Europe

Two people have been shot dead and 21 injured in a shooting at a nightclub and nearby streets in the centre of the Norwegian capital, Oslo, police say. The shootings are being investigated as a terrorist act. There was gunfire at about 01:00 local time (23:00 GMT) in three locations …

Russia invades Ukraine Ukraine president addresses AU bureau AU committed to brokering peace between two nations Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky has addressed the African Union, AU, months after putting in a request to that effect. In his June 20, 2022 virtual meting with AU President Macky Sall, Chairperson of the …

A woman claims to have fallen in love with and married a homemade ragdoll – and the pair now have a ‘baby’ together. Meirivone Rocha Moraes says it was love at first sight when her mother first introduced her to Marcelo, a toy ragdoll the older woman crafted. Her mum made the …

The British monarch, 96, shared a throwback photograph on the Royal Family’s official Instagram account Sunday, marking the annual holiday. In the image — which was taken back in 1946 — the Queen, then Princess Elizabeth, and her dad are seen smiling at one another as they stand in a garden. “Wishing …

A German-based Ghanaian, Mathew Ohene Ayim, has revealed that he only discovered he had liver cirrhosis after arriving in Germany and had several fatal operations done without paying a penny. According to him, his hospital bills over the past four years amounted to €200,000 (Ghs1.68 million). The German doctors told …

Macky Sall, President of Senegal has arrived in Russia on an official visit upon the invitation of President Vladimir Putin. A Twitter handle dedicated to Senegal’s presidency of the Africa Union, reported that Macky Sall and his delegation arrived in Sochi on evening of Thursday, June 2. He will along …

Surging gang violence in Haiti’s capital has left nearly 200 people dead and thousands displaced in the last month alone, according to a United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) report. Heavily armed rival gangs began clashing and seizing territory in Port-au-Prince with new intensity in late …

Monkeypox has spread to two countries as a global outbreak continues. Germany and Belgium have both confirmed they have detected cases of the smallpox-like disease. The illness is rarely seen outside Africa but has been confirmed in the UK, US, Canada, Spain, Italy and more in recent weeks. The UK …

Dominic Mbang, a 51-year-old former Police Officer in Ghana has been unanimously elected as Deputy Mayor of the Royal Borough of Greenwich in Greater London. He was elected on May 11, 2022. Mbang had earlier been re-elected as Councillor during the recent local government elections in the United Kingdom held …

Former President John Dramani Mahama has condemned the killing of ace Al Jazeera journalist, Shireen Abu Akleh, saying it was “a most condemnable act”. In a statement issued on Thursday, he said: “For a journalist who has for many years covered and brought us reports on events in Israel and …