Diasporas

President Donald Trump bid farewell to Elon Musk in the Oval Office on Friday, bringing to a cordial conclusion a tumultuous tenure for the billionaire entrepreneur. Musk is stepping down as head of the Department of Government Efficiency and will return to running his businesses, including electric car maker Tesla, …

After being dismembered more than a century ago and sent to Germany for racially motivated phrenological research, the remains of 19 African-Americans were repatriated to New Orleans for a proper send-off. In the 1880s, Dr. Henry D. Schmidt, a physician in New Orleans, sent 19 skulls to Leipzig, Germany, for …

Two Brazilian nuns have gone viral after delivering an unexpected beatbox and dance performance during a Catholic television program. Sisters Marizele Cassiano and Marisa de Paula, members of the Copiosa Redenção congregation, appeared on the show Família de Amor (Family of Love) on the Pai Eterno Catholic TV channel when …

Daniel Noboa, elected in Ecuador’s presidential run-off election on April 13, was sworn in for the period 2025-2029 at a ceremony held at the National Assembly in the capital Quito. The 37-year-old president officially began his term of office after receiving the presidential sash in front of parliamentarians and foreign …

Emotions are still running high in the Gaza Strip and far beyond, following the news of the deaths of nine children from the same family, aged between six months and twelve years. They were mowed down by an Israeli strike in their home in Khan Younès, in the south of …

At least six people, including four children, were killed when a suicide car bomber struck a school bus in southwestern Pakistan. According to reports, “38 others were wounded in what is the latest attack in the tense south-western Balochistan province.” A local deputy commissioner, Yasir Iqbal, said the attack took …

Since Trump’s return to the White House, South Africa has been negatively impacted by certain decisions as the South African leader landed in Washington on Monday in a bid to rekindle diplomatic ties. The aim of this four-day working visit is to reset and revive bilateral relations between South Africa …

A 63-year-old Ghanaian pilgrim has died while performing this year’s Hajj in the holy city of Makkah, Saudi Arabia, according to reports. Confirming the incident, the Administrator of the Hajj Task Force of Ghana, Ismaila Skones, said the 63-year-old woman collapsed and passed away inside the Masjid Al-Haram (Grand Mosque) …

At the Vatican, while popes’ funerals can cost several million euros, Pope Francis, who was nicknamed the pope of the poor, had expressed in his will his desire to have a much more modest burial. So, in the interests of sobriety and cost reduction, in 2024 the Argentine Jesuit changed …

US president Donald Trump arrived in the United Arab Emirates on Thursday after having started his tour of several Gulf states on Tuesday. The American president touched down in Abu Dhabi, where he was greeted by President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan. Trump was then given a tour of the …