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Rwandans grieved, on Thursday, for lost loved ones and destroyed homes after powerful floods and landslides tore through the country killing at least 130 people and leaving many thousands homeless, AFP reports. AFP said that the…

Muhammad Yusuf, Sudan’s ambassador to Nigeria, has asked Nigerian evacuees to return to the North African country after the crisis cools off. Yusuf made the request in the early hours of Thursday morning shortly after some of the evacuated…

Finland’s flag will be hoisted outside NATO headquarters on Tuesday when it becomes the newest member of the Western alliance, Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said. “Tomorrow we will welcome Finland as the 31st member,” Stoltenberg told…

A four-year-old boy, Saeed AlMheiri, from Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, has written a book about kindness and is now the world’s youngest person to publish a book in the Guinness Books of Records. His record was verified on March 9,…

The Vatican, on Wednesday, said Pope Francis, 86, was in hospital in Rome for previously scheduled health checks, before later cancelling his Thursday appointments. “The Holy Father has been at Gemelli (Hospital) since this afternoon for…

Chief Executive Officer of Meta, Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, welcomed their third baby, named Aurelia Chan Zuckerberg. Zuckerberg made the announcement on Instagram Friday as he shared cute photos of him and his wife…

Russian President Vladimir Putin has written off $20 billion of accumulated debt owed by African countries during the Soviet era. Putin said this during the Russia-Africa Forum in Sochi. He added that the funds from those debts were…

The International Criminal Court (ICC) issued an arrest warrant, on Friday, against Russian President Vladimir Putin, accusing him of being responsible for the war crime of illegal deportation of children from Ukraine, Reuters reports.…

Gianni Infantino has been re-elected unopposed as FIFA President for another four-year term in office. This new term would run from 2023 to 2027. The election took place at the FIFA Congress held in Kigali, Rwanda on Thursday, and…

The son of Uganda’s aging leader, Yoweri Museveni, has said he intends to stand for the Presidency in 2026. It is the first time the outspoken general has given a timeline for replacing his father, who has ruled the east African country…