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Parliament’s Committee on Defence and Interior has recommended two major agreements totalling approximately €178m for the immediate retooling and modernisation of the Ghana Air Force fleet. The procurement package, aimed at addressing the deteriorating condition of the country’s aerial defence…
A California doctor who supplied ketamine to Friends star Matthew Perry has been sentenced to 30 months in federal prison – becoming the first person to receive a sentence in the actor’s overdose death. Dr Salvador Plasencia was one of…
Meta has started booting Australian children under 16 years off its Instagram, Facebook and Threads platforms, a week before an official teen social media ban begins. The tech giant announced last month that it had begun notifying users aged between…
Bayern Munich stretched their unbeaten domestic run to 25 games as they booked their place in the quarter-finals of the German Cup with a thrilling win at FC Union Berlin. An own goal from Union forward Ilyas Ansah and a…
Former Manchester United and England defender Rio Ferdinand is set to conduct Friday’s 2026 World Cup draw in Washington DC. The 47-year-old will be joined by broadcaster Samantha Johnson and a host of sporting greats, including Tom Brady, Wayne Gretzky,…
Struggling Leeds ended a four-game losing run to dent Chelsea’s Premier League title charge. The Blues dropped to fourth place – nine points behind leaders Arsenal – after a disappointing display at Elland Road. With boss Daniel Farke under pressure,…
A diamond-studded crystal Fabergé egg that once belonged to Russia’s imperial family has sold for a record £22.9m ($30.2m) in London. The Winter Egg – considered one of the legendary jeweller’s most beautiful creations – was bought by an anonymous…
A Zambian-American influencer and political vlogger has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for hate speech for making insulting remarks about Zambia’s President Hakainde Hichilema. Zambian-born Ethel Chisono Edwards, who also holds US citizenship and works as an estate…
BBC World Service has announced a series of programme changes as part of a commitment to move more programmes and services closer to the audiences and communities they serve. The changes will enhance our ability to tell African stories across…
Guinea-Bissau’s electoral commission said on Tuesday it was unable to complete the November 23 presidential election process after armed men seized ballots and vote tallies from its offices, while servers storing the results were destroyed. Army officers in the West…