- — Suspect arrested after Uppsala shooting that killed three, injured several
- The Swedish police arrested a man on Wednesday, linked to the shooting that claimed the lives of three people and injured several others the previous night.
- — Vatican issues postage 'Sede Vacante' stamps
- The stamps, released on Monday, mark the interregnum between the death of Pope Francis and the election of his successor, a period known as 'Sede Vacante', Latin for Vacant Seat
- — SADC begins withdrawal of its peacekeeping forces from DR Congo
- The Southern African Development Community (SADC) began on Tuesday the withdrawal of its peacekeeping forces from the eastern regions of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)through Rwanda.
- — Thousands displaced by Sudan war return home from Egypt
- According to the International Organization for Migration, some 123,000 Sudanese returned from Egypt since the start of the year, including nearly 50,000 so far in April, double the month before
- — Researchers study using planes to cool the earth amidst global warming
- Existing aircraft could help cool the planet by releasing reflective particles into the atmosphere, a new study from University College London suggests. Researchers say the approach, known as stratospheric aerosol injection, could slow global warming without the need for specially designed planes
- — Bomb Blast Kills 26 in Northeast Nigeria
- At least 26 people, including women and children, were killed in northeastern Nigeria when explosive devices detonated on a busy road Monday
- — Cardinals Gather to Choose Pope Francis’ Successor
- As the Catholic Church prepares for a new chapter, over 130 cardinals will gather next week in a closed-door conclave to elect the next pope
- — Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger to have access to the Atlantic ocean
- In December 2023, Morocco announced a trade initiative to facilitate Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger's access to the Atlantic Ocean using Moroccan ports after ECOWAS imposed trade restrictions on the the three junta-led countries.
- — Sudanese midwives deliver hope amid war and ruin
- The war has displaced over 13 million people and claimed at least 24,000 lives. Human rights organizations say the conflict, marked by famine, mass rape, and ethnic violence, has created one of the world’s worst humanitarian disasters.
- — Trump marks his first 100 days in office amid trade impasse with China
- The US president, Donald Trump, is marking 100 days in office, but with frictions all over, brought about by the global tariffs mostly targeting China.
- — Barca Face Inter in UCL Semi
- Barcelona are riding high after their Copa del Rey triumph over Real Madrid
- — The second edition of Abidjan Art Week comes to a close
- The second edition of Abidjan Art Week came to a close this weekend in Abidjan, the economic capital of Côte d’Ivoire.
- — Human rights in crisis: Amnesty sounds alarm over global decline
- Amnesty International has warned of the deteriorating global human rights crisis as the ‘Trump effect’ accelerates destructive trends.
- — DRC: Belgian Foreign Minister meets Tshisekedi
- During his last visit to Kinshasa, the Belgian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs discussed the conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo with Prime Minister Judith Suminwa and President Félix Tshisekedi.
- — Russia battles blaze after Iran explosion
- Massive Russian firefighting airtankers have dropped over 130 tons of water on Iran’s Shahid Rajaei port, following a deadly explosion last Saturday
- — Libya hosts African volleyball championship
- Libya is making a bold return to African sports with the 46th African Men’s Volleyball Clubs Championship currently underway in Misrata. The event brings together 23 clubs from nine African nations, including Egypt, Tunisia, Algeria, and Kenya — and showcases not only athletic talent but also a nati
- — Ukraine dismisses Russia's ceasefire offer, demands longer truce
- The Kremlin said the truce, ordered on “humanitarian grounds,” will run from the start of May 8 and last through the end of May 10 to mark Moscow's defeat of Nazi Germany in 1945
- — Amazon launches its first internet satellites to compete against Starlinks
- Amazon’s first batch of internet satellites rocketed into orbit Monday, the latest entry in the mega constellation market currently dominated by SpaceX's thousands of Starlinks.
- — Residents evacuated from nearly 200 Cape Town homes as wildfire rages
- Residents in Cape Town, South Africa haven been evacuated from at least 198 households, including 48 residents who require special care, as a wildfire, which broke out in Table Mountain National Park on Sunday, and spread to the city's southern suburb of Tokai.
- — Spain, Portugal restore electricity supply after outage
- By 6:30 a.m., more than 99% of energy demand in Spain had been restored, the country's electricity operator Red Eléctrica said Tuesday
- — UN Security Council updated on growing refugee crisis across globe
- Filippo Grandi, the U.N.'s high commissioner for refugees, told the Security Council that the plight of millions across the globe is exacerbated by the more than 120 conflicts, which are raging unabated
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