Pope diagnosed with lung cancer but had successful surgery, Vatican says
Pope Leo XIV has been diagnosed with lung cancer but had successful surgery to remove a lower lobe of his right lung, the Vatican has said in a medical bulletin.The 71-year-old underwent a 90...
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Venezuela's ex-leader Nicolás Maduro charged with conspiracy to commit torture
Prosecutors in the United States have accused Venezuela's former leader Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, of conspiracy to commit torture.The fresh charges against the couple were made...
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Ex-US congressman sentenced to 10 years in prison for $50m lobbying scheme
A former US congressman has been sentenced to 10 years in a federal prison for money laundering and working as an undeclared foreign agent.David Rivera, 61, who was elected as a Florida Republican,...
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US interest rates raised for first time in three years
US interest rates have been raised for the first time in more than three years and could be increased further in a bid to slow rising prRates were hiked to 3.75%-4% from 3.5%-3.75% by the Federal...
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Trump says every adult American would get $5,000 if Republicans win midterms
US President Donald Trump says he would offer every adult American a $5,000 (£3,700) payout if Republicans win both chambers of Congress in November's midterm elections - a plan that would cost more...
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Egyptian TV presenter among 12 sentenced to death for drug crime
Sarah Khalifa, 39, charged with forming organised criminal gang to manufacture and traffic drugsAn Egyptian court sentenced a well-known television presenter and 11 others to death for manufacturing...
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Iran attacks US targets in Middle East after four reportedly killed at wedding celebration
Verified footage shows telecoms tower and houses damagedpublished at 10:0710:07BBC Verify has confirmed videos and images showing the aftermath of last night’s US strikes on Kuhestak,...
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US-Canada trade war escalates as Trump threatens tariff hike on vehicles
President Donald Trump has threatened to hike US tariffs on automobiles originating in Canada, as the trade war between the two neighbours continues to heat up.Trump said on Monday that he will...
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Former Liberian vice-president charged in drug-trafficking probe
Liberia has charged former Vice-President Jewel Howard-Taylor with drug trafficking, money laundering and a range of other offences as part of an investigation into an alleged transnational narcotics...
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Top Zambian opposition figures arrested days after presidential vote
Security forces in Zambia have seized weapons and arrested 11 people, including senior opposition figures, allegedly involved in an insurrection plot, the government has said.The leading opposition...
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Zambia resumes vote counting after security concerns halt electoral process
Zambia's Electoral Commission has resumed the counting of votes from Thursday's presidential, parliamentary and local elections after it was halted over alleged attacks on polling staffThe authority...
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2026 National Youth Conference: Take an active role in national development - NYA CEO urges youth
Chief Executive Officer of the National Youth Authority (NYA), Osman Abdulai Ayariga, has urged Ghanaian youth to move beyond being passive recipients of government interventions and take an active...
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