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Pope to urge peace in Cameroon’s conflict zone
Pope Leo XIV is to arrive in Cameroon on Wednesday, the second stage of an African tour shadowed by insults from US President Donald Trump and suicide attacks in Algeria on his first day. The pontiff is to meet Cameroonian President Paul Biya at the s…
Woman ‘forced’ to get partner’s name tattooed 250 times over her face & body… before ‘survivor’s’ amazing transformation
A TRAUMATISED woman has accused an ex-partner of forcing her to tattoo his name all over her face and body 250 times. Joke, 52, has undergone a series of painful tattoo removals to get rid of the unwanted body art with some of the inkwork featuring sic…
Peru candidate demands vote annulment as count tightens
Peruvian right-wing presidential hopeful Rafael Lopez Aliaga gathered hundreds of supporters in Lima on Tuesday and gave authorities 24 hours to annul the first round of the country’s election over allegations of fraud. Lopez Aliaga, a fan of US Presi…
Paris Saint-Germain beats Liverpool to reach the Champions League semifinals
Paris Saint-Germain’s grip on the Champions League trophy remains strong. The defending champion advanced to the semifinals of European club soccer’s biggest competition by dumping out six-time winner Liverpool on Tuesday. A 2-0 win at Anfield sealed …
Frenchman scoops up 1 million euro Picasso painting in Paris raffle
A Frenchman won a Picasso painting worth 1 million euros ($1.18 million) in a non-profit raffle on Tuesday. The winner, Ari Hodara, a 59-year-old software engineer from Paris, was selected at random at Christie’s auction house in Paris from 120,000…
Teekay Tankers set for ‘blow-out’ profit in red-hot crude tanker markets
Fearnley Securities raises share price target after ‘incredible start’ to April
Lebanese ‘cautiously optimistic’ as talks with Israel unfold in Washington
Israel and Lebanon agreed to direct negotiations following talks in Washington on Tuesday that US Secretary of State Marco Rubio had hailed as a “historic opportunity” for peace. Lebanon’s ambassador to the United States Nada Hamadeh Moawad called for…
France and UK to co-host Hormuz shipping security talks
France and Britain will co-host a video-conference Friday of countries ready to contribute to a “purely defensive mission” to secure the Strait of Hormuz, the French president’s office said Tuesday. President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister…
Magyar meets Hungarian president and goes on state media as he plans break with Orbán era – Europe live
Prime minister elect says he expects new government to be in place by mid-MaySo let’s bring you Trump’s (somewhat unexpected) comments on Hungary then…For what it’s worth, president Sulyok also met with the outgoing prime minister, Viktor Orbán, and th…