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Hamas has announced that it will release six Israeli captives and the bodies of four deceased this week as part of a Gaza ceasefire and prisoner swap agreement with Israel. “It has been agreed to release the…

The Vatican says Pope Francis has been diagnosed with pneumonia in both lungs. In a statement on Tuesday, the Vatican said a chest CT scan carried out on the Pope showed that his condition presents a “complex picture”.…

United States President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Tuesday aimed at improving the affordability and availability of in vitro fertilization, a health issue he had addressed on the campaign trail. The…

A 48-year-old man in the UK, Emad Kaky, has had his prison sentence increased after it was referred to the Court of Appeal under the Unduly Lenient Sentence scheme. This is detailed in a Tuesday press release…

Pope Francis did some work during his fourth day in hospital Monday, but the 88-year-old faces a “complex clinical picture” that will require a longer than expected stay, the Vatican said. The head of the Catholic…

Israel’s far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said on Monday that Hamas militants must surrender their arms and leave Gaza. He was speaking ahead of a cabinet meeting to discuss the next phase of the…

Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has sparked alarm by seeking access to a system with the US tax office that has detailed financial data about millions of Americans, US media reported.…

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Saturday he blocked a Donald Trump-led deal that would give the US access to vast amounts of Ukrainian natural resources as it lacked “security guarantees” for Kyiv and…

Sri Lanka was plunged into darkness for three days after a monkey tampered with an electric grid station. Reuters reported on Friday that Sri Lanka’s power minister, Kumara Jayakody, blamed the country’s power…

US President Donald Trump’s administration has begun laying off probationary employees as it moves to the next stage of its plans to aggressively shrink the federal workforce. The US Department of Veteran’s Affairs was…

US President Donald Trump inked plans Thursday for sweeping “reciprocal tariffs” hitting both allies and competitors, in a dramatic escalation of an international trade war that economists warn could fuel inflation…

Sean ‘Diddy‘ Combs has launched a $100 million lawsuit against NBC, alleging that the network’s documentary ‘The Making of a Bad Boy’ made defamatory statements about him. The documentary, released on…

Panama said Thursday it had received a first US military plane transporting 119 deportees of various nationalities, who will now be repatriated to their own countries. President Jose Raul Mulino, who has offered…

Inflation in the United States rose unexpectedly in January, reaching 3%, its highest level in six months, and surpassing economists’ expectations of 2.9%. The increase was driven by rising egg and energy prices, adding…

United States Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth stated on Wednesday that the war between Ukraine and Russia “must end,” but emphasised that Ukraine’s membership in NATO was not a realistic outcome of a negotiated…

Pope Francis launched a stinging critique Tuesday of US President Donald Trump’s deportations of undocumented migrants, describing it as a “major crisis” that “damages the dignity of men and women”. In a letter to US…

Hamas announced next hostage release scheduled on Saturday will be postponed “until further notice,” accusing Israel of breaking the Gaza…

Tesla owner, Elon Musk, has revealed that the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) uncovered that the Federal Emergency Management Agency…

Google on Monday changed the name of the Gulf of Mexico to “Gulf of America” for those using its Maps platform inside the United States, complying with an…

UK immigration enforcement teams made over 600 arrests in January, a 73 percent increase on the same period a year ago, as…

An American Airlines flight from Austin, Texas, to Charlotte, North Carolina, was grounded for over four and a half hours on Friday after a passenger’s Wi-Fi hotspot name, “I Have a Bomb,” triggered a massive…

Most Conservative Party voters do not believe that Kemi Badenoch would make a good prime minister,…

The Canadian Immigration Department has introduced updates to the Express Entry program for 2025. These changes are expected to impact skilled workers, tradespeople, and healthcare professionals who hope to obtain…

The United Kingdom (UK) continues to open its doors to skilled workers worldwide through its work visa schemes, addressing critical labour shortages across key industries.  In 2025, high-demand jobs eligible for…