Pope Leo XIV left Rome’s Gemelli Hospital on Saturday, four days after undergoing surgery to remove a malignant lung tumour, returning to the Vatican three days earlier than initially expected. The pontiff
The North Mara gold mine in northern Tanzania, valued at more than $1 billion, has become a flashpoint of violence, repression, and desperation among impoverished villagers living in its shadow. Once hailed
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Diplomatic history is full of backroom deals, secret notes, and last-minute compromises. But rarely has a U.S. first lady stepped so directly into the fray. This week, as Donald Trump seeks to
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Videos released by Ukraine’s national guard in the Donbas region have provided a stark window into the changing dynamics of the war, as captured Russian soldiers speak openly of their grim missions
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The deputy governor of Wandsworth prison has resigned after it emerged he maintained undisclosed links with an organised crime figure while overseeing security operations at one of Britain’s most troubled jails. Bobby
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Vladimir Putin has demanded that Ukraine withdraw its forces from the Donetsk and Luhansk regions as a condition for ending Russia’s war, telling Donald Trump he would freeze the rest of the
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Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump met in Anchorage, Alaska, for a rare face-to-face summit, marking Putin’s first visit to the United States in ten years. According to reporting
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Russian President Vladimir Putin described his closed-door talks with U.S. President Donald Trump in Alaska as “trustful and constructive,” highlighting both the challenges and opportunities in U.S.–Russia relations. The meeting in Anchorage,
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Fifty-four years ago, on August 15, 1971, U.S. President Richard Nixon shocked the world by announcing a “temporary” suspension of the dollar’s convertibility into gold. That suspension was never lifted. The move
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The World Economic Forum (WEF) has cleared its founder, Klaus Schwab, of wrongdoing after an internal investigation and appointed BlackRock chief executive Larry Fink and Roche vice-chair André Hoffmann as interim chairs
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Farmer groups in India have called for a boycott of certain US products in response to Washington’s latest tariffs and demands that New Delhi open its agricultural market to American companies. Trade
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An estimated two million illegal firearms are circulating in South Africa, posing a major threat to public safety, opposition party Rise Mzansi has warned. The party accused the South African Police Service
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British soldiers stationed at a training base in central Kenya continue to engage in “transactional sex,” violating a 2022 ban aimed at curbing sexual exploitation and abuse, an internal investigation has revealed.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has said the United States is making a “genuine” and “energetic” effort to halt fighting in Ukraine and pursue agreements that take into account the interests of all
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Reports suggest that South Sudan, an African nation struggling with the aftermath of civil war and facing the threat of famine, has held discussions with Israel about the possibility of hosting Palestinians
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India and China are holding talks to restart border trade in locally produced goods for the first time in more than five years, in what officials say is a modest but symbolic
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