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416‘Peace be with all you,’ Pope Leo XIV says in first words as Pontiff
Vatican City: “Peace be with all you,” were the first words of Pope Leo XIV as he appeared on the central balcony...
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908PROFILE: Who is Pope Leo XIV, the First American Pontiff and New Head of the Catholic Church
Vatican City: With his election on Thursday evening, Pope Leo XIV, formerly Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, became the first American to ascend...
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1.2KUS Cardinal Robert Prevost elected Pope Leo XIV, first American pontiff
Vatican City: Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost of the United States has been elected the 267th pope and becomes the new leader of...
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258Over 130 Cardinals at Vatican to elect new Pope
Vatican City, May 7, 2025: The Catholic Church has entered a pivotal moment as 133 cardinal electors from over 70 countries convene...
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704Lydia Mugambe: Uganda UN judge sentenced to over six years for forcing woman to work as slave
London, UK:– Justice Lydia Mugambe, a prominent Ugandan High Court judge and former United Nations tribunal member, has been sentenced to six...
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807Trump, Musk top list of world’s most hated Billionaires in 2025 – Report
Global: U.S. President Donald Trump and tech guru Elon Musk have emerged as the world’s most hated billionaires in a new ranking...
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178Shincheonji Church fires back at critics over cult claims, calls for Bible-Based debate
Seoul, South Korea: The Shincheonji Church of Jesus, Temple of the Tabernacle of the Testimony, has declared itself the only Christian denomination...
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1.2KWhy Uganda will not be part of the Papal Conclave in voting for new Pope
Vatican City, Rome: Uganda will not participate in the upcoming papal conclave to elect a new Pope following the death of Pope...
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302Namibia’s President Hage Geingob dies aged 82
Windhoek, (NM):- Namibia’s President Hage Geingob died early Sunday in a hospital in Windhoek, the presidential office said in a statement. He...
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211Commonwealth Secretary-General commends Museveni’s Chairmanship of NAM Summit
Kampala, (UG): The Commonwealth Secretary-General, Rt Hon Patricia Scotland KC Saturday addressed leaders from 121 countries at the Non-Aligned Movement Heads of...
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118List of Senegal presidential candidates out, prominent opposition leader Sonko excluded
Dakar, (Senegal), AFP: Senegal’s Constitutional Council on Saturday published a final list of 20 candidates for the February 25 presidential election that...
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1512023 hottest recorded year as Earth nears key limit
The year 2023 was the hottest on record, with the increase in Earth’s surface temperature nearly crossing the critical threshold of 1.5...
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206Parliament passes bill banning dog meat trade
Parliament on Tuesday passed a bill banning breeding, slaughtering and selling dogs for their meat, a traditional practice that activists have called...
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239Franz Beckenbauer, the stylish Kaiser who ruled German football dead at 78
Berlin, (Germany (AFP): Franz Beckenbauer, an iconic German player and later coach with a knack for leading his teams to greatness, has...
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268How South Korean opposition leader was stabbed in neck
South Korean opposition party leader Lee Jae-myung was stabbed in the neck with a knife on Tuesday by a man who pushed...
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211Sombre Christmas Eve in Bethlehem as Gaza war rages
A pall of gloom descended over Bethlehem on Christmas Eve as the Gaza war weighed heavily on the biblical city in the...
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242Trump can’t run in 2024 Presidential primary ballot – Supreme Court rules
Former US President Donald Trump won’t appear on the 2024 presidential primary ballot in Colorado State because of his actions surrounding the...
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249116 dead in northwest China earthquake
At least 116 people were killed when an earthquake collapsed buildings in northwest China, state media reported Tuesday, as rescue workers raced...
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942Somali president’s son flees Turkey after deadly crash
The son of Somalia’s president, alleged to have knocked and killed a delivery rider in Istanbul, has fled Turkey despite an international...
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382Nations urged to phase out fossil fuels at UN climate talks
The UN climate conference opened in Dubai on Thursday with nations urged to increase the pace of action on global warming and...
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772Hamas says top Gaza commander, 4 others killed
The military wing of Hamas said Sunday that the commander of its northern brigade and four other senior leaders had been killed...
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681UN Security Council extends AU mission in Somalia to 2024
New York, US (Xinhua): The United Nations Security Council on Wednesday adopted a resolution to extend the authorization for the African Union...
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864Israel vows to step up Gaza strikes before ground invasion
Israel’s military announced intensified strikes on Hamas-controlled Gaza ahead of a planned ground invasion, as the Pentagon said Sunday it was bolstering...