Sushi restaurateurs in Tokyo say they have paid 207m yen ($1.3m; £1m) for a bluefin tuna which is about the size and weight of a motorbike. The sale is the second highest price ever paid at the annual New Year auction at Toyosu Fish Market in the Japanese capital. OnoderaContinue Reading
Elon Musk has called for Nigel Farage to be replaced as leader of Reform UK, just weeks after reports the multi-billionaire was in talks to donate to the party. In a post on his social media site X, Musk said Farage “doesn’t have what it takes” to lead the partyContinue Reading
Rebel forces backed by Rwanda have captured the town of Masisi in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, according to various reports. This is the second town seized by the M23 group in as many days in the mineral-rich North Kivu province. The group has taken control ofContinue Reading
Russian state newspaper Izvestia says one of its freelance reporters has been killed in a drone strike near the Russian-occupied city of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine. Moscow has accused Ukraine’s military of deliberately targeting Alexander Martemyanov. Ukraine has not commented. Izvestia said a civilian vehicle carrying Martemyanov was struck asContinue Reading
Hamas has posted a video showing a 19-year-old Israeli captive, as indirect talks between the group and Israel on a ceasefire and hostage release deal resume in Qatar. The footage shows Liri Albag calling for the Israeli government to reach a deal. She was taken hostage along with six otherContinue Reading
The first congestion charge scheme for vehicles in the US has come into effect in New York. Car drivers will pay up to $9 (£7) a day, with varying rates for other vehicles. The congestion zone covers an area south of central park, taking in well known sites such asContinue Reading
Belgium’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, His Excellency Bernard Quintin, will lead a high-level European Union (EU) delegation at the inauguration ceremony of Ghana’s President-elect John Dramani Mahama on January 7, 2025. H.E. Quintin has been mandated by Her Excellency Kaja Kallas, the EU’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs and SecurityContinue Reading
A judge has ordered that Donald Trump will be sentenced on 10 January in his hush-money case in New York – less than two weeks before he is set to be sworn in as president. New York Justice Juan Merchan signaled he would not sentence Trump to jail time, probationContinue Reading
ACCRA, Ghana — Flipping through a family album, Keachia Bowers paused on a photo of her as a baby on her father’s lap as he held the 1978 album “Africa Stand Alone” by the Jamaican reggae band Culture. “He joined the ancestors when I was 10 years old. I wasContinue Reading
The President of the United States of America (USA), Joseph R. Biden Jr, has appointed a delegation to attend the swearing-in ceremony of Ghana’s President-elect John Mahama on Monday, January, 7 in Accra. According to a press statement issued by the White House, Shalanda D. Young, Director of the UnitedContinue Reading