In a brief but sharp denunciation of how news outlets have covered his Africa trip, Pope Leo XIV told reporters on Saturday that he had no interest in continuing a debate with President Trump and that some of his remarks had been misinterpreted as criticism of the president. On Monday, at the start of his…
When Pope Leo XIV visits the African nation of Angola on Saturday, he will encounter one of the Roman Catholic Church’s enduring challenges on the continent. Angola has more than 20 million Catholics, but not a single cardinal, making the country a stark example of Africa’s lack of representation in Vatican leadership. Only 14 of…
President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa has appointed a new ambassador to the United States, filling a position that had been vacant since March 2025, when the country’s former ambassador was expelled by the Trump administration. Mr. Ramaphosa’s spokesman said on Wednesday that Roelf Meyer, a former member of the National Party, which introduced apartheid…
Johnson Masase discovered long ago that when you’re a dwarf, people tend to laugh at just about anything you do: when you run, when you jump, when you dance. And, certainly, when you emerge — as he did in January — from a black hatchback sporting a schoolgirl’s dress, a loose tie and thick-framed glasses….
Pope Leo XIV is not backing down. Amid a growing dispute with the Trump administration over the legitimacy of American attacks in Iran, Leo used a speech on Thursday in Cameroon to express “woe to those who manipulate religion and the very name of God for their own military, economic and political gain, dragging that…
Additionally, it said the applications, “through a wholly-owned and financed government club”, were part of an “aim of facilitating transfers of allegiance and enabling those athletes to represent Turkey at future international competitions, including the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games”. It added: “Given the common features across the applications, the panel assessed them together and…
The leader of a left-wing political party in South Africa who has been a prime target of President Trump’s attacks on the country was sentenced on Thursday to five years in prison after he was convicted on gun charges. The leader, Julius Malema, was found guilty last year on several charges related to firing an…
What is impressive about Bernard’s progress to date is that he did not play organised sports as young child, and only started in his mid-teens playing football and then, increasingly, basketball at school. His sporting heroes growing up were Barcelona and Brazil forward Ronaldino and NBA stars Hakeem Olajuwon and Michael Jordan – and all…
It has been three years since civil war erupted in Sudan – leading to what is considered the world’s worst humanitarian crisis. The conflict has seen human suffering on a huge scale, with 65% of the population in need of food, water, shelter and medicine. Thousands of people have been killed, and millions forcibly displaced….
World champion Peres Jepchirchir has withdrawn from this month’s London Marathon. The Tokyo 2020 Olympic champion was diagnosed with an unspecified stress fracture after finishing second in the Valencia marathon in December. That delayed the start of her training for London and the 32-year-old Kenyan has now told race organisers she must withdraw. Jepchirchir won…
