President Vladimir Putin Russian President Vladimir Putin’s New Year’s address to the nation usually is rather anodyne and backed with a soothing view of a snowy Kremlin. This year, with soldiers in the background, he lashed out at the West and ... Read More

Countries around the world have celebrated New Year, after two years of muted or cancelled events due to the Covid pandemic. Celebrations have taken place on the east coast of the United States, and in Brazil, Argentina and the Caribbean. Cities across ... Read More

Pope Francis will preside over the Funeral Mass for Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI in St. Peter’s Square on Thursday, The Vatican has said. It will be an unprecedented event in which a current pope will celebrate the funeral for a former one. In ... Read More

António Guterres – UN Secretary-General Mr António Guterres, the United Nations Secretary-General, says the world needs peace in 2023 more than ever. The Secretary-General in his Annual New Message, which was made available to the Ghana News Agency by the UN, said ... Read More

Girls hold a banner in support of the recent peace deal agreed between the Ethiopian federal government and Tigray forces, at an event in Mekele, the capital of Ethiopia's Tigray region, Nov. 26, 2022. African officials will be monitoring the ... Read More

A Myanmar military court has sentenced Aung San Suu Kyi to a further seven years in prison, taking her overall jail time to 33 years. The country's former democratically-elected leader has been under house arrest since a military ousted her government ... Read More

An air raid alert has been issued across Ukraine, as a fresh wave of Russian missiles targets major cities. Presidential adviser Mykhailo Podolyak said more than 120 missiles had been launched at the population and civilian infrastructure. At least three people - ... Read More

Journalist Lucy Kassa (Courtesy photo) Lucy Kassa never expected to be a war correspondent. Working for a Norwegian magazine, the freelance journalist wrote about issues related to development and the economy in Ethiopia. But then fighting broke out in her home region ... Read More

Federal health officials have announced that, because of the surge in coronavirus cases in China, nearly all airline passengers from the country will have to provide proof of a negative COVID-19 test to enter the United States starting January 5. ... Read More

U.S. Congresswoman Ilhan Omar hailed recent victories scored by the Somali government and local community forces against al-Shabab militants in central Somali regions. Omar, who was born in Somalia, has been visiting the country since Thursday. In Mogadishu, she met with ... Read More