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Felix Tshisekedi came to power in 2019 with a huge vision – what has he achieved?

A Vatican tribunal on Saturday convicted a cardinal of embezzlement and sentenced him to 5 ½ years in prison in one of several verdicts handed… Read More »Cardinal is convicted of embezzlement in Vatican financial trial

Jacob Zuma says it would be a betrayal to campaign for Cyril Ramaphosa and has launched a new party.

Ahead of Monday’s election in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), women’s faces can be seen everywhere, pinned up on electoral posters throughout the country.… Read More »Women’s rights take centre stage in DR Congo election

Artificial rain was used for the first time in Pakistan on Saturday in a bid to combat hazardous levels of smog in the megacity of… Read More »Pakistan uses artificial rain to combat smog

Two major freight firms including MSC Mediterranean Shipping Co, the world’s biggest container shipping line, on Saturday said they would avoid the Suez Canal as… Read More »Global shipping firms to avoid Suez Canal as Red Sea attacks increase

A pivotal moment in the restoration of Paris’s Notre-Dame Cathedral is set for Saturday, with the installation of a golden rooster atop its spire.

A jury awarded $148 million in damages on Friday to two former Georgia election workers who sued Rudy Giuliani for defamation over lies he spread… Read More »Ex-Trump lawyer Giuliani ordered to pay $148 million in damages for defaming Georgia poll workers

A UK judge ruled on Friday that Prince Harry was a victim of phone hacking by journalists working for Mirror Group Newspapers (MGN), and awarded… Read More »UK judge rules that Prince Harry was victim of Mirror Group phone hacking

The emir of oil-rich Kuwait, Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, died on Saturday, the royal court said, after three years in power. He was 86.