insert_link Local More than 8,500 delegates to vote in NPP presidential primaries in Upper East A total of 8,534 delegates, are expected to cast their vote in the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) January 31, 2026, presidential primaries in the Upper East Region.Source: www.myjoyonline.comRead full article todayJanuary 29, 2026 2
International Inquiry to call for ban on ‘globalise the intifada’ in NSW – but only when used to ‘incite violence’ Opposition ‘deeply unimpressed’ with recommendation that ‘adds nothing except confusion’, shadow attorney general saysGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA New South Wales parliamentary inquiry will recommend banning the phrase “globalise the intifada” when it is used to incite violence, but won’t call for banning the statement outright or recommend a ban on phrases such as “from the river to sea”.The Labor MP Edmond Atalla, the […] todayJanuary 29, 2026 2
International Albanese defends Isaac Herzog’s Australia visit as federal MP joins calls to rescind invitation Independent MP Sophie Scamps joins Labor’s Friends of Palestine group and Greens senator Mehreen Faruqi in objecting to Israeli president’s visitFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAnthony Albanese has defended the government’s invitation to Israeli president, Isaac Herzog, to visit, after another federal MP joined calls to cancel the visit after the Bondi terror attack.Herzog’s arrival in February […] todayJanuary 29, 2026 2
International UN human rights rapporteur applies to join legal case against protest laws – as it happened This blog is now closedAlbanese defends Isaac Herzog’s Australia visit as federal MP joins calls to rescind invitationGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAnne Aly says it is ‘huge relief’ there were no casualties at Perth Invasion Day rallyAnne Aly, the minister for multicultural affairs, as well as a counter-terrorism expert, says she is relieved no one was hurt in the potential terrorist act as an […] todayJanuary 29, 2026 1
International LIVE: Iran warns of quick retaliation as Trump revives US threats Iran pushes back after Trump says Tehran can either negotiate 'a fair and equitable deal' or face a US 'armada'.Source: www.aljazeera.comRead full article todayJanuary 29, 2026 2
insert_link Local Ghana loses nearly 19 tonnes of gold in 3 months – BoG urged to explain An economist, Dr Frank Bannor, has demanded a public explanation from the Governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG) over a sudden and sharp decline in the country’s gold reserves.Source: www.myjoyonline.comRead full article todayJanuary 29, 2026 1
insert_link Local Bawumia is formidable and prepared candidate – Regional Campaign team member Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, a contestant in the NPP Presidential primaries race is the most formidable, prepared and most marketed of all the contestants, Professor Bruce Amartey, a member of the Western Regional Campaign Team of Dr Bawumia has said.Source: www.myjoyonline.comRead full article todayJanuary 29, 2026
International Record number of offenders being recalled to prison in England and Wales Exclusive: Union claims some offenders are deliberately breaking probation terms in order to deal drugs in jailRecord numbers of offenders are being recalled to prison in England and Wales with union officials claiming that some are deliberately breaking the terms of their probation in order to deal drugs in prison.Prison sources said that after the implementation of early release schemes, as many as 5,000 men were recalled in December alone […] todayJanuary 29, 2026 2
International China executes 11 people linked to Myanmar scam operation Beijing has stepped up cooperation with south-east Asian nations to crack down on the multibillion-dollar industryChina on Thursday executed 11 people linked to Myanmar criminal gangs, including “key members” involved in scam operations, state media reported.Scam compounds have flourished in Myanmar’s lawless borderlands, part of a multibillion-dollar illicit industry. Continue reading...Source: www.theguardian.comRead full article todayJanuary 29, 2026 2
insert_link International Santander offers 98% mortgage for first-time buyers – with strict rules todayFebruary 3, 2026 6
