formally secured the Democratic presidential nomination on Monday — becoming the first woman of colour to lead a major party ticket. More than four years after her first attempt at […]
Stumbling debate performance worsens age fears for Biden
Before Thursday evening, many Americans had expressed concerns about Joe Biden’s age and fitness for office. To say that this debate did not put those concerns to rest may be one of the greatest understatements of the year. The president came into the debate with a low bar to clear, and he stumbled. He was […]
Oil price rises as US says Israel has struck Iran
Oil and gold prices have jumped after US officials said an Israeli missile had struck Iran. Brent crude, the international benchmark, rose by 1.8% to $88 a barrel while gold briefly came close to a record high before falling back to nearly $2,400 an ounce. Investors have been closely watching Israel’s reaction to Iran’s direct […]
New York-based Ghanaian couple found guilty of fatally beating 5-year-old son
A New York-based Ghanaian couple Valerie Owusu and Emmanuel Addae have been found guilty of murder in the second degree after a jury trial for the tragic beating to death of Valerie’s five-year-old son, King Owusu. District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney announced the verdict, highlighting the brutality of the crime and the extensive suffering endured […]
The full list of winners and nominees at the Oscars 2024
Hollywood’s finest have been rewarded with golden statuettes at the Oscars in Los Angeles’ Dolby Theatre. Here is the full list of winners, as well as all the nominees. Best picture Winner: Oppenheimer American Fiction Anatomy of a Fall Barbie The Holdovers Killers of the Flower Moon Maestro Past Lives Poor Things The Zone of […]
US ‘deeply troubled’ by Ghana’s anti-gay bill: Says passage will undermine economy
The United States of America has expressed concern about the passage of the Promotion of Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill, popularly known as an anti-gay bill, by the Parliament of Ghana. Parliament passed the bill on Wednesday, February 28, 2024. According to the bill, persons caught in the act would be subjected […]
Hajia4Reall pleads guilty in $2m romance scam case
Ghanaian social media personality, Mona Faiz Montrage, popularly known as Hajia4Reall, has pleaded guilty in a $2 million romance scam case. According to the United States Attorney’s Office website, the socialite pleaded guilty to one count of conspiring to receive stolen money. This charge carries a maximum sentence of five years in prison. Hajia4Reall also agreed […]
Former MP speaks about his son’s arrest in the United States
Former Tamale Central Member of Parliament, Insuah Fuseini, has opened up about the arrest and imprisonment of his son, Abdul Insuah, in the United States. Abdul Insuah, aged 32, was recently sentenced to a two-year prison term after a federal jury found him guilty of participating in a fraudulent scheme based in Huntington. The scheme […]