March 25, 2025
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Pope Francis to make first public appearance in over a month amid health battle

Pope Francis is set to make his first public appearance in over five weeks on Sunday as he continues to recover from double pneumonia. The Vatican announced that he will give a blessing from the window of his chamber at Rome’s Gemelli Hospital, where he has been receiving treatment since February 14. This appearance is

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Lesedi Molapisi hanged in Bangladesh as Kenya’s Nduta faces similar fate in Vietnam

Lemiso Media has reported that a Botswana woman, Lesedi Molapisi, was executed in Bangladesh today after being found guilty of drug trafficking. Molapisi was hanged at 10:30 a.m. local time (GMT+6) on Friday, March 21, 2025. She had been sentenced to death in May last year for smuggling over three kilograms of heroin into the

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Trump warns 30,000 Kenyans facing deportation to self-deport or suffer consequences

Donald Trump has introduced a new self-deportation app called the CBP Home app, which allows undocumented immigrants in the United States to voluntarily leave the country. His administration has pushed for stricter immigration policies, and this app is part of the effort to reduce the number of people living in the US unlawfully. By using

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” You must leave Rwanda within 48 hours” Rwanda cuts diplomatic ties with Belgium, expels diplomats

According to recent reports by different media houses, Rwanda has officially cut diplomatic ties with Belgium, ordering all Belgian diplomats to leave the country within 48 hours. This move, announced on March 17, 2025, marks a serious escalation in tensions between the two countries over political and regional disputes. The decision follows growing friction, with

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United States sets travel restriction on 3 separate dozens of countries

The Trump administration is considering imposing broad travel restrictions on nationals from dozens of countries as part of President Trump’s new prohibition, according to sources familiar with the situation and an official document obtained by Reuters. The document lists 41 countries, separated into three sections, with varying levels of visa suspensions. The top ten countries,

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UN chopper downed in South Sudan, President Kiir calls for calm

South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir has pleaded for calm after seven army soldiers were killed during a UN evacuation attempt in the turbulent Upper Nile state. President Kiir stated that an army general who had been injured during a previous evacuation attempt was killed when a UN helicopter was shot at.He stated a second chopper

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Trump-Zelenskyy feud threatens Ukraine aid as European leaders rally behind Kyiv

On February 28, 2025, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House to discuss potential avenues for a ceasefire in the ongoing Russo-Ukrainian War. The meeting was initially intended to secure U.S. investment in Ukraine’s rare-earth minerals, but it quickly turned into a tense exchange, exposing deep disagreements between

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“We support Ukraine’s sovereignty, security” UK’s Starmer says after Trump-Zelensky fiasco

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has talked with US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky after their meeting in Washington devolved into a disagreement about US backing for Ukraine. Trump welcomed Zelensky to the White House, but their friendly conversation culminated in a shouting match in front of the media in the Oval

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Pope Francis suffers health scare after inhaling vomit, placed on ventilation

Pope Francis has suffered a serious health setback while receiving treatment for double pneumonia at Rome’s Gemelli Hospital. The Vatican has confirmed that he experienced a sudden worsening of his condition after a bronchial spasm caused him to inhale vomit. This complication made it difficult for him to breathe, and doctors had to place him

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