President Joe Biden The US will "never, never, never" recognise Russia's attempt to annex territory in Ukraine, President Joe Biden has said. He was speaking ahead of a speech on Friday from Vladimir Putin, who is expected to declare that four ... Read More

Frankie (L) and Kendrick Romulus stand next to a boat that crashed into their apartment complex in Fort Myers, one of the worst affected areas A huge search and rescue effort is continuing in Florida in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian, ... Read More

The U.N. refugee agency says nearly 6,000 Congolese refugees have been helped to return home since December 2021, after years of exile in Zambia. The voluntary repatriation of Congolese refugees was based on a tripartite agreement signed in 2006 by the ... Read More

The Development Bank Ghana (DBG) has signed onto the United Nations Global Compact Initiative, becoming the first Ghanaian financial institution to achieve the feat. The move is part of the Bank’s efforts to protect human rights, labour, and the environment and ... Read More

The government in the coming days will name a five-Member Committee of prominent financial services professionals to lead extensive stakeholder engagements across all the key segments of the financial sector. Engagement with stakeholders in the banking, asset, management, pensions, and insurance ... Read More

Ethiopia’s government-funded human rights commission says security forces killed dozens of civilians following clashes with rebels in the country’s Gambella region in June. According to the state-appointed rights body’s report published Thursday, the killings happened after an hourslong gun battle June ... Read More

Finnish border guards check a Russian vehicle at the Vaalimaa border check point in Virolahti earlier this week Finland is closing its border to Russian tourists from Friday - the last of Moscow's EU neighbours to do so. Poland, Estonia, Latvia and ... Read More

The Pentagon is providing an additional $1.1 billion in aid to Ukraine, bringing the total U.S. military assistance to nearly $17 billion since the Biden administration took office. The latest package includes funding for 18 more High-Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems, or ... Read More

A highly contagious strain of the deadly Ebola virus in Uganda is causing a quick and significant rise in the number of cases and fatalities, the World Health Organization said. Uganda health officials declared an outbreak of Ebola a week ago. ... Read More

South Korea's Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, left, listens as U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during a bilateral meeting in Tokyo, Sept. 27, 2022. U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris will visit the Demilitarized Zone dividing South and North Korea, White House ... Read More