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Top European leagues demand FIFA reforms, piling pressure on Infantino

FIFA president Gianni Infantino came under increased pressure Friday as Europe's four main football leagues called for…

US rapper Macklemore announces 'Free Palestine' tour after Ed Sheeran saga

PRESS REVIEW – Friday, September 25: There's anticipation and excitement in France as Pope Leo XIV embarks on the first…

Pope Leo visits France: Pontiff wants to focus world's attention on peace, human dignity, technology

Alison Sargent is pleased to welcome Andrea Antonio Verardi, Professor of Church History and Cultural Heritage at the…

France: Pope Leo XIV welcomed by Macron at the Élysée

President Emmanuel Macron welcomed Pope Leo XIV to the Élysée Palace on Friday, 25 September, at the start of the…

Donald Trump courts Xi Jinping during high-profile White House visit

President Donald Trump rolled out an unusually lavish welcome for Chinese President Xi Jinping, praising their personal…

REPLAY : Pope Leo XIV arrives in France for four-day visit

Pope Leo XIV has landed at Paris Orly Airport for the start of his four-day visit to France. A welcoming ceremony was…

France's Catholic influencers take faith from social media to real life

Catholic influencers gathered hundreds of young people for an evening of prayer at Paris's Saint-Sulpice church ahead…

Pope Leo XIV's Paris agenda includes Macron meeting and Notre-Dame visit

Paris is making final preparations for Pope Leo XIV's first official visit to the French capital in 18 years, with…

Pope Leo XIV's France visit puts Macron in diplomatic balancing act

Pope Leo XIV's visit to France is forcing Emmanuel Macron into a delicate diplomatic balancing act. As both the head of…

Pope Leo XIV’s visit to France: What you need to know

Pope Leo XIV on Friday arrives in France for a four-day visit – his fifth Apostolic journey since becoming pontiff last…

Canada seeks new role in global economy

As trade ties with the US continue to fray, Canada is seeking a new role and new partners in the increasingly…

‘Most powerful force is human potential’: Ukraine's military prioritises new tactics, technologies

François Picard is pleased to welcome Kyrylo Berkal, Deputy Commander of Ukraine's Third Army Corps, He sees Ukraine’s…

AFCON 2027 qualifiers: African giants kick off their campaigns

Inspired by the women’s team’s continental title win in August, which they came to Garoua to showcase, Cameroon’s…

Argentina's poverty rate climbs to nearly one in three under Milei

Argentina’s poverty rate rose to 32.3% in the first half of 2026 from 28.2% in the previous six months, official data…

Nepal’s catastrophic floods were ‘warning to the world', PM Shah tells UN

Nepal’s Prime Minister Balendra Shah said on Thursday that last month’s catastrophic floods were a “warning to the…

Live: Iran's President says US ‘must choose’ whether to end war

It is for the United States to choose whether to end its war in Iran as Tehran does not wish to continue fighting,…

Saudi reports fresh Houthi attacks as France pledges to defend key oil port

Saudi Arabia intercepted Houthi ballistic missiles on Thursday after warning several regions, including Mecca, of…

Trump and Xi meet, but hopes for AI cooperation stay slim

Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump have been holding talks in the Oval Office at the White…

'Send in the Clowns': Viral video fuels claims Denmark trolled Trump and Rubio

A viral video claims Danish officials played Judy Collins’ “Send in the Clowns” as US Secretary of State Marco Rubio…

Macron says 'CIA did not ​inform French services' of possible Russian drone attacks

French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday denied a report by Spanish newspaper El Mundo that the US Central…

Iran sees air, land travel chaos as US sanctions bite

Flights between Iran and the United Arab Emirates have been suspended, following tighter US sanctions on Iran's…

Tigray rebels in 'full-blown' war with government

In tonight's edition: Tigrayans in northern Ethiopia start panic-buying supplies in the rush to stock up amid fears…

Israeli PM Netanyahu calls Gaza genocide allegations ‘biggest lie of the century’

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gave a combative speech at the UN General Assembly on Thursday in which he…

REPLAY: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at the UNGA

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on ​Thursday mounted a forceful defense of Israel's actions in the region at the UN,…

The future of AI in their hands? Trump-Xi summit dismisses calls for global oversight

It’s their AI world and we’re just living in it. If that's the feeling of those who suffer from AI anxiety, it may…

Residents in West Bank's Masafer Yatta face Israeli demolitions

On September 2, the Israeli army demolished the village of Khirbet a-Taban in the occupied West Bank. The village is…

🔴 Live: ‘We’re going to win because we’ve got no other choice’, Israeli PM Netanyahu says at UN

Israeli policies threaten 'life and existence' of Palestinians, Abbas tells UN

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas addressed the UN General Assembly on Thursday by video after being denied a visa to…

Schism with rebel Catholic sect casts a pall over Pope Leo’s visit to France

The Vatican’s recent excommunication of followers of a Catholic splinter sect, the Society of Saint Pius X, has revived…

Threat to 'life and existence': Major takeaways from Palestinian president's UN speech

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas addressed the UN General Assembly on Thursday, delivering prerecorded remarks from…

REPLAY: Palestinian president Abbas addresses UN General Assembly

Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas told the UN on Thursday that Israeli policies no longer just jeopardized a two-state…

How do the French feel about religion?

Amid the enthusiasm over the first papal visit to France in 18 years, we take a deep dive into religion in France. We…

'Trump views US-China relations as a personal friendship: Xi views US as an adversary to be managed'

Erin Ogunkeye is pleased to welcome Henrietta Levin, Senior Fellow with the Freeman Chair in China Studies at the…

United States: Trump's unconventional welcome for Xi's state visit

🇺🇸 🇨🇳 In a first for a US president, Donald Trump greeted his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on the tarmac as the…

Nigerian superstar Yemi Alade: From viral hit 'Johnny' to working with Beyoncé

Nigerian superstar Yemi Alade is one of Africa's biggest female artists, with global hits, hundreds of millions of…

Kévi Donat, founder of Le Paris Noir: 'Paris is much more diverse than perhaps people expect'

The man behind a company that aims to put the stories of Black men and women back at the heart of Paris where they…