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Pope Leo to Monaco’s Billionaires: Your Wealth Must Be Shared

Kingsley Oyong Akam28 March 2026

Pope Leo made a day trip to Monaco on Saturday, a tax-free microstate on the French Riviera known as a haven for billionaires and their luxury yachts, and urged its residents to share their wealth and help those in need. “In God’s eyes, nothing is received in vain!” the pope told crowds waving yellow flags...

Turkey says NATO defences destroyed Iran missile, risking war expansion

Reuters4 March 2026

ANKARA, March 4 (Reuters) – Turkey said that NATO air defences destroyed an Iranian ballistic missile headed into Turkish airspace on Wednesday, marking the first time the alliance member has been drawn into the Middle East conflict and raising the possibility of a major expansion involving its bloc allies. Turkey – Iran’s neighbour that had...

Israeli Airstrike Reduces Tehran Hospital to Rubble, Patients Trapped

Kingsley Oyong Akam2 March 2026

A major hospital in northern Tehran was severely damaged following Israeli airstrikes on Monday, forcing the evacuation of patients and medical staff and raising renewed concerns over the impact of the escalating conflict on civilians. Two witnesses told Reuters that the Gandhi Hospital, located on Gandhi Street, sustained heavy damage during overnight strikes. Video footage...

US announces its first casualties in Iran war; poll signals challenge for Trump

Reuters2 March 2026

WASHINGTON, March 1 (Reuters) – The U.S. military announced on Sunday the first American casualties of President Donald Trump’s intensifying attack on Iran, as a new poll showed only one in four Americans supported strikes against the Middle Eastern country. As the conflict entered its second day, Trump said 48 Iranian leaders had been killed...

US and Israel launch strikes on Iran, targeting its leadership

Reuters28 February 2026

WASHINGTON/TEL AVIV/DUBAI, Feb 28 (Reuters) – The United States and Israel launched strikes on Iran on Saturday, targeting its leadership and plunging the Middle East into a new conflict that President Donald Trump said would end a security threat to the United States and give Iranians a chance to topple their rulers. The strikes put...

More than 1,700 Africans fighting for Russia, Ukraine says

Kingsley Oyong Akam26 February 2026

Exclusive-ICE struggles to vet recruits amid US immigration enforcement push, internal email showsBy Ted Hesson and Kristina Cooke WASHINGTON, Feb 26 (Reuters) – U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is struggling to keep pace with vetting new hires during its historic recruitment push and is laying out a process to deal with allegations of past misconduct...

Exclusive-ICE struggles to vet recruits amid US immigration enforcement push, internal email shows

Reuters26 February 2026

At least 30 dead after heavy rains hit southeastern Brazil, 39 missing

Kingsley Oyong Akam25 February 2026

By Eduardo Simões, Isabel Teles and Sergio Queiroz SAO PAULO/JUIZ DE FORA, Brazil, Feb 24 (Reuters) – At least 30 people died after heavy rains hit Brazil’s southeastern state of Minas Gerais, local authorities said on Tuesday, while 39 people were missing. The state fire department confirmed the deaths happened in the cities of Juiz...

Five Years On, War Takes Steep Toll on Maternal Healthcare in Ukraine – UNFPA

Kingsley Oyong Akam24 February 2026

By: Kingsley Oyong Akam As Ukraine marks the fifth year of the full-scale invasion by the Russian Federation, the nation’s healthcare system remains severely overstretched and overstrained, with maternal and newborn health services reaching critical levels, according to the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). Since the invasion began, there have been over 2,700 attacks on...

Drought deepens hunger in northern Kenya as aid dries up

Reuters23 February 2026

Thursday, 19 February 2026, 16:16 REUTERS Four years after a record drought devastated northern Kenya, failed rains are once again driving starvation, as aid cuts force humanitarian agencies to scale back their operations and feed fewer people. Sean Hogan reports. TURKANA COUNTY, Kenya – In the barren plains of Turkana, 76-year-old grandmother Echakan Amaja survives...

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