United States: with diversity initiatives under threat, Black students stage their own graduation/in /by
At the University of Kentucky, Black students organised their own graduation event after the establishment recently called off celebrations for minority graduates, citing federal and state policy changes.
Rugby: Maro Itoje is first Englishman to captain Lions since 2001/in /by
The 30-year-old English rugbyman has been made captain of the prestigious Lions team. The squad will tour Australia in June.
Pope Leo XIV, first US pope, addresses crowd at St Peter’s Square/in /by
Pope Leo XIV, the first US pope, addressed the faithful on St Peter's Square, emphasising peace, dialogue and unity, recalling his roots as an Augustinian priest.
Robert Francis Prevost, who has taken the name Leo XIV, elected new pope/in /by
The 133 cardinals agreed on cardinal Robert Francis Prevost as new pope on Thursday, 8 May, shortly after 7pm Central European Summer Time. The 69-year-old is the first American pope in history.
Crowd cheers as white smoke announces new pope at Vatican/in /by
White smoke rose from the Sistine Chapel, signalling the election of the 267th pope. Crowds in St Peter’s Square cheered, as they awaited the new pope to emerge.
Putin and Xi Deepen strategic alliance amid rising tensions with the West/in /by
As Putin and Xi project unity and shared purpose from Moscow, the summit signals a deeper alignment not just in trade and diplomacy—but in a vision for reshaping global power structures.
Algeria commemorates thousands killed by French troops in 1945 massacres/in /by
Ceremonies in the cities of Guelma, Kherrata and Setif on Thursday paid homage to the thousands of Algerians killed by French troops following anti-French riots in May 1945.
Nigeria: Visually impaired children learn to swim in push for inclusion/in /by
Each splash is a defiance of the odds in a country where swimming is not part of the school curriculum and access to public pools is scarce
Billionaire Bill Gates to donate almost entire personal wealth by 2045/in /by
The co-founder of Microsoft, who has an estimated $113.1 billion fortune according to Forbes, announced Thursday that he aimed at giving virtually all of it away over the next two decades.
Africa accelerates towards energy and economic sovereignty with DRC mining growth {Business Africa}/in /by
Africa’s energy and economic landscape is undergoing a transformative shift, led by major developments across mining, mobility, and regional energy trade. From the Democratic Republic of Congo’s evolving mining sector to Kenya’s pioneering all-women EV assembly line and Afreximbank’s new $3 billion