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A promising life has been tragically cut short in Hamilton, Canada, as a Ghanaian woman from Kumasi, Belinda Sarkodie, was shot and killed by unknown assailants while waiting at a bus stop near Jackson Square on King Street West, between MacNab and James Streets in Downtown Hamilton, Toronto, Canada, at around …

The United States Embassy in Ghana has issued a strong advisory to visa holders, warning that any violation of U.S. laws could lead to deportation and ineligibility for future visas. In a Facebook post on Monday, the Embassy stressed that holding a U.S. visa is a privilege, not a right, …

A Colombian presidential candidate remains in intensive care after he was shot three times – twice in the head – at a campaign event in the capital, Bogotá. Miguel Uribe Turbay, a 39-year-old senator, was attacked while addressing supporters in a park on Saturday. Police arrested a 15-year-old suspect at …

The Ghana Hajj Board has confirmed the deaths of seven Ghanaian pilgrims who participated in the 2025 Hajj in Saudi Arabia. The deceased include five women and two men. Although their identities were not disclosed, the Hajj Board has informed the affected families in Ghana and extended condolences on behalf …

Interpol has listed Ghana’s former Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, as “Wanted” on its official website. This development follows a notice from the Office of the Special Prosecutor, which re-declared Ofori-Atta as wanted after he failed to appear for a scheduled interrogation on June 2. According to the Special Prosecutor at …

The meeting at the White House between Donald Trump and the South African president, Cyril Ramaphosa, was, at its heart, about the preservation of essential historical truths. The US president’s claims of white genocide conflict with the actual racial persecution and massacres that took place during the two centuries of …

Barcelona clinched the La Liga title as wonderkid Lamine Yamal scored another stunning goal in their derby win at Espanyol. The 17-year-old curled a fantastic shot into the top corner from the edge of the box to confirm his side as champions with two games to go and a seven-point …

The Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod) has announced that three out of six foreign nationals arrested for smuggling gold will be deported. The remaining three will face prosecution under the new gold trading laws. The decision was disclosed by Prince Minkah, spokesperson for the Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod), during a press …

Eight men, including seven Iranian nationals, have been arrested in two separate counter-terrorism police investigations. Five were arrested at various locations around England on Saturday as part of a “pre-planned” investigation into a plot to “target a specific premises”, the Metropolitan Police said. Four – two aged 29, one aged …

Pope Francis has died at the age of 88, the Vatican has announced. The pontiff, who was Bishop of Rome and head of the Catholic Church, became pope in 2013 after his predecessor Benedict XVI resigned. His death was announced by Cardinal Kevin Farrell in a statement released by the …