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Every mention in the Ghanaian press over the period you choose, compiled as a PDF or Word document.
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Most diplomats will leave the British consulate in occupied East Jerusalem, Israel says, but the UK insists the building “will not be closing”, and will operate as a “UK Mission”. …
Most UK diplomats to leave East Jerusalem consulate, Israel says, as Miliband says ‘vital services’ to remaJoy Online
Hezbollah has received $200 million from Iran to help Lebanese displaced by this year’s war with Israel, two people with direct knowledge of the transfer said, the first significant aid from the group to supporters who bore the brunt of the conflict. …
Lebanon’s Hezbollah gets $200 million from Iran to help displaced, sources sayJoy Online
Israelis gathered in silence on Wednesday in a kibbutz near the Gaza border that was overrun by Hamas militants on October 7 three years ago, mourning victims of attacks that set off Israel’s assault in Gaza and plunged the Middle East into war. …
Israelis mark three years since October 7 as Palestinians mourn Gaza’s destructionJoy Online
… Hegseth set a six-month deadline to phase out Anthropic on 27 February, one day before the US and Israel attacked Iran. …
Pentagon stops using Anthropic AI tools after blacklisting company, BBC toldJoy Online
… Israel’s prime minister has said the co-pilot underwent “Islamist radical indoctrination” and the captain, passengers and a second crew prevented “a 9/11 disaster”. …
Flydubai co-pilot planned to crash plane into Tel Aviv airport or building, reports sayThe Chronicle
… Washington has also criticised Pretoria’s genocide case against Israel at the International Court of Justice. …
Africa faces gunboat diplomacy without the gunboatsJoy Online
The co-pilot who attempted to take control of a Flydubai plane travelling to Israel attacked the pilot with a crash axe, the United Arab Emirates prosecutor general has said. …
Flydubai co-pilot attacked captain with axe, UAE official saysJoy Online
… Prices of petrol and diesel globally have skyrocketed since the outbreak of the US-Israel war in Iran in February. …
UK in talks with EU partners to release strategic fuel reserves if needed, BBC understandsJoy Online
… was the hand of God yesterday” that had put “the pieces on the board in the way that they did”. “It’s remarkable.” After the situation onboard was brought under control, the flight was diverted to Saudi Arabia, where Polovincik stressed the passengers, who were almost all Israel …
Flydubai passenger describes hugging his children as plane nosedived during attackJoy Online
The Flydubai flight was diverted to Saudi Arabia after a struggle in the cockpit in what the Israeli PM called “a most serious security incident.” Here’s the latest • Hijacking attempt: A pilot on the Israel-bound Flydubai flight diverted to Saudi Arabia stabbed the other pilot a …
Pilot may have sought to crash Israel-bound flight after stabbing other pilot, Netanyahu saysA university leader argues that Ghana's higher education system must shift focus from preparing graduates to seek employment toward equipping them to establish enterprises and create opportunities. Graduate unemployment persists despite expanded access to university education, with 22.3% of long-term unemployed persons holding tertiary qualifications.
17 hours ago · Joy Online →
A university leader argues that Ghana's higher education system must shift focus from preparing graduates to seek employment toward equipping them to establish enterprises and create opportunities. Graduate unemployment persists despite expanded access to university education, with 22.3% of long-term unemployed persons holding tertiary qualifications.
17 hours ago · Joy Online →
Despite a high-profile meeting in Oslo, tensions between Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky appear to have deepened, with Trump recently describing Zelensky as "not a good guy for us to deal with" and saying "Zelensky doesn't know what he's talking about." The article notes that the two leaders have never been close and examines recent rhetoric suggesting a deeper rupture in their relationship.
21 October 2026 · Joy Online →
Former US President Barack Obama called a federal criminal investigation into Congresswoman Ilhan Omar "so appalling," arguing she is being investigated solely because she has criticized President Donald Trump. The probe, initiated after Homeland Security agents searched Omar's Washington home, concerns her immigration status and whether she lied about her age when arriving in the US in 1995.
19 October 2026 · Joy Online →
President John Dramani Mahama commissioned four career diplomats as ambassadors to Angola, Qatar, Israel, and Switzerland on October 16, 2026, tasking them to advance Ghana's national interests through strategic partnerships and economic diplomacy to create jobs and strengthen international standing.
19 October 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
Foreign Affairs Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa announced the establishment of a comprehensive database of Ghanaians living abroad who require diplomatic and consular assistance. The initiative reflects the government's commitment to protecting Ghanaians' welfare and dignity, and ambassadors and high commissioners will be expected to prioritize consular assistance as a key performance indicator.
19 October 2026 · Joy Online →
An Austrian Airlines flight from Tel Aviv to Vienna was forced to make an emergency landing in Sofia, Bulgaria after a reported bomb threat. Authorities searched the plane, found no threat, and the flight resumed to Vienna with all passengers on board.
19 October 2026 · Joy Online →
Foreign Affairs Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has congratulated four career diplomats commissioned by President John Dramani Mahama to serve as ambassadors to Angola, Qatar, Israel, and as Ghana's Permanent Representative to the UN Office in Geneva, describing them as seasoned diplomats expected to strengthen Ghana's diplomatic representation and advance the country's interests.
19 October 2026 · Joy Online →
President Mahama commissioned Ghana's new Permanent Representative to Geneva, charging him to build coalitions with African countries where interests converge and to ensure international rules account for developing economies' needs. Mahama also commissioned three other new ambassadors and emphasized the importance of Ghana's re-election to the Human Rights Council for 2027–2029.
19 October 2026 · Joy Online →
President Mahama commissioned Ghana's new Ambassador to Angola, Nana Antwiwaa Dodoo, and tasked her to work closely with Angola to sustain international attention on reparatory justice following the UN General Assembly's recognition of the trafficking of enslaved Africans as a crime against humanity. He also urged deepening bilateral cooperation through trade, investment, and planning the Seventh Session of the Ghana-Angola Joint Commission for Cooperation in 2027.
19 October 2026 · Joy Online →
President John Dramani Mahama has tasked Ghana's newly appointed Ambassador to Qatar, Mr Louis Kwame Obeng, to build on goodwill between the two nations and direct it towards partnerships supporting Ghana's development priorities, particularly in investment, trade, tourism, and the implementation of a labour mobility agreement that includes safeguards for Ghanaian workers' rights and welfare.
19 October 2026 · Joy Online →
President Mahama has directed Ghana's newly appointed Ambassador to Israel to uphold the country's longstanding commitment to a two-state solution to the Palestine-Israel conflict, emphasizing Ghana's recognition of Palestine as a sovereign state and support for Israel and Palestine living in peace within internationally recognised borders.
19 October 2026 · Joy Online →
President John Dramani Mahama swore in four ambassadors to Angola, Qatar, Israel, and the UN office in Geneva, charging them to attract investment, expand trade and create opportunities for Ghanaians as part of the government's Reset Agenda. Mahama urged the envoys to make Ghana's diplomatic missions more responsive to economic and development priorities, including identifying investors, helping local businesses access foreign markets, and building partnerships for skills development and technology transfer.
17 October 2026 · Joy Online →
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told Israeli President Isaac Herzog to stop the "forced establishment" of settlements in the West Bank and reverse its actions, calling the Palestinian question "the greatest historical injustice of this century." Wang said China's immediate priority is to open access to Gaza and stop the humanitarian catastrophe, and that China is willing to work with the international community to bring parties to dialogue and seek a political solution.
16 October 2026 · Joy Online →
Ukraine's Operation Vivaldi counter-offensive has liberated 277 square kilometers in the eastern Donbas region and blunted a Russian pincer movement threatening Ukrainian-held cities. Kyiv reports inflicting heavy casualties on Russian forces while making territorial gains along the front line, with Starlink technology playing a key role in battlefield coordination.
16 October 2026 · Joy Online →
President Mahama swore in ambassadors to Angola, Qatar, Israel, and the UN in Geneva on October 16, tasking them to prioritise investment attraction, trade expansion, and economic opportunities under the government's Reset Agenda. He emphasised that diplomatic missions should be measured by investment, jobs, and opportunities generated through international partnerships.
16 October 2026 · Joy Online →
President Mahama says Ghana's BRICS partnership application aims to deepen South-South cooperation and create wider opportunities for trade, investment, and industrialisation while maintaining relationships with traditional partners.
16 October 2026 · Joy Online →
Azerbaijan's education ministry began enforcing new uniform rules last Monday that turn away female pupils wearing hijabs, sparking protests outside state schools in Baku and southern districts. The interior ministry detained 37 people who tried to obstruct the rules, which ban clothing that contradicts "the principle of secularism in education" in state schools.
15 October 2026 · Joy Online →
Ranking Member of Parliament's Defence and Interior Committee Rev. John Ntim Fordjour has warned that Ghana should not be complacent despite intelligence assessments suggesting low terrorist risk, citing the country's 590-kilometre porous border with Burkina Faso and lessons from attacks across Africa and Israel.
15 October 2026 · Daily Guide →
President Trump stated on Truth Social that he does not believe China and Russia are helping Iran, adding that Moscow and Beijing have "too much to lose" if they enabled Tehran. Trump previously described the two countries as "neutral" in the conflict between the US, Israel, and Iran that began in late February.
13 October 2026 · Joy Online →
Oil prices declined after US President Donald Trump said Ukraine and Russia agreed to halt attacks on each other's energy facilities, and announced Russia will supply more than 300,000 metric tons of diesel to US and global markets, with additional shipments planned in November and thereafter. Brent crude fell 1.47% to $103.18 a barrel and US West Texas Intermediate crude fell 1.68% to $90.31 a barrel.
11 October 2026 · Joy Online →
Pope Leo XIV announced he will have surgery in the coming days after doctors discovered a nodule on his lung during a routine medical check-up. The 71-year-old said the nodule was detected early and well-localized, and he has agreed to the operation, which is scheduled for early next week at Gemelli Hospital in Rome.
11 October 2026 · Joy Online →
Israel shut down the British consulate in occupied East Jerusalem on Thursday in retaliation for UK sanctions on Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank. The UK says most of its 20 diplomats and the consul general are leaving, but a task force of seven will remain with limited operations to continue working with Palestinians.
8 October 2026 · Joy Online →
Hezbollah has received $200 million from Iran to aid Lebanese displaced by the year's war with Israel, according to two sources with direct knowledge of the transfer. The funds, received last month despite US sanctions on Iran, will be distributed to displaced families at an initial $3,000 per family.
7 October 2026 · Joy Online →
On Wednesday, Israelis gathered near the Gaza border to mourn victims of the October 7, 2023 attacks that killed 1,200 people and triggered Israel's bombardment of Gaza, which has killed more than 74,000 people; Palestinians in Gaza meanwhile recalled life before the war that displaced nearly the entire population.
7 October 2026 · Joy Online →
The US Department of Defence has stopped using Anthropic's AI tools months after designating the company a supply chain risk on national security grounds in February. Multiple sources told the BBC that Anthropic's Claude model was still being used by the Pentagon in research, analysis, intelligence gathering, and military operations as recently as last week.
5 October 2026 · Joy Online →
An Omani national co-pilot on a flydubai flight to Tel Aviv attempted to hijack the aircraft, attacking the captain with an emergency axe and planning to crash it into Ben Gurion airport or a Tel Aviv tower block, according to US and Israeli reports. Passengers and crew overpowered him and landed the plane safely in Saudi Arabia.
5 October 2026 · Joy Online →
The Chronicle argues that US entry restrictions imposed on African countries—full bans on Chad, the Republic of the Congo, Sudan, Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger, and partial restrictions on Nigeria, Senegal and Tanzania—represent a modern form of gunboat diplomacy, using economic and political leverage instead of military force to dictate terms.
5 October 2026 · The Chronicle →
The co-pilot of a Flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv attacked the captain with a crash axe and attempted to take control of the aircraft carrying more than 170 people. Passengers and two reserve pilots regained control and landed the plane safely in Saudi Arabia.
3 October 2026 · Joy Online →
Britain is in talks with EU partners to release additional strategic fuel reserves, including diesel, if needed, following President Trump's threatened ban on US diesel exports. Diesel prices in the UK hit record highs this week, hovering just under 200p per litre.
1 October 2026 · Joy Online →
A Flydubai plane descended more than 17,000 feet in less than two minutes after one pilot stabbed the other in an attempt to seize control; passengers and crew overpowered the attacker and the aircraft landed safely. The stabbed pilot is in stable condition, the alleged attacker has been arrested, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the attacker had undergone "Islamist radical indoctrination."
1 October 2026 · Joy Online →