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Blunt-speaking Pope tells Cameroon to root out corruption to find peace
Pope Leo XIV has told Cameroon’s government to root out corruption during a forthright address on the second leg of his African tour. “In order for peace and justice to prevail, the chains of corruption – which disfigure authority and strip it of its credibility – must be broken,” he told those gathered at the presidential palace in the capital,…
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BREAKING: S’African opposition leader Malema gets five-year jail term over firearm offence
A South African court has sentenced radical opposition politician, Julius Malema, to five years in prison for unlawfully discharging a firearm at a political rally. The judgment was delivered on Thursday by Magistrate Twanet Olivier, who ruled that the leader of the Economic Freedom Fighters had intentionally breached firearm regulations by firing an assault rifle into the air during a…
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US and Hamas hold first direct talks since Gaza truce as ceasefire process stalls
The US and Hamas held their first direct talks since the Gaza ceasefire as part of efforts to advance the fragile US-brokered agreement, two Hamas sources said. A delegation led by senior US advisor Aryeh Lightstone met chief Hamas negotiator Khalil al-Hayya in Cairo on Tuesday night, according to the sources. Lightstone was joined by Nickolay Mladenov, the US-backed Board…
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Magyar calls for fast handover of power in talks with Hungary’s president
The man who ended Viktor Orbán’s 16 years in office, Péter Magyar, has pushed for as early a transfer of power as possible during talks with Hungary’s president three days after his party’s landslide election victory. Magyar met Tamás Sulyok at the presidential palace, telling reporters afterwards he wanted the first meeting of the new National Assembly to be held…
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Trump’s rift with Pope is playing out in public – it’s costing him valuable support
‘I pray they come together’ – Americans react to Trump’s feud with Pope Leo It is not unusual for President Trump to face criticism from Catholic leaders. His hardline immigration policies, promised in his campaign and cheered on by supporters, have prompted condemnation from church leaders. For months it has put the hierarchy of the Catholic Church in the US…
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Benin’s Wadagni wins presidency by landslide
Benin’s Finance Minister Romuald Wadagni has won the presidency with an overwhelming majority of the vote, provisional results show. He secured more than 94% of the vote, based on 90% of ballots counted, sufficient for an “irreversible” outcome, the electoral commission said based on preliminary figures. Wadagni, 49, was the favourite to win after the main opposition party, the Democrats,…
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My prayer is for Nigeria to succeed – Mahama
John Dramani Mahama, President of Ghana, has said he prays every day for Nigeria to overcome its growing security challenges, stressing that the country’s stability is vital for the region and Africa as a whole. Speaking at an award ceremony in Ghana, Mahama noted that Nigeria’s insecurity could have ripple effects on neighboring countries, warning that large movements of people…
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Oil prices ease on hopes of new US-Iran peace talks
Oil prices dipped on Tuesday as hopes of more peace talks between the US and Iran eased concerns about further disruptions to energy supplies. The price of global benchmark Brent crude edged down 0.2% to $99.14 (£73.05) a barrel, while US-traded oil dropped by 1.6% to $97.48. President Donald Trump said that Tehran had contacted Washington about a potential agreement.…
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Spanish PM’s wife charged with corruption after two-year probe
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s wife, Begoña Gómez, has been charged with corruption after a two-year criminal investigation, according to a court ruling. Gómez is accused of using her relationship to advance her private career through a position at Madrid’s Complutense University. She is also accused of using public resources to advance private interests. She was charged with embezzlement, influence…
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Former Nato chief warns UK’s national security ‘in peril’
The UK’s security is “in peril” and the country’s leaders have shown “corrosive complacency” towards defence, a former Nato secretary general has said. Lord George Robertson, the former Labour defence secretary who wrote the government’s Strategic Defence Review (SDR), has accused “non-military experts in the Treasury” of “vandalism”, in a speech to be delivered on Tuesday. The government has promised…
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