•King Charles III Prince William will represent Britain’s royal family at the funeral of Pope Francis at the Vatican on Saturday, Kensington Palace said today. The heir to the throne will attend the service “on behalf” of King Charles III, the palace said, in a decision in keeping with modern tradition, reports AFP. Charles, when […]...
A number of global leaders have announced they will travel to Rome for Pope Francis’s funeral on Saturday, which is likely to draw huge crowds in the square in front of St Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican. Here is a list of the expected VIP guests: US President Donald Trump said he and his wife […]
•A shark fin seen as Israeli rescue services search for a missing man in the Mediterranean sea waters today Israeli police have been searching for a man reported missing following a suspected shark attack off the country’s Mediterranean coast, the force said today. Shark attacks have not been reported in Israel for decades. Police spokesman [...
Archaeologists made a stunning discovery beneath a British university’s property, uncovering hundreds of skeletons and the remains of a medieval church, an unexpected find during a routine excavation. The University of Gloucestershire revealed in a press release yesterday that the findings were made on its City Campus, a site it acquired in 20...
•IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva The IMF said today it now believed China’s economy will only grow by four percent this year, well below Beijing’s official target as it fights a mounting trade war with the United States that threatens to hammer the global economy. China and the United States — the world’s two largest […]...
Boeing plans to sell portions of its digital aviation solutions business to software-focused investment firm Thoma Bravo for $10.55 billion, the aerospace giant announced today. Boeing said it will retain “core digital capabilities” to enable fleet maintenance and repair services for customers, reports AFP. The transaction includes Jeppesen, a...
•New Zealand flag A populist party in New Zealand’s governing coalition today proposed a law to enforce a biological definition of men and women, condemning the existing “woke ideology” of “cancerous social engineering”. The New Zealand First Party — which has campaigned to ban transgender women from using women’s toilets or participating in w...
•IMF Managing Director, Kristalina Georgieva The International Monetary Fund (IMF) yesterday advised heavily-indebted countries to seek debt restructuring where necessary to restore macroeconomic stability and sustainable growth. In a report titled: “Toward a Better Balanced and More Resilient World Economy” released ahead of the IMF/World Ban...
•Late Pope Francis Pope Francis died of a stroke, causing a coma and “irreversible” heart failure, according to his death certificate released by the Vatican yesterday. The 88-year-old Catholic leader died yesterday morning, almost a month after having been discharged from five weeks in hospital where he nearly succumbed to double pneumonia, r...
•US President Donald Trump speaks during inauguration ceremonies in US Capitol on January 20, 2025 US President Donald Trump raised a record $239 million for his January inauguration, according to a Federal Election Commission (FEC) filing on Sunday — more than double the amount for his previous swearing-in. The hundreds of donors to the Trump...