Warring factions in Sudan have agreed to renew a three-day ceasefire, shortly before it was due to expire. The extension - for another 72 hours - follows intensive diplomatic efforts by neighbouring countries, as well as the US, UK and UN. But there are continuing reports of h
Russia has launched a wave of air strikes against cities across Ukraine, including Kyiv, leaving at least 12 people dead. Ten people including a child were killed in an attack that hit a block of flats in the central city of Uman, officials said. And a woman and her three-year
Police say that one of the escaped prisoners has died while the remaining three are still on the run in Mississippi. Escapee Dylan Arrington, 22, is believed to have murdered a man and stolen his truck. On Wednesday, police said Arrington's body was found in a burned build
The Pope has give women the right to vote at the global meeting of bishops in October. This has been welcomed by many who say its is historic The new rules announced on Wednesday will give five religious sisters voting rights at the synod, which is a papal advisory body. In th
President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine says he has held dialogue with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping after Beijing unveiled a peace plan to end the armed conflict between Kyiv and Moscow. But there are no signs of peace yet as the war rages on. Footage has emerged of Ukrainian troo
The latest reports released by the Brazilian Bishops’ Conference’s Land Pastoral Commission (CPT) indicates an increase in land grabbing conflicts which have affected several Indigenous communities, especially in the Amazon region. According to the Brazilian Bishops’ C
Many Indians, including a minister, have been criticising a cartoon in German magazine Der Spiegel that they say was racist. The cartoon shows a dilapidated Indian train - overflowing with passengers both inside and atop coaches - overtaking a swanky Chinese train on a parallel track.
A former Sudanese politician wanted for war crimes has said that he and other former officials are no longer in jail. Ahmad Harun was among those being held in Kober prison in the capital Khartoum who are facing charges by the International Criminal Court (ICC). A ceasef
After a subsidiary of British American Tobacco (BAT) admitted selling cigarettes to North Korea which violates the sanctions, they are to pay $635m fine plus interest to the US government. The US authorities said the settlement related to BAT activity in North Korea between 2007 and 201
US officials say that Afghanistan's ruling Taliban have killed the Islamic State (IS) group leader behind 2021 bombing at Kabul airport. The bombing that August killed 170 civilians and 13 US soldiers as people were trying to flee the country as the Taliban took control. T