Everyone will gradually accept blessings for same-sex couples – Pope
Pope Francis has expressed confidence that those who criticise his decision to allow blessings for same-sex couples will come to understand it…
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Afowiri Fondzenyuy: The man running Tokyo Marathon to build bridges in Cameroon
Cameroon born Marathoner Afowiri Kizito Fondzenyuy said that running in Tokyo Japan will be a special experience for him. Afowiri who is…
UK pause funding for UN Agency over Hamas attack claims
The UK has become the latest country to pause funding for the UN agency for Palestinians, UNRWA. It comes after the agency…
Pope clarifies blessings for same-sex couples
Pope Francis defended Friday the Catholic Church’s recent approval of blessings for same-sex couples while attempting to soothe his conservative critics. In…
WHO move for ban on e-cigarette
The World Health Organisation, WHO, has urged member nations of its global tobacco treaty to ban or regulate the use of e-cigarettes…
China to cut bank reserves
China on Wednesday said it would next month cut the amount banks must hold in reserve to boost lending, state media reported.…
Putin tells Chad coup leader he ‘stabilised’ country
Russian President Vladimir Putin has said he is pleased Chad’s President, Mahamat Idriss Déby, has “stabilised” the West African country after Déby…
Kenya starvation cult leader charged with manslaughter
Kenyan cult leader Paul Mackenzie has been charged with 238 counts of manslaughter, along with his wife and 93 other alleged accomplices.…
Angolan billionaire Isabel dos Santos reacts to fresh criminal charges
Fresh criminal charges against Angolan billionaire Isabel dos Santos are politically motivated, she has insisted. Angola’s public prosecutor has charged Ms Dos…
Comoros President wins fourth term in office
Comoros President Azali Assoumani has been re-elected for a fourth term in a poll disputed by the opposition as “fraudulent”. He secured…
Two-year-old baby starves to death in UK
A two-year-old toddler, Bronson Battersby, starved to death next to his dead father Kenneth five days after he suffered a heart attack…
China satellite launch triggers air raid alert in Taiwan ahead of election
Taiwan issued an islandwide air raid alert after a Chinese satellite flew over its southern airspace days before a crucial presidential election.…
Norway to approve controversial deep-sea mining
Norway is likely to become the first country in the world to move forward with the controversial practice of commercial-scale deep-sea mining.…
Saudi ambassador: If there’s no compromise, there’s no solution
Prince Khalid bin Bandar Al Saud, the Saudi Arabian ambassador to the UK, has been speaking to BBC Radio 4’s Today programme.…
Rescuers pull out 15 trapped Zimbabwe miners alive
All 15 miners trapped in a Zimbabwean gold mine for four days have been rescued. Mines Minister Soda Zhemu said the workers…
SA President not ill but at home- spokesperson
The South African presidency has dismissed social media reports claiming President Cyril Ramaphosa had been taken ill and was admitted to a…