Hundreds of thousands of people with advanced head and neck cancer could live longer without their cancer returning thanks to an immunotherapy drug, a clinical trial suggests. This is the first sign of a breakthrough for patients with this difficult-to-treat cancer for 20 years, say scientists behind the research. LauraContinue Reading
Elon Musk’s time in the Trump administration has come to an end with a news conference in the Oval Office in which he and the US president defended the work of DOGE – and vowed it would continue, even without Musk. According to President Trump, Musk is “not really leaving”Continue Reading
A suspect wanted for the murder of a South African university student has been killed in a shootout with police. The man had been linked to the death of Olorato Mongale, whose body was found in Johannesburg on Sunday, about two hours after she was reported missing, having gone onContinue Reading
President Bola Tinubu has told Nigerians that the worst is behind them and that the country is getting better, in a speech to mark the end of his second year in office. Halfway through his term, Tinubu acknowledged the pain his reforms had unleashed, adding that he did not takeContinue Reading
Flights were temporarily disrupted at Liberia main airport on Thursday night after a private jet carrying President Joseph Boakai almost crashed while landing. Part of the presidential jet’s landing gear malfunctioned while approaching the runway, causing a rough landing, airport authorities said. The incident, which sparked panic at the airport,Continue Reading
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