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Pope prays at Catholic shrine in Angola that was a center of African slave trade

Pope Leo XIV on Sunday recalled the "sorrow and great suffering" Angolans endured for centuries, as the American pope prayed at a Catholic shrine located at the site of an important hub of the African slave trade during Portugal's colonial rule.

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Hong Kong fire victims to return to burned homes

Five months after Hong Kong’s deadliest fire in decades, thousands of displaced fire victims are beginning to return to see what remains of their homes and retrieve their belongings

British PM faces angry lawmakers over Mandelson's appointment as ambassador

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer faces angry lawmakers over Peter Mandelson's appointment as ambassador to Washington

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US and allied forces kick off combat drills with Philippines despite US focus on Iran

The United States and the Philippines have kicked off of their largest combat exercises in an annual display of allied military might

Arrests fuel fears among Madagascar’s gen Z protesters that new regime no better than one they overthrew

Jubilation is turning to disenchantment as young activists arrested after protest calling for election date to be setThe arrest of several protesters in Madagascar has increased fears among young people that the military regime that took power last year after huge Gen Z demonstrations will be no better than the government it overthrew.Four Gen Z activists, Herizo Andriamanantena, Miora Rakotomalala, Dina Randrianarisoa and Nomena Ratsihorimanana, were arrested on 12 April, one of their lawyers said, two days after taking part in a protest calling for an election date to be set. Continue reading...