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At least 61 people are missing after a ferry sank off Bali, Indonesia, on Wednesday evening, according to reports. The vessel sank at around 11:20pm local time (3:20pm GMT) as it crossed the Bali Strait from Java, Indonesia’s most populous island, to Bali, a tourist mecca. A statement from the …

US president Donald Trump will meet with the leaders of Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania, and Senegal from 9 to 11 July. The meeting comes as a surprise, although some analysts have taken it as a continuation of intensifying American diplomatic efforts towards the African continent. Just last month, the White …

A Ugandan military helicopter crashed and burst into flames, killing five people on board at the main international airport of the Somali capital, Mogadishu. The pilot, co-pilot and flight engineer survived with serious injuries and severe burns, Ugandan military spokesman Maj. Gen. Felix Kulaigye said, adding that an investigation into …

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission has expressed concern about the current state of affairs in Togo. Protests against the regime of Faure Gnassingbé that involved a violent police response and saw at least 7 people die shook the country from 26 to 28 June. After refraining …

At least 57,012 Palestinians have been killed since the start of Israel’s war on Gaza in October 2023, the Ministry of Health said. “142 people killed and 487 wounded were transported to hospitals in the last 24 hours,” the ministry said. The Israeli army resumed its attacks on the Gaza …

A 33-year-old Ghanaian man has been stabbed to death at Mile 11 in the Ga South Municipality of the Greater Accra Region, Ghana. According to eyewitnesses, the incident occurred on Monday, June 30, during a heated argument between the victim and his Nigerian co-tenant. According to reports, during the confrontation, …

A Ghanaian national involved in human trafficking and sexual exploitation has been arrested in Libya, the elite Libyan 4444 Combat Brigade has confirmed. The suspect was apprehended during a Sunday evening military operation in Libya. Authorities revealed that the suspect had transformed a large compound, originally meant to accommodate migrant …

Three Israeli air strikes in Gaza City have killed 39 people and wounded dozens more, health officials said on Monday. One of the strikes hit Al-Baqa Café, a beachside spot in central Gaza where journalists often gathered, killing at least 30 people, according to Fares Awad, head of the Health …

Thailand’s Constitutional Court on Tuesday suspended Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, following the leak of an audio recording relating to the border dispute with Cambodia. The court accepted the charges against Paetongtarn for her phone call with Cambodian strongman Hun Sen and suspended her from her duties as prime minister, reports …

A 24-year-old breastfeeding mother has been arrested for allegedly attempting to poison her child following her boyfriend’s infidelity in the Awutu Senya East municipality in Central Ghana. According to Adom News, the woman and her boyfriend live in Teshie, but he has abandoned her to join another woman in Kasoa. …