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Accra: Israel has carried out airstrikes in southern Lebanon, despite the ceasefire in place for nearly a year. The Israeli military stated it had targeted Hezbollah’s ‘terrorist infrastructure’ in the Nabatiyeh area, accusing the Iran-backed militia of reorganizing in the south of the country. ‘The presence of the terror infrastructure sites and the activity of the Hezbollah terrorist organization, constitute a violation of the understandings between Israel and Lebanon,’ it added. According to Ghana News Agency, under the terms of the ceasefire reached last November, Hezbollah was to withdraw its forces north of the Litani River, about 30 kilometers from

Tamale: A zonal stakeholders meeting has been held in Tamale to deepen participants’ understanding of the draft Front-of-Pack Warning Labelling (FOPWL) policy and gather feedback to shape its final design and implementation. The meeting, organised by SEND Ghana in collaboration with the Ghana Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (GAND), aimed to foster inclusive dialogue, build consensus, and ensure that the final policy would align with public expectations. According to Ghana News Agency, the meeting targeted stakeholders in the northern sector of the country and was attended by students, teachers, traditional authorities, and representatives from NGOs. Mr. Joseph Danquah, General Secretary

New york: Disgraced US music mogul Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs plans to appeal his conviction and prison sentence for sex crimes, his lawyers said in a letter to Judge Arun Subramanian on Tuesday. The 55-year-old rapper was sentenced in early October to four years and two months in prison, after a jury earlier found him guilty of two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution. According to Ghana News Agency, the jury, however, had acquitted him of more serious sex trafficking and racketeering charges, that could have led to a life sentence. Prosecutors accused Combs of abusing, coercing and threatening multiple

Garu: The Upper East Regional Police Command has launched an investigation into the sporadic shooting incident that occurred in the Garu township on Monday morning, October 20, 2025. The shooting incident resulted in the death of four, including a staff member of the Garu District office of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) and that of the Garu D/A Primary School. Five others also sustained varying degrees of injuries. According to Ghana News Agency, a statement signed and issued by Chief Inspector Abdul Rahman Sumaila of the Public Affairs Unit of the Police Command said the incident occurred at the

Sana’a: Fighters from the Houthi militia in Yemen have left the United Nations compound in the capital Sana’a, according to the UN. The departure follows their brief occupation of the facility, which raised concerns over the safety of international and national staff working there. According to Ghana News Agency, all fifteen UN international staff are now free to move inside the UN compound in Sana’a and have reestablished contact with their respective UN entities and families. The statement from the UN confirmed that the staff are safe following the incident. The UN also stated that the five national staff who

Accra: It began as another viral moment in Ghana’s ever-busy social media space. A TikTok user made a short clip of a woman arguing with a man in traffic. Within hours, the video had spread widely – reposted on WhatsApp, X, and Facebook. The caption claimed that the woman was a prostitute demanding payment from a client who had refused to pay after their encounter. Thousands laughed, shared, and commented, feeding the frenzy. According to Ghana News Agency, the story was false. The woman in question was not a sex worker. The altercation, it later turned out, had nothing to

Bansk¡ bystrica: A court on Tuesday sentenced the man who attacked Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico nearly a year and a half ago to 21 years in prison for terrorism. The verdict is not yet legally binding and can be appealed. According to Ghana News Agency, the 72-year-old Juraj Cintula expressed his intention to appeal the decision, claiming the verdict was ‘not fair.’ Cintula was arrested immediately after the incident on May 15, 2024, leaving no doubt about his involvement in the shooting. The court case, which has been ongoing since July at a special court in Bansk¡ Bystrica in