World
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International Monetary Fund appoints Silvana Tenreyro as Chief Economist
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has appointed former Bank of England policymaker Silvana Tenreyro as its next Economic Counsellor and Director …
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Ramaphosa State Visit On Hold Over Xenophobia Tensions, Parliament Committee Member Says
The planned state visit of South African President Cyril Ramaphosa to Ghana has been put on hold, with xenophobia cited as a key factor behind the de…
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United States reinstates penalty on Iranian oil sales
The United States has reinstated sanctions on Iranian oil sales after revoking a temporary waiver that had allowed the export of the country’s crude …
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A court in eastern China sentences official to death for taking $325m in bribes
A court in eastern China has sentenced a former city official to death for taking more than 2.2bn yuan ($325m; £243m) in bribes over 30 years. Yang Y…
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South African Police says Killing of Ghanaian linked to extortion, not protests
The South African Police Service (SAPS) in the Western Cape has confirmed the fatal shooting of a Ghanaian national in Nyanga, stating that prelimina…
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US singer Chris Brown ordered to pay housekeeper $13m after dog attack
US singer Chris Brown has been found liable for a dog attack that left his housekeeper mauled and disfigured at his home in 2020. Following a two-wee…
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Supreme Court in the US upholds birth right citizenship in blow to Trump
The Supreme Court has ruled that babies born in the US have a constitutional right to citizenship, rejecting Donald Trump’s bid to end the 150-year-o…
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Migrants flee as anti-immigration protests intensify across South Africa
Hundreds of anti-immigration protesters marched through central Pretoria on Tuesday, June 30, 2026, intensifying demonstrations that have spread acro…
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Social media companies TikTok and YouTube deactivate 4.7m child accounts in Indonesia
Social media companies TikTok and YouTube have deactivated a total of around 4.7 million accounts belonging to children under the age of 16 in Indon…
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British Airways pilot, Kwame Yeboah jailed in UK for raping 12-year-old girl
A British Airways pilot has been jailed for eight years and four months by the Liverpool Crown Court for raping a 12-year-old girl he met on Instagra…