Echoes

Apr 112 min read

Asante Gold: UK returns looted Ghana artefacts after 150 years

The UK has returned dozens of artifacts looted from what is now Ghana, over 150 years after they were taken. Some 32 gold and silver...

Apr 111 min read

Hong Kong customs officers baffled to find $10M in gold disguised as air compressor parts

Customs officers at Hong Kong International Airport made a startling discovery when they found more than $10 million worth of gold being...

Apr 111 min read

Truong My Lan: Vietnamese billionaire sentenced to death for $44bn fraud

Truong My Lan, a prominent Vietnamese property tycoon, has been sentenced to death for her involvement in a multi-billion-dollar fraud...

Apr 102 min read

Robert De Niro, 80, and girlfriend Tiffany Chen, 45, pack on the PDA at White House state dinner

Love was in the air for Robert De Niro and Tiffany Chen as they attended the state dinner hosted by President Joe Biden and First Lady...

Apr 102 min read

Former Venezuelan oil minister is arrested in connection with corruption probe

Venezuela’s former oil minister, who abruptly resigned amid a corruption investigation within the state-run oil industry last year, has...

Apr 101 min read

Simon Harris is installed as Ireland’s new prime minister. He’s the country’s youngest leader

Lawmaker Simon Harris was elected as Ireland’s prime minister by parliament on Tuesday, making him, at 37, the youngest-ever leader of...

Apr 82 min read

A marquee GOP Senate recruit and ex-Navy SEAL admits he lied about how he received a gunshot wound

Montana Senate candidate Tim Sheehy, a former Navy SEAL and a standout recruit for the GOP in the 2024 election cycle, disclosed to The...

Apr 72 min read

Bangladesh opens mosque for transgender hijra community

Members of Bangladesh’s transgender hijra community, who were previously barred from attending regular prayer services, have found solace...

Apr 62 min read

Landmark Beach Resort, Lagos, to be Demolished For a Coastal Superhighway Linking Lagos to Calabar

When Lagos state authorities informed Nigerian business mogul Paul Onwuanibe in late March that he had seven days to vacate his...

Apr 61 min read

Israeli military recovers body of a hostage from Gaza in overnight operation

The Israeli military has confirmed the recovery of Elad Katzir’s body following an operation in Khan Younis, in the Gaza Strip. Elad...

Apr 52 min read

Asari Dokubo,The Niger Delta and The Variableness of Igbo Identity

Two viral videos featuring Asari Dokubo have sparked intense discussion on social media platforms. In the first video, he vehemently...

Apr 41 min read

Denmark shuts airspace and one of world's busiest shipping lanes after missile failure

The Danish military has closed part of a major shipping route and surrounding airspace after a missile failure on a naval ship. In a...