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Pope Leo XIV’s visit to Angola underscores the nation’s struggle with historical exploitation and contemporary corruption. Addressing President João Lourenço, he highlighted the need to combat corruption while advocating for a culture of justice, during his first address to Angola’s governing authorities amid the Pope’s African tour.
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez hosted a progressive conference in Barcelona, bringing together global leaders to oppose MAGA politics. Brazilian President Lula condemned warlords and tech billionaires, stating, “They’re destroying democracy, workers and nature,” highlighting the urgent need for collective action against these threats.
A shooting in Kyiv’s Holosiivskyi district has resulted in at least five fatalities, with a child injured. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed that the attacker has been eliminated and ten individuals are hospitalised. Four hostages were successfully rescued, as investigations continue.
‘The outer deck was full of people, and we presume that the interior (of the vessel) would also have been full.’
Environment activists on Wednesday smeared red paint and glued their hands to the protective glass on a Monet painting at Stockholm’s National Museum, police and the museum said.
The man accused of stabbing four toddlers and two adults at a playground in a French town last week has been moved to a psychiatric hospital, sources said on Wednesday.
The young man was last seen outside a hospital but it is believed he never went inside.
A sharp democratic backsliding has been observed in Tunisia since a 2019 power grab by President Kais Saied.
The Green Deal, described by Ursula von der Leyen as “Europe’s man on the moon moment,” is about to undergo a litmus test.
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