Pope Francis to be released from the hospital
Agency Report Pope Francis is scheduled to be discharged from the hospital on Sunday, his doctors at Gemelli Hospital said Saturday. Francis, 88, was hospitalized for bronchitis on February 14…
Heavyweight boxing legend George Foreman dies aged 76
BBC Boxing heavyweight legend George Foreman has died aged 76. Known as Big George in the ring, the American built one of the most remarkable and enduring careers in the…
Pope to make first public appearance Sunday since hospitalisation
AFP Pope Francis will make his first public appearance on Sunday with a blessing and a wave from a window at Rome’s Gemelli hospital where he was admitted on February…
US expels South Africa’s ambassador, calling him ‘race-baiting’ Trump hater
WASHINGTON/JOHANNESBURG – The U.S. is expelling South Africa’s ambassador, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said, calling the envoy a “race-baiting politician” who hates President Donald Trump. Ties have slumped since…
How many eggs can you send? U.S. asks countries to help lower soaring prices
COPENHAGEN – The United States has reached out to Denmark and other European nations asking if they can export eggs as Americans face surging egg prices, the Nordic country’s egg…
‘Enough is enough’: Greenland flatly rejects Trump’s calls for annexation
Greenland’s leaders issued a sharp rebuke of Donald Trump’s renewed calls to annex it Thursday, after the president once again expressed his desire to take over the Arctic island. “I…
Pope marks 12 years in job in hospital – with cake – but future uncertain
Pope Francis marked 12 years as head of the Catholic Church on Thursday, celebrating with cake and slowly recovering after a month in hospital, but with his health casting a…
Trump to the people of Greenland: ‘We will make you rich’
WASHINGTON – U.S. President Donald Trump reiterated his interest in acquiring Greenland in his address to Congress on Tuesday, painting a picture of prosperity and safety for the “incredible people”…
Warmongers and authoritarians suffocating global human rights, warns UN
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres emphasises alarming human rights abuses in Ukraine, Palestine, and DRC. Warmongers and authoritarians are “suffocating” human rights across the world, the chief of the United Nations…
France to keep 80 military personnel in Ivory Coast, defence minister says
ABIDJAN – France said on Thursday it would keep 80 military personnel in Ivory Coast largely for training purposes, as it handed over control of a military base in the…