The 2026 FIFA World Cup logo is placed over the original logo of the Hard Rock stadium in Miami, Tuesday. EPA-Yonhap With the 2026 FIFA World Cup about a week away, Korean businesses are showing little interest in expanding their promotional activities amid the event’s falling marketing impact and shifting consumer spending patterns, industry officials…
The Accra High Court has remanded NPP's Abronye into police custody after he failed to deposit his passport as required under his bail conditions in his ongoing trial. Source link
U.S. President Donald Trump announces the completion of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool from the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., Wednesday (local time). UPI-Yonhap President Donald Trump on Thursday slammed a vote in the U.S. House seeking to order the withdrawal of American troops from the Iran war, suggesting the “unpatriotic”…
The Bono Regional Police Command has commenced investigations into the suspected murder of an 87-year-old retired veterinary officer, Alhaji Abdulai Toure, whose body was discovered near the public cemetery at Sampa in the Jaman North District. Source link
U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer arrives for the G7 trade meeting in Paris, May 6. AP-Yonhap WASHINGTON — U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Jamieson Greer cited Korea’s rise as a “steelmaking powerhouse” in a recent article defending President Donald Trump’s tariff policy and criticizing foreign government intervention. Greer released the article in the June issue of…
The Minority in Parliament has urged Minister for Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, to focus on delivering tangible results by ensuring safe evacuation of Ghanaians affected by the ongoing xenophobic attacks rather than engaging in what it describes as excessive public relations activities. Source link
Ghana’s High Commission in South Africa has announced the second batch of Ghanaian nationals approved to return home under the ongoing voluntary evacuation programme, with the group scheduled to depart on Sunday, June 7, 2026. Source link
Members of the Iraqi Popular Mobilization Forces parade of Shiite group Asaib Ahl al-Haq, participate in a Quds Day march in Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, July 1, 2016. AP-Yonhap IRBIL, Iraq — Two of Iraq’s most powerful Iran-backed militias said on Tuesday they would begin handing in their weapons to the authorities, a major step in…
The National Association of Institutional Suppliers (NAIS) has announced plans to stage a picket at the Ministry of Education on June 11, 2026, over the government's failure to settle outstanding payments owed to its members under the Free Senior High School (Free SHS) programme. Source link
The Omanhene of Lower Dixcove, Nana Akwasi Agyeman IX, has cautioned against actions that could derail the success of the government’s flagship Free Primary Health Care (PHC) programme, warning particularly about possible financial and administrative bottlenecks from central authorities in Accra. He stressed that the initiative must be allowed to succeed without interference. He noted…
