insert_link Local NPP race: ‘No iota of truth’ – EC rejects Kennedy Agyapong team’s allegations ahead of vote The Electoral Commission (EC) has denied allegations raised by the campaign team of New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer hopeful Kennedy Agyapong, which claimed irregularities in the transportation of ballot papers for the party's upcoming presidential primary.Source: www.myjoyonline.comRead full article todayJanuary 30, 2026
insert_link Local Mali lawmaker jailed 3 years in Ivory Coast for insulting president A Malian lawmaker has been jailed in neighbouring Ivory Coast for three years for insulting the 84-year-old Ivorian leader, who recently won a fourth term in office.Source: www.myjoyonline.comRead full article todayJanuary 30, 2026
insert_link Local UN risks ‘imminent financial collapse’, secretary general warns The United Nations is at risk of "imminent financial collapse" due to member states not paying their fees, the body's head has warned.Source: www.myjoyonline.comRead full article todayJanuary 30, 2026
insert_link Local Venezuela approves new law opening its oil industry as Trump threatens more tariffs on countries selling oil to Cuba Venezuelan lawmakers have approved a law change that will make it easier for foreign companies to take part in the country’s oil industry, in a move by Caracas to meet the demands of US President Donald Trump.Source: www.myjoyonline.comRead full article todayJanuary 30, 2026
insert_link Local Carney says he expects Trump to ‘respect Canadian sovereignty’ after Alberta separatists meet with US officials Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said he expects US President Donald Trump to “respect Canadian sovereignty” following reports that Alberta separatists met with US officials numerous times.Source: www.myjoyonline.comRead full article todayJanuary 30, 2026
insert_link Local South Africa and Israel expel each other’s envoys in diplomatic row South Africa has expelled Israel's top diplomat in the country for "violating diplomatic norms", a move that prompted Israel to kick out a South African envoy in retaliation.Source: www.myjoyonline.comRead full article todayJanuary 30, 2026
insert_link International Drilling Through the Thwaites Glacier for Clues to Its Melting A team hopes to place instruments in the waters beneath the colossal Thwaites Glacier, with the help of a drill that uses hot water to punch through ice.Source: rss.nytimes.comRead full article todayJanuary 30, 2026 1
International Incarcerated activists from Oscar-nominated documentary The Alabama Solution sent to solitary Subjects of acclaimed doc about inhumane prison conditions transferred in a move described as ‘straight-up retaliation’The Alabama prison system has moved three well-known incarcerated activists who supported a 2022 prison strike and were featured in an Oscar-nominated documentary about the troubled system to isolated cells with little contact with others, family members and attorneys said.Family members of the three men said they fear for their loved ones’ safety and are […] todayJanuary 30, 2026 1
International Epstein files updates: DoJ releases more than 3m new files as Todd Blanche says it ‘did not protect’ Trump US deputy attorney general tells reporters that White House had ‘nothing to do’ with review of files and ‘did not tell department what to redact’US justice department releases more than 3 million new pages of Epstein filesHere’s a quick rundown of what Blanche said is not in the release:files that contain personally identifiable information of victims or victims’ personal and medical files, and any similar files that, if disclosed, would […] todayJanuary 30, 2026 1
insert_link International Santander offers 98% mortgage for first-time buyers – with strict rules todayFebruary 3, 2026 6
