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Association of Spouses of Heads of Diplomatic Missions hosts event to showcase 5 Ghanaian artists

The Association of Spouses of Heads of Diplomatic Missions and International Organizations (ASOHOM) brought art, diplomacy and philanthropy together for its glamorous black‑tie charity gala, centred on the urgent theme of sustainable water futures. At the heart of the evening was Woven Currents, a thought‑provoking commissioned exhibition co‑curated by Fang W. Linulf of LogonART and Fadila Njoya from Gallery Sankofa, showcasing five outstanding Ghanaian artists confronting water pollution, coastal decay, ancestral memory and ecological regeneration.

Extensive arrangements being made for Invest Telangana summit, says CS

Mahama drives pragmatic non-alignment at 3rd Russia-Africa Summit

Nearly forty years after completing his postgraduate studies in the then Soviet Union, Ghana’s President John Dramani Mahama returned to Moscow, the capital of the Russian Federation, for the third Russia – Africa Summit held on 28th and 29th October 2026. President Mahama championed Ghana’s longstanding foreign policy of strict non-alignment, and leveraged the global forum to advance Ghana’s national economic interests, which resulted in securing six major bilateral commitments from Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Police bodycam captures moments before deadly Russian strike in Ukraine

Bodycam footage released by Ukraine’s National Police shows people rushing into an underground shelter.

Shabana Mahmood accused of hardening immigration plans for 200,000 successful asylum applicants

Cohort who were told they could apply for indefinite leave now face ‘distress and uncertainty’ over 30-year ‘earned settlement’ plans Shabana Mahmood has been accused of causing “distress and uncertainty” to hundreds of thousands of refugees by quietly introducing plans to force them to wait up to 30 years before being granted the right to settle in the UK. The Refugee Council said the home secretary’s hardening of plans came despite her personal reassurances last year that only “illegal entrants who are not refugees will face a 30-year wait for settlement”.

‘George Lucas told me off for wearing lipstick’: Celia Imrie on Traitors, Star Wars and treating the lens like a lover

The actor answers your questions about trapeze lessons, Bond villain ambitions and Michael Caine’s top tips You looked as if you had such a good time on Celebrity Traitors last year – you had them hanging on your every word. [Garraway] and I had to go on that Uncloaked thing after.

Palantir mines battlefield intelligence but is Ukraine ‘paying with blood’?

Palantir mines battlefield intelligence The US company is using Kyiv’s unique war data to train its controversial technologies.

Iran, Gaza, Ukraine: What will US midterm results mean for these conflicts?

Despite wins, Democrats lack the two-thirds majority needed to overturn a presidential veto and push through a law.

Paa Kwesi Schandorf warns miners against confronting NAIMOS officers

The Media Relations Officer of the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources, Paa Kwesi Schandorf, has warned miners against attacking officers of the National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) during enforcement operations, cautioning that such confrontations could have serious consequences. Speaking in an interview on Thursday, November 5, Schandorf said miners who resort to shooting at or attacking NAIMOS personnel risk provoking retaliatory action.

‘Helpless’: The families facing winter in tents on the beach in Gaza

An innovative idea to turn damaged cooking pots into seawater barriers is providing families in Gaza with some relief.

Keralam PWD wary of wider adoption of white-topped roads despite proven durability

Relatively high initial construction costs cited. The technology offers several advantages over conventional asphalt roads, particularly in urban areas of Keralam that experience heavy rainfall, high summer temperatures and severe traffic congestion

US sanctions Indian and Turkish firms accused of helping Iran

US Treasury says Indian couple faked ship registries for countries including Guyana and Laos to help Iranian tankers.

Israel extends detention of Palestinian journalist Abed Abou Shhadeh

Rights group says the journalist's arrest over an interview with Azmi Bishara is an attempt to silence Palestinians.

South Korea tests Arctic shipping route amid Russia-West row

For South Korean ships, navigating off north coast of Russia dramatically reduces travel time to Europe, but the pro-Ukraine coalition might see it as undermining their efforts to isolate Moscow.

It’s Gaza, stupid

The midterms sent a warning to both parties: Voters enraged by Gaza are rejecting politicians who back Israel’s wars.

Iran warns of wider war if US attacks after Trump election rout

Iran’s supreme leader warned on Wednesday that the Middle East war would widen if the US resumes its attacks, dismissing hopes of a policy shift in Washington after midterm elections dealt a blow to President Donald Trump. “Those who still harbour even the slightest hope that the behaviour of the hegemonic system might change through partisan or factional shifts, or who imagine that making concessions to the United States can dissuade it from hostility towards the Iranian nation, are seriously mistaken,” Iranian supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei said in a written statement Wednesday.

Russia says it hit Ukrainian postal hub and ship as Ukraine strikes Ryazan

Injuries reported on both sides as Russia and Ukraine trade overnight drone strikes on energy and logistics sites.

Zelenskyy says 40 now confirmed dead after ‘insane’ Russian attack on school – Europe live

School in Komyshuvakha in the Zaporizhzhia region was struck on Monday Meanwhile, the Kremlin said that ⁠it ​hopes that the ⁠results of the US ⁠midterm ​elections ‌will not impact ‌what it ‌said were president Donald Trump’s “peacemaking efforts" on Ukraine, Reuters said. In comments ‌broadcast by Russian state ​media, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said: “We ⁠are sincerely ​counting on [Trump] ​continuing ​his peacemaking ​efforts.“

Restoration of Kashmir’s Malshahi Masjid could erase a Mughal-era layer, warn conservationists

Landscape architect Jan Haenraets says the 17th Century Ganderbal mosque built by Dara Shikoh retains much authentic material, and urges a thorough conservation plan before the ₹5.01 crore restoration project proceeds

Zelensky gives Melania Trump Ukraine's highest award after Oleshky ceasefire

Russian and Ukrainian delegations will meet the US first lady at the White House on Thursday.

Can you tell a real Warhol from a fake? Four art exhibitions to see for free

Can you tell a real Warhol from a fake? Elsewhere, there’s a chance to dissect America’s cultural corpse and enter a terrifying immersive painting of Mexico Cady Noland’s US is a violent, celebrity obsessed, consumerist police state.

‘We will inflict further defeats on Trump’ – Iran’s Judiciary Chief

Iran’s supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei said Wednesday that anyone expecting a shift in US policy was “seriously mistaken”, hours after midterm elections dealt a blow to President Donald Trump. Khamenei, 57, was named supreme leader after US-Israeli strikes at the start of the war killed his father Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

Has Britain finally pulled off a diplomatic victory in the row over reparations?

A formal apology over slavery without direct reparations will give the UK the moral high ground but no legal liability A beach in Antigua is not the ideal place for a prime minister to be photographed less than a week after his first budget where the focus was the crushing cost-of-living crisis. Add to the beachside cocktail a row about reparations for the British role in the slave trade, one of the favoured punching bags of the right-wing press, and it becomes easy to understand why Andy Burnham was wary of even attending the Commonwealth heads of government meeting.

NJC suspends three judges, warns seven others

The decisions were part of a range of conclusions the NJC reached following a review of disciplinary matters involving the judges which the council’s investigation committees earlier sat on.