Pope Leo XIV met on Monday with the first woman to lead the world’s Anglican Christians, the newly enthroned Archbishop of Canterbury, Sarah Mullally, urging unity to evangelise more effectively. The papal audience at the Vatican was part of Mullally’s first trip abroad since taking up her groundbreaking role last month as the first woman to hold the role…
The Democratic Republic of Congo announced Monday it was setting up a paramilitary unit to secure mining sites in the country, which has abundant deposits of sought-after minerals. The central African nation produces around 70 percent of global cobalt output — key for making electric batteries and in defence technology — and holds some of the world’s richest deposits…
A Ukrainian drone strike Monday on the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant complex killed a transport worker, the site’s Moscow-installed authorities said. Zaporizhzhia is the biggest nuclear power plant in Europe. Moscow and Kyiv have repeatedly accused each other of risking a nuclear catastrophe with attacks since it was captured by Russia’s forces in 2022. “Today, a driver was…
Investigators on Sunday said the gunman who tried to storm a gala dinner attended by US President Donald Trump planned to target top government officials, as scrutiny grew over the event’s security. Trump, who was rushed out of the hotel ballroom in Washington by Secret Service agents, posted surveillance camera footage of the gunman attempting to sprint past a…
The suspect in shooting incident at the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner with President Donald Trump and senior members of his cabinet has been identified as Cole Tomas Allen, a 31-year-old teacher and video game developer from Southern California. CNN reported that Allen, who resides in Torrance, a suburb of Los Angeles, was identified by law enforcement sources as…
U.S. President Donald Trump was on Saturday night evacuated from the White House correspondents’ dinner party after an unfortunate shooting incident. A man armed with guns and knives stormed the lobby of the Washington Hilton hotel venue of the high-profile journalists’ dinner attended by President Donald Trump and multiple senior U.S. leaders. The gunman was rushing toward the ballroom…
