By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter INTENSIFYING EFFORTS to end the war in Ukraine took centre stage at the Vatican on Saturday, as United States (US) Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky held urgent private talks during the funeral of Pope Francis. Against the backdrop of mourning, the two leaders met for 15-minutes inside St Peter’s ...
By Joke Kujenya BENEATH A vivid spring sky, an immense gathering of red-robed cardinals, world leaders, and faithful Catholics filled St Peter’s Square to mourn Pope Francis, the first Latin American pontiff whose enduring call for a humbler, more inclusive Church reshaped the Catholic world. Gregorian chants echoed solemnly through the air a...
By Joke Kujenya MAHMOUD ABBAS has issued a blistering condemnation of Hamas, urging the group to release hostages and disarm in order to bring an end to the ongoing conflict in Gaza. In an impassioned speech to the Palestinian Authority’s Central Council in Ramallah, Abbas described Hamas as “sons of dogs” and demanded that ...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter TOP DIGNATORIES from around the globe are set to attend Pope Francis’s funeral on Saturday, marking the end of an era for the Catholic Church and a final farewell to the first Latin American pope. They include powerful presidents and royalties who are converging on Rome as millions prepare to ...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter THOUSANDS ARE expected to flood St Peter’s Square on Saturday for the funeral of Pope Francis, the Argentine pontiff whose global reach and reformist zeal defined a generation of Catholic leadership. The Vatican confirmed the funeral Mass will begin at 10:00 a.m. (0800 GMT) in front of the basilica,...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter NOW CONFIRMED as the final diplomatic audience of the Pope Francis’ life, United States Vice President JD Vance had a private meeting with him less than 24 hours before his demise. Pope Francis died on Easter Monday at 7:35am. His encounter with Vance, held on Easter Sunday at the Vatican, […...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT of United States (US) has warned Harvard University it could lose the right to enroll foreign students unless it complies with sweeping official regulations targeting student visa holders, university policies, and alleged antisemitism on campus. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi...
By Joke Kujenya BRITAIN’s HIGHEST court has ruled that under the Equality Act 2010, the legal definition of a woman refers to biological sex — not gender identity — in a landmark judgment that could reshape access to single-sex spaces and clarify the boundaries of equality law across the United Kingdom. The Supreme Court’s unanimous [&h...
By Joke Kujenya FEDERAL AGENCIES will no longer be bound to high-cost downtown locations under sweeping changes signed by President Donald Trump, reshaping how the government manages public buildings and spends taxpayer money. Trump’s executive order, issued Tuesday, repeals decades-old directives by Presidents Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton t...
By Joke Kujenya SOUTH KOREA’s Constitutional Court has permanently removed President Yoon Suk-yeol from office after ruling he violated the constitution by declaring martial law, deploying armed troops against parliament, and attempting to detain rival lawmakers. The unanimous ruling, delivered on Friday morning by acting chief justice Moon H...
