Israel’s airstrike on a hospital in Gaza killed at least 28 people as prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu said there was “no way” Israel would halt its military action. The Israeli warplanes on Tuesday struck what it said was a Hamas “command and control centre” located beneath the European Hospital in the southern Gaza city of…
American Cardinal Robert Prevost has been chosen as the new Pope and will become Francis’ successor following two days of voting inside the Sistine Chapel. He is the 267th pope, and he will be named Pope Leo XIV, becoming the religious leader of Catholics across the world. His name was announced after cardinal Mamberti uttered…
American Cardinal Robert Prevost has been chosen as the new Pope and will become Francis’ successor following two days of voting inside the Sistine Chapel. He is the 267th pope, and he will be named Pope Leo XIV, becoming the religious leader of Catholics across the world. His name was announced after cardinal Mamberti uttered…
US President Donald Trump says he is not looking forward to a third term in office. Speaking in an interview on NBC, Trump said he would hand over power to a “great Republican” after completing his constitutionally permissible two terms of eight years. “So many people want me to do it. I have never had…
US President Donald Trump said Sunday he was ordering new tariffs on all films made outside the United States, claiming Hollywood was being “devastated” by a trend of US filmmakers and studios working abroad. The announcement comes as the White House is coming under mounting criticism over its aggressive trade policies that have seen Trump…
US President Donald Trump posted on Friday a spoof picture of himself dressed as the pope on his Truth Social platform after joking that he would like to be the next Catholic pontiff. The president is seen in what appears to be an AI-generated colour image, with his right index finger pointed toward the sky,…
Nigeria has ranked third on the list of African countries with the highest number of deportations from the United States (U.S) between 2020 and 2025, according to data from The United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). A total of 437 Nigerian nationals were removed from the U.S. during this period, with many facing deportation…
Pope Francis, the leader of the Catholic Church, has been laid to rest at the Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica, also known as St. Mary Major, one of the four major Catholic churches in Rome. The pope, who is the first Latin American leader of the church and has heralded many firsts, has drifted from a…
The Trump administration has reversed its decision to terminate the visas of hundreds of foreign students, restoring their legal status after weeks of uncertainty and fear of deportation. The move follows a wave of legal challenges, with over 100 lawsuits filed by students who had been suddenly stripped of their right to remain in the…
Pope Francis died from stroke and subsequent irreversible heart failure, the Vatican has announced, around 12 hours after his death was announced. Francis has been remembered as someone full of compassion, mercy and “irrepressible hope” as Catholics came together to mourn the death of a pontiff hailed by the King and other world leaders. The…