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Ghanaian President John Mahama wants to push the proposal, which is supported by 40 African Union (AU) members, at the United Nations in March. He says the initiative is "firmly grounded in international law" and, together with the endorsement of the African Union, Ghana will formally table the resolution before the UN General Assembly.   The resolution is just the first step, Mahama said on the sidelines of the recently concluded AU summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. With wide support amongst AU nations, Mahama says the "truth about the story of the transatlantic slave trade must be told" and recognized as the "gravest crime against humanity."In March Ghanaian leader John Mahama will speak at the UN armed with an AU-backed resolution Image: Jeenah Moon/REUTERS The 'gravest crime' in human...

The Mexican army on Sunday killed Mexican drug lord Nemesio Ruben Oseguera Cervantes, known as "El Mencho." Oseguera headed the Jalisco New Generation Cartel. What do we know about the raid that killed Oseguera? Oseguera was wounded during a raid in the town of Tapalpa in western Jalisco state and died while being flown to Mexico City, the Mexican army said in a statement. It said four members of the cartel were killed in the raid and three more, including Oseguera, died of their wounds while being transferred to the Mexican capital.Armed men set cars on fire on roads in an attempt to thwart the operation against OsegueraImage: Alejandra Leyva/AP Photo/picture alliance Two more people were arrested. Armored vehicles, rocket launchers and other arms were seized. Earlier on Sunday, arm...

North Korea's ruling Workers' Party re-elected leader Kim Jong Un as general secretary on Sunday, the fourth day of the party congress. This was reported on Monday by the state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA). According to the report, under Kim's leadership, "the war deterrence of the country with the nuclear forces as its pivot has been radically improved." Earlier, Kim declared that this year's congress would unveil the next phase of the nation's nuclear weapons program. KCNA said that the congress also elected members of the party's central committee and adopted revisions to the party rules. It did not provide details of the changes. What is the significance of the party congress? The Workers' Party congress — held just once every five years — directs the efforts of the Nort...

A long line of pilgrims and visitors waited patiently on Sunday to view the remains of Saint Francis of Assisi outside his namesake basilica in the central Italian town of Assisi. First full public display in almost 800 years For the first time in nearly eight centuries, the general public was able to see the remains of one of the Catholic Church's best-known saints. The patron saint of Italy's remains have been resting in a stone sarcophagus for centuries. On Saturday, the coffin was ceremoniously transferred from the crypt to the lower church of the Basilica of St Francis of Assisi. The display will last one month and end on March 22. According to the Franciscan Order, nearly 400,000 people from across the globe have registered to attend. Apart from previous exhumations for inspecti...

After the US Supreme Court on Friday struck down sweeping tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump, the White House announced the end of certain duties enacted under a law used to address national emergencies.  The White House said those tariffs "shall ​no longer be in ​effect and, as ‌soon as practicable, shall ​no ⁠longer be collected." Undeterred by the Supreme Court ruling, Trump said later on Friday in a post on his Truth Social platform that he had the "Great Honor" to sign an order imposing temporary 10% tariffs on global imports to be "effective almost immediately." The move comes after the conservative-majority Supreme Court said the 1977 International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), which Trump had originally used to impose tariffs, "does not authorize the president to...

At least 10 people were killed and 24 wounded in Israeli strikes in Lebanon's eastern Bekaa Valley on Friday, Lebanon's Health Ministry reported.   Israel's military said in a statement that it had hit Hezbollah command centers. The strikes are among the deadliest reported in the region in recent weeks. A senior Hezbollah official was among the dead, sources told Reuters news agency. Hezbollah is an Iran-backed Shiite political party and militant group in Lebanon. It is designated as a terrorist organization by the US, Germany and several Sunni Arab countries, while the EU lists its armed wing as a terrorist group.How Hezbollah conflict has reshaped northern IsraelTo view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Hamas targe...

The simmering spat between France and Germany bubbled over publicly when German Chancellor Friedrich Merz told the Machtwechsel podcast that the collaboration to build a nuclear-capable fighter jet with France is "not what we currently need in the German military." The project, known as the Future Combat Air System (FCAS), was launched in 2017 with then-Chancellor Angela Merkel and still-in-post French President Emmanuel Macron, but now looks in jeopardy. Europe is scrambling to become a resurgent military force in its own right due to significantly diminished trust in the Trump administration's commitment to European defense. Germany pulling back from the FCAS project could be seen as a serious setback to progress. "The Germans should not make the same mistake as the French did and iso...

Kenya's National Intelligence (NIS) said that 1,000 Kenyans have been recruited to fight for Russia in Ukraine after allegedly being duped by the promise of employment. The NIS findings were presented to lawmakers by parliamentary leader Kimani Ichung'wah on Wednesday.There has been a growing number of reports about men from African countries finding themselves on the frontlines in Ukraine after claims they had followed job opportunitiesImage: Andrew Kasuku/AP Photo/picture alliance Kenyans duped into fighting by job offers Ichung'wah accused Russian embassy officials of colluding with recruitment agencies and human trafficking syndicates to recruit Kenyans to fight in Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, under the guise of being given employment. He said the Russian embassy offici...

Kenya's National Intelligence (NIS) said that 1,000 Kenyans have been recruited to fight for Russia in Ukraine after allegedly being duped by the promise of employment. The NIS findings were presented to lawmakers by parliamentary leader Kimani Ichung'wah on Wednesday.There has been a growing number of reports about men from African countries finding themselves on the frontlines in Ukraine after claims they had followed job opportunitiesImage: Andrew Kasuku/AP Photo/picture alliance Kenyans duped into fighting by job offers Ichung'wah accused Russian embassy officials of colluding with recruitment agencies and human trafficking syndicates to recruit Kenyans to fight in Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, under the guise of being given employment. He said the Russian embassy offici...

An amateur mountaineer in Austria has been found guilty of manslaughter over the death of his girlfriend.  She froze to death near the peak of the Grossglockner mountain, Austria's highest summit, after he left her alone to fetch help. The court in the Austrian city of Innsbruck gave Thomas P. a five-month suspended sentence on Thursday and fined him €9,400 ($11,100) for gross negligence.  The case is unusual because while climbing accidents are common, prosecutions over them are rare. (moved this up from near bottom) Series of mistakes on mountain ended in girlfriend's death The court heard how the couple had fallen behind in their schedule when climbing the Grossglockner in January 2025.  The woman had become exhausted and was unable to keep going, some 50 meters (54 yards) beneath...