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Pope Francis dies aged 88 as Catholic world falls into mourning
-Pope Francis, the first Latin American leader of the Roman Catholic Church, has died, the Vatican said in a video statement on ...Al Qaeda affiliate says it killed 70 soldiers in Benin, SITE reports
Al Qaeda affiliate JNIM said it killed 70 soldiers in raids on two military posts in north Benin, the biggest death count ...Ukraine says Russian attacks continue after Putin declares ceasefire
By Sergii VOLSKYI AFP Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday said Russian forces were continuing their shelling and assaults along the front line ...Thousands join anti-Trump protests across US
Thousands of protesters rallied Saturday in New York, Washington and other cities across the United States for a second major round of ...Iran, US hold talks in Rome in bid to reach nuclear deal
By Barnaby Chesterman with Ramin Khanizadeh in Tehran AFP The United States and Iran resumed on Saturday high-stakes talks on Tehran’s nuclear ...Survivors describe executions, arson in attack on Sudan’s Zamzam camp
Sitting in a crowd of mothers and children under the harsh sun, Najlaa Ahmed described the moment the Rapid Support Forces men ...US threatens to walk away from Russia-Ukraine ceasefire talks if no progress made ‘in days’
By Bart H. Meijer and Dominique Vidalon Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump will walk away from trying to broker a Russia-Ukraine peace ...Colombia suspends ceasefire with FARC guerrilla faction
The Colombian government will suspend a ceasefire with a faction of what was once the armed Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) ...Scientists find ‘strongest evidence yet’ of life on distant planet
By Daniel Lawler AFP Astronomers announced Thursday that they had detected the most promising “hints” of potential life on a planet beyond ...Al Shabaab attacks strategic Somalia town as it presses offensive
Al Shabaab fighters attacked a town in central Somalia on Wednesday that government forces have been using as a staging area for ...