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Friday, 20 June 2025 05:11
DR Congo: Catholics celebrate as Pope beatifies local customs official
On 15 June Catholics in Goma and across the Congo rejoiced as Floribèrt Bwana Chui Bin Kositi, a Congolese customs official, was beatified by Pope Leo XIV in Rome. Kositi was kidnapped and killed in 2007…
Friday, 20 June 2025 05:10
Brazil: offshore oil exploration auctions test Lula’s climate pledges
In a northern region of Brazil known as the Equatorial Margin, where the Amazon River meets the Atlantic, a major environmental and political debate is unfolding. After researching the possibility of offshore oil reserves, the government…
Friday, 20 June 2025 05:09
Australia: vital defence pact under threat
The critical Aukus defence pact, agreed by Australia in 2021 with the USA and UK, to acquire nuclear-powered submarines, faces uncertainty as Donald Trump’s administration reviews its alignment with the ‘America First’ agenda. Valued at over…
Friday, 20 June 2025 05:08
Rwanda and DR Congo reach draft peace agreement after decades of conflict
A draft peace agreement has been reached between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo, aiming to end decades of deadly conflict in eastern DR Congo. Mediated by the US and Qatar, the deal outlines disengagement,…
Thursday, 12 June 2025 19:41
UN report says world fertility rates in unprecedented decline
In India, Namrata Nangia and her husband long to have another child, but are held back by financial and time pressures - a dilemma increasingly shared worldwide. According to a new UN report, a global decline…
Thursday, 12 June 2025 19:39
India: disastrous plane crash in Ahmedabad
In one of India’s worst aviation disasters in decades, at least 240 people were killed when a Boeing 787 owned by Air India crashed in Ahmedabad soon after takeoff. The sole survivor, Vishwashkumar Ramesh, is in…