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Pope Leo XIV calls for 'hope' before 100,000 faithful in Angola
AFP, Published on 19/04/2026
» LUANDA (ANGOLA) - Tens of thousands of people attended a giant open-air mass by Pope Leo XIV outside the Angolan capital Sunday, where he delivered a message of hope to the resource-rich country marked by poverty and inequality.
Four arrested in cocaine ring bust
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 19/04/2026
» Police have arrested four suspects, including the alleged Nigerian kingpin, in a crackdown on a cocaine network operating in Bangkok’s nightlife districts.
Zelensky slams oil sanctions relief for Russia
AFP, Published on 19/04/2026
» KYIV- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday condemned the easing of sanctions on Russian oil after the United States extended a waiver meant to soften surging energy prices driven by the Middle East war.
Crisis-hit Bulgaria votes in eighth election in five years
AFP, Published on 19/04/2026
» SOFIA - Bulgarians were voting in the country's eighth election in five years on Sunday, with ex-president Rumen Radev's grouping tipped to win on a pledge to fight corruption, after an anti-graft movement triggered a long political crisis.
Putting today's news on the map
Roger Crutchley, Published on 19/04/2026
» One of the few positive outcomes of the present Iran conflict is the impact it has had on geographical knowledge of the area amongst people around the globe. Every day millions switch on the television or their phones and the first thing they are likely to be greeted with is a map of the Middle East.
Border hospitals need more help
Editorial, Published on 19/04/2026
» A recent appeal for financial help from Umphang Hospital in Tak province highlights the ordeals faced by hospitals along the Thai-Myanmar border.
Pope arrives in Angola on Africa tour overshadowed by Trump
AFP, Published on 19/04/2026
» LUANDA (ANGOLA) - Pope Leo XIV lamented that his trip to Africa had been marked by a war of words with US President Donald Trump as he arrived in Angola on Saturday on the third leg of the tour.
France blames Hezbollah for French peacekeeper's death in Lebanon
AFP, Published on 18/04/2026
» PARIS (FRANCE) - A French soldier was killed and three others wounded in an attack Saturday on UN peacekeepers in Lebanon that appeared to have been carried out by Hezbollah, French President Emmanuel Macron said.
‘Record number’ of Rohingya refugees died at sea last year
Published on 18/04/2026
» GENEVA - Nearly 900 Rohingya refugees were reported missing or dead in the Andaman Sea and Bay of Bengal in 2025, making it the deadliest year on record for the route, according to the United Nations refugee agency.
Iran closes Hormuz Strait again over US blockade
AFP, Published on 18/04/2026
» TEHRAN - Iran’s military declared the Strait of Hormuz closed again on Saturday, its military command said, hours after reopening it and with more than a dozen commercial ships passing through the vital waterway.