insert_link Local Ghana Armed Forces partner French military for jungle warfare training against illegal miners The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has partnered with the French Military for intense jungle warfare training aimed at boosting the effectiveness of operations against armed illegal miners, MyJoyOnline has learned. The joint exercise has been ongoing for several weeks at the Achiase Jungle Warfare Training School, where both Ghanaian and French troops engage in live-fire drills and tactical jungle operations.Source: www.myjoyonline.comRead full article todayFebruary 5, 2026
insert_link Local Drivers, traders demand action over dark Achimota–Amasaman highway Drivers and traders along the Achimota–Amasaman highway are raising alarm over the absence of traffic lights and street lighting on the busy stretch, warning that the situation has become increasingly dangerous both for road users and residents.Source: www.myjoyonline.comRead full article todayFebruary 5, 2026
insert_link Local NDC youth petitions party over Kpandai parliamentary seat dispute The youth wing of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Kpandai Constituency, Northern Region, has petitioned the party's national leadership, urging them to pursue every lawful means to secure the Kpandai parliamentary seat. Source: www.myjoyonline.comRead full article todayFebruary 5, 2026
insert_link International Carney Increases E.V. Investments as Trump’s Trade Policy Disrupts Canada’s Auto Industry Prime Minister Mark Carney announced several measures Thursday aimed at making Canada a global leader in electric vehicles and rescuing an industry ravaged by U.S. trade policy.Source: rss.nytimes.comRead full article todayFebruary 5, 2026 2
insert_link International Ukraine-Russia Talks End With Little Progress and Hints of Impasse American negotiators trumpeted plans for a prisoner swap, but that was small recompense for months of diplomatic efforts by the Trump administration.Source: rss.nytimes.comRead full article todayFebruary 5, 2026 1
International Mamdani takes sardonic view of Polymarket’s ‘free grocery store’ stunt in New York Cryptocurrency-based prediction market announced it would open store in apparent nod to mayor’s signature policyZohran Mamdani made city-operated grocery stores a key pledge of his campaign for mayor of New York City. So when one company seemed to muscle in on the idea this week, apparently as a PR stunt, Mamdani was quick to reply.Polymarket, the cryptocurrency-based prediction market, announced on Tuesday it would be opening “New York City’s first […] todayFebruary 5, 2026 1
International Rape allegation against ex-Barclays CEO Jes Staley was raised in US Epstein investigation Newly unsealed files claim the banker, who has denied any wrongdoing, forced a woman to touch his genitalsUS prosecutors reviewed allegations of rape and bodily harm against the former Barclays boss and former JP Morgan banker Jes Staley, according to newly unsealed files linked to the child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.Multiple documents in the Epstein files cite serious allegations of sexual misconduct against Staley, including that he forced a woman […] todayFebruary 5, 2026 1
International Trump administration issues rule that makes it easier to fire federal workers New rule to be published in the Federal Register on Friday would strip job protections for 50,000 federal employeesThe Trump administration is seeking to finalize its overhaul of the federal government’s civil service system through a rule issued this week by the office of personnel management (OPM) to strip job protections from 50,000 civil service employees.Under the rule, the president would have the authority to fire and hire an estimated […] todayFebruary 5, 2026 1
International Trump offers revised account of Tulsi Gabbard presence at FBI raid in Georgia Shifting explanations of Gabbard’s presence at election center intensifies scrutiny of role she played in operationDonald Trump on Thursday offered a new and shifting account of why Tulsi Gabbard, the director of national intelligence, was present last week at an FBI raid of an election center in Georgia, saying she went at the urging of the attorney general Pam Bondi.“She took a lot of heat two days ago because she […] todayFebruary 5, 2026
insert_link International Santander offers 98% mortgage for first-time buyers – with strict rules todayFebruary 3, 2026 6
