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Ghana Supreme Court has begun hearing a challenge to the anti-LGBTQ+ bill passed by parliament in February. The court granted a request by lawyer and journalist Richard Dela Sky to challenge the controversial bill. The bill prescribes a three-year jail term for people who identify as gay and five to 10 years for LGBT advocates. The lawsuit, which was filed ...

Budapest, the enchanting capital of Hungary, plays host to a momentous occasion as Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban extends a warm welcome to Chinese President Xi Jinping. This meeting serves as a testament to the burgeoning ties between Beijing and its closest ally within the European Union. Xi’s journey through Europe, his first since 2019, draws to a close with ...

A rescue operation is continuing in South Africa after a five-storey building under construction collapsed. This killed two people and left another 53 trapped. Officials in the city of George, Western Cape province, say 22 people have been pulled from the wreckage and taken to hospital. A team of 75 crew were on the site when the building collapsed on ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin, a stalwart figure in Russian politics for the past two decades, is set to embark on his fifth term in office.The inauguration, scheduled for Tuesday, will be a momentous occasion witnessed by the nation as it will be broadcast live on major Russian television channels. The event will commence around midday, with Putin arriving at Moscow’s ...

Israel’s government has moved to shut down the operations of the Al Jazeera television network in the country, branding it a mouthpiece for Hamas. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the cabinet agreed to the closure while the war in Gaza is ongoing. Police raided the Qatari broadcaster’s office at the Ambassador Hotel in Jerusalem on Sunday. Al Jazeera called claims it ...