Harvard University won a reprieve in its fight to enrol international students, after the Trump administration appeared to walk back its initial decertification and a federal judge upheld a block on the government’s order. The Department of Homeland Security said Thursday it would now give Harvard University 30 days toContinue Reading
The number of people facing insufficient food consumption (IFC) in seven selected West African countries, including Ghana, has declined by 16.1 million between March and April 2025, according to AGRA’s Food Security Monitor report. The May 2025 report says the number of people facing IFC declined from 157.3 million toContinue Reading
Russia has intensified strikes on Ukraine overnight, with widespread attacks across the country affecting most regions. At least 12 people, including three children, were killed and dozens injured in Russian drone and missile strikes, regional officials and emergency services said. The attack was the second large-scale assault on the countryContinue Reading
A virologist has said mosquito-borne diseases are “likely” to increase in range after West Nile virus was detected in the UK for the first time. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said fragments of the virus – which can sometimes make people seriously ill – had been found in wetland inContinue Reading
A record number of Americans applied for British citizenship between January and March, according to the first set of data covering the start of Donald Trump’s second presidential term. Some 1,931 Americans put in an application, the most since records began in 2004 and a jump of 12% on theContinue Reading
When Shreya Mishra Reddy was admitted to Harvard University in 2023, her parents were “ecstatic”. It is “the ultimate school that anybody in India wants to get into,” she tells the BBC. Now, with graduation around the corner, she has had to break the bad news to her family: sheContinue Reading
U.S. President Donald Trump showed a screenshot of Reuters video taken in the Democratic Republic of Congo as part of what he falsely presented on Wednesday as evidence of mass killings of white South Africans. “These are all white farmers that are being buried,” said Trump, holding up a print-out of anContinue Reading
Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, was recently hit with three fines totaling more than US$290 million in Nigeria. The fines were imposed by Nigeria’s Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, the Nigerian Data Protection Commission, and the Advertising Regulatory Council of Nigeria. Meta was accused ofContinue Reading
When Joel Anyaegbu’s application for a Schengen visa to travel to Barcelona was denied late last year, he was surprised but immediately reapplied. He sent in more documents than were required, including bank statements and proof of property ownership in Nigeria. He was rejected again. “The information submitted regarding theContinue Reading
Denmark is set to have the highest retirement age in Europe after its parliament adopted a law raising it to 70 by 2040. Since 2006, Denmark has tied the official retirement age to life expectancy and has revised it every five years. It is currently 67 but will rise toContinue Reading