Diasporas

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 …

The FIFA World Cup trophy took centre stage at an exhibition in Asunción as part of the 120th birthday celebrations of the world football body. Paraguay is to host the organisation’s annual congress which gets underway in the capital on Thursday. Representatives from FIFA and the South American confederation, Conmebol, …

Donald Trump was set to receive a new plane free of charge as he confirmed this on his social network, without mentioning the generous benefactor. Here’s the rub: this Boeing 747-8, worth an estimated $400 million, was donated by the royal family of Qatar, for the official use of the …

Ibrahim Traoré and Vladimir Putin met face-to-face in Moscow as the meeting was part of a visit to the Russian capital to commemorate the victory over Nazism. Burkina Faso’s President of the Transition exchanged views with his Russian counterpart on Saturday, May 10. The two men discussed the development of …

At the Vatican, white smoke billowed from the Sistine Chapel chimney on Thursday, May 8, at just after 4pm GMT and according to the announcement by the Cardinal Protodeacon, American Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost becomes Pope Leo XIV. He succeeds Francis, who died on April 21. Leo XIV’s first papal …

Billionaire and Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates pledged on Thursday to donate almost his entire fortune by 2045, with the aim of distributing around $200 billion to the world’s poor through his foundation. With a fortune today estimated at 108 billion dollars, Gates is among the richest people in the world. …

President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he’s ordering a halt to nearly two months of U.S. airstrikes on Yemen’s Houthis, saying they have indicated that they don’t want to fight anymore and have pledged to stop attacking ships along a vital global trade route. “We’re going to stop the bombing …

The Swedish police arrested a suspect on Wednesday, linked to the shooting that claimed the lives of three people and injured several others the previous night. The shooting took place on Tuesday night in Uppsala, a city near Stockholm. Police later launched a manhunt after the perpetrator fled the scene. …

As Iran and the U.S prepare for a third round of talks, Iranians are hoping for a balanced deal that would lower tensions and averts the risk of war. Negotiations between Iran and the United States over Tehran’s rapidly advancing nuclear programme will return Saturday to the secluded sultanate of …

The body of Pope Francis was moved on Wednesday morning to St. Peter’s Basilica for three days of public mourning for an Argentine pontiff remembered for his humble style, concern for the poor and insistent prayers for peace. Heads of state are expected for the funeral Saturday in St. Peter’s …