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    Putin, Xi and friendly world leaders celebrate Russia’s Victory Day at Moscow Parade

    Russian President Vladimir Putin has taken center stage at Russia’s Victory Day parade on Friday, surrounding himself by friendly world leaders in a highly choreographed show designed to show the Western world that Russia is far from isolated. Watching as thousands of troops marched across Moscow’s Red Square, Putin stood next to his guest of honor, the Chinese leader Xi…

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    The world reacts to selection of Pope Leo XIV with excitement, hope

    Leaders from around the globe offer warm congratulations to Cardinal Robert Prevost, the first pope from the US. The announcement that US Cardinal Robert Prevost has been named Pope Leo XIV has caused excitement tinged with hope around the world, with leaders from numerous countries offering their congratulations. The elevation of Prevost, the first person from the United States to ascend to…

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  • Tinubu congratulates Pope Leo XIV on election as new Catholic leader

    By Kunle Sanni President Bola Tinubu has congratulated His Holiness Pope Leo XIV on his election as the new Pope and Bishop of Rome, describing the occasion as historic and uplifting for Catholics worldwide. He also commended the conclave of cardinals for electing American-born Robert Francis Cardinal Prevost as the 267th leader of the Roman Catholic Church. In a statement…

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    BREAKING: American Robert Prevost elected as Pope Leo XIV

    The conclave of 133 Catholic cardinals has elected American Cardinal Robert Prevost as the new pope, taking the name Pope Leo XIV. The election was concluded on Thursday, the second day of the conclave, which began 16 days after the death of Pope Francis on April 21. White smoke rose from the Sistine Chapel chimney at 6:10 p.m. Vatican Time,…

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    White smoke rises as new Pope elected

    White smoke billowed from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel on Thursday, signalling that cardinals locked inside have elected a new leader for the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics. Thousands of pilgrims and curious onlookers in St Peter’s Square cheered and applauded as the smoke appeared and bells began to ring, indicating the 2,000-year-old institution has its 267th pope. All eyes…

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  • New Pope elected as white smoke rises over Vatican

    A new pope has been elected at the Vatican as white smoke billowed from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel on Thursday, signaling a successful vote by the 133 Roman Catholic cardinals in conclave. The decision, reached on the second day of the papal election, concludes a highly secretive process held entirely behind closed doors. While the identity of the…

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    South African opposition politician hits out after failing to get UK visa

    South African firebrand opposition politician Julius Malema says he has been denied a visa to attend a conference in the UK on 10 May. Malema said the UK had no “substantial justification” for its decision, and he saw it as an “attempt to silence a dissenting political perspective”. In a leaked letter to Malema’s deputy, the UK High Commissioner to…

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    Prince Harry says he can’t see bringing Archie and Lilibet back to the U.K.: ‘they’re going to miss everything’

    “It’s really quite sad that I won’t be able to show my children my homeland,” the Duke of Sussex said Prince Harry is opening up about the reality that he may never be able to return to his homeland with his wife, Meghan Markle, and children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet, in the wake of his latest legal setback over…

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    UK and India agree trade deal after three years of talks

    The UK and India have agreed a trade deal that will make it easier for UK firms to export whisky, cars and other products to India, and cut taxes on India’s clothing and footwear exports.The British government said the “landmark” agreement, which took three years to reach, did not include any change in immigration policy, including towards Indian students studying…

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    Twenty-nine world leaders are expected at Moscow’s World War Two victory

    Twenty-nine world leaders, including China’s Xi Jinping, are expected to attend World War Two Victory Day commemorations in Moscow in the coming days, Yuri Ushakov, a Kremlin foreign policy adviser, said on Tuesday. The events will run from May 8-11, with the traditional annual military parade taking place on Red Square in the heart of the Russian capital on May…

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