Day: October 2, 2025

Tel aviv: Football governing body FIFA, and European football ruling body UEFA, have been urged to suspend Israel from international football by a human rights charity. According to Ghana News Agency, Amnesty International has highlighted that the presence of six teams from settlements in the West Bank in Israeli leagues violates international law and FIFA’s own rules. The charity’s secretary general, Agnes Callamard, expressed concerns over the ongoing situation, stating that as Israel’s national football team prepares for World Cup qualifiers against Norway and Italy, the country continues actions against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. She emphasized that over 800

Accra: Mr Samuel Koku Sitsofe Anyidoho, the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of the Atta Mills Institute, has been appointed as the Chairman of the Planning Committee for the inaugural Ecumenical Convention of the Christian Council of Ghana (CCG). The three-day convention is slated for November 14 to 16, 2025, at the Central Cafeteria, University of Ghana, under the theme ‘Uniting the Body of Christ for Greater Impact (Ephesians 4:3-13).’ According to Ghana News Agency, the event is part of the Council’s 96th anniversary celebrations and is expected to gather church leaders, Christian organizations, and the Local Councils of Churches

London: Moving matches away from 2026 World Cup host cities would be a decision for FIFA, not Donald Trump, the organization’s vice-president Victor Montagliani has said. The United States President spoke last week about the possibility of moving games away from cities he considered ‘dangerous’. According to Ghana News Agency, FIFA President Gianni Infantino has developed a close bond with Trump, whose country is co-hosting next summer’s finals alongside Canada and Mexico. However, Montagliani insisted decisions on which cities would stage games remained a matter for FIFA. ‘It’s FIFA’s tournament, FIFA’s jurisdiction, FIFA makes those decisions,’ he said at Leaders

Cebu: At least 69 people were killed in a strong earthquake that rocked the central Philippines, toppling buildings, cutting power, and sending residents fleeing into the streets, officials said on Wednesday. More than 200 people were injured in the magnitude 6.9 quake that hit the central province of Cebu and nearby provinces on Tuesday evening, the national disaster agency said. According to Ghana News Agency, Bernardo Rafaelito Alejandro IV, deputy administrator for the Office of Civil Defense, said most of the fatalities were caused by falling debris. The death toll could still rise, he added, but expressed hope that the

Beijing: In 1995, the landmark Fourth World Conference on Women of the United Nations (UN) was held in Beijing, China. Over the past three decades, China has acted on the spirit of the 1995 Conference and made historic achievements in women’s development in the country. During the 2015 Global Leaders’ Meeting on Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment, and the 2020 high-level meeting on the 25th Anniversary of the Fourth World Conference on Women at the UN General Assembly, President Xi Jinping elaborated China’s propositions on gender equality and women’s well-rounded development, and proposed holding another Global Leaders’ Meeting on women

Odessa: At least nine people have died in floods caused by torrential rains in the southern Ukrainian port city of Odessa, on the Black Sea, authorities said on Wednesday. The victims included a young girl, according to the Ukrainian civil protection agency. According to Ghana News Agency, rescue teams evacuated more than 360 people and over 200 vehicles from inundated areas. The downpour, which began Tuesday, brought as much rain in seven hours as the city normally receives in two months, Odessa Mayor Hennadiy Trukhanov said on Telegram. He said more bad weather is expected on Wednesday. He described the

Accra: The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) has declared Ghana’s illegal mining crisis, popularly known as galamsey, a human rights emergency. It warned that the phenomenon had become entrenched through reported political complicity and compromised security enforcement. According to Ghana News Agency, this declaration follows a four-day Promotion Mission to Ghana, during which a high-level delegation from the Commission engaged with government officials, civil society groups, and development partners from September 29 to October 2, 2025. The mission, comprising Commissioners responsible for extractive industries, women’s rights, torture prevention, detention, and socio-economic rights, aimed to assess Ghana’s human