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Pope Leo prays during a visit to the archaeological site of Hippo in Annaba

First papal visit

Pope walks in Augustine's footsteps as Algeria trip draws to an end

Donald Trump has picked Kevin Warsh to succeed Jerome Powell when his term at the helm ends in May, but his confirmation in the Senate faces challenges

Trump's Fed chair nominee to face Senate confirmation hearing next week

In this photo taken on June 29, 1986 Argentina's football star team captain Diego Maradona kisses the World Soccer Cup won by his team after a 3-2 victory over West Germany on at the Azteca stadium in Mexico City. Argentine football legend Diego Maradona will be buried on November 26, 2020 on the outskirts of Buenos Aires, a spokesman said. Maradona, who died of a heart attack Wednesday at the age of 60, will be laid to rest in the Jardin de Paz cemetery, where his parents were also buried, Sebastian Sanchi told AFP.

10 months after annulment

'Bunch of amateurs': Maradona's medical team back on trial in Argentina

The ambassadors of Israel and Lebanon to the United States joined historic talks at the State Department in Washington

Dialogue underway

Israeli envoy says 'on the same side' with Lebanon after talks in US

An attack on the central Dnipropetrovsk region claimed the lives of five and wounded 27

'More than 30 times'

Ukraine says Russian attacks kill seven, including child

The centuries-old carving of a Zimbabwean bird that was returned had been looted nearly 140 years previously

Robbed over 100 years ago

S.Africa returns stolen human remains, sacred carving to Zimbabwe

It is the third time works by Picasso have been raffled to raise money for Alzheimer's research

For a good cause

Paris engineer wins Picasso painting at charity auction

Harvey Weinstein appeared gaunt as he was wheeled into a New York court for his retrial on a rape charge

Already serving 16-year prison term

Harvey Weinstein rape retrial begins in New York

Watches displayed at the stand of Swiss manufacturer H. Moser & Cie at the Watches and Wonders salon in Geneva

Watches and Wonders

Geneva watch fair set to show war's effect on luxury sector

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni had tried to position herself as one of Trump's top allies in Europe

Change in foreign relations

Italy shifts away from Israel, US over Mideast war

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent expresses confidence that Kevin Warsh will be the next Federal Reserve chairman

Trump admin wants new Fed chair in place 'as soon as possible'

Errol Musk, father of tech billionaire Elon Musk, regularly visits Russia

'Puzzling' project

Musk's father seeking Russian refuge for S.African farmers

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov criticised efforts he said were aimed at 'containing' Russia and China during a meeting with counterpart Wang Yi in the Chinese capital

Russian Foreign Minister

Lavrov blasts efforts to 'contain' Russia, China on Beijing visit

US President Donald Trump mimics firing a gun as he speaks in the White House about the war against Iran

Enriched uranium stockpile

Iran nuclear programme 'set back' but not wiped out

Thousands of Czechs rallied against the media financing switch in March

Media independence at risk?

Czech govt draws ire with public media financing plan

IMF Chief Economist Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas said the global economy is more resilient today than during the oil shocks of the 1970s

IMF cuts 2026 global growth forecast on Mideast war

The helmet was returned in near pristine condition

2,500-year-old artefacts

Dutch prosecutors urge long jail terms for Romanian helmet theft

In its first update to forecasts since the Mideast war erupted, the IMF said eurozone exporters are also exposed to the euro's strength against the dollar and other currencies, which makes their products more expensive on global markets

IMF cuts eurozone growth forecast to 1.1%, warns of strong euro

Moldovan man detained in Trier after illegal entry from Luxembourg

US rapper and producer Kanye West is due to perform in Marseille on June 11

Exploring 'all possibilities'

French minister seeks ban of Kanye West concert in Marseille

Pope Leo XIV is visiting Algeria, Cameroon, Angola and Equatorial Guinea

Police yet to confirm

Twin suicide attacks rocked Algeria Monday during Pope's visit

An ex-student opens fire at his former high school in Turkey, wounding 16 people including students

Turkey school shooting wounds 16, attacker dead

President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will discuss a plan to restore freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz

'Purely defensive mission'

France, UK to host Hormuz talks Friday: French presidency

Wadagni was finance minister at a time of great economic growth

Benin's new leader

Romuald Wadagni, from economic reformer to presidential palace

China's President Xi Jinping warned against a return to the 'law of the jungle' and called for closer economic ties with Spain after talks with visiting Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez in Beijing

Xi calls for closer ties with Spain in face of global 'chaos'

International Cricket Council (ICC) chairman Jay Shah (C) and Indian politician Nara Lokesh (R)

Politicisation of sport

Wisden laments India's 'Orwellian' control of world cricket

A woman walks past an anti-US mural depicting Iran-US talks near the former US embassy in Tehran

First time in decades

Lebanon, Israel to hold direct talks as Trump blockades Iran

Sony Pictures Entertainment unveiled a new installment of 'Jumanji' at CinemaCon

'Most emotional, grown-up movie'

Sony Pictures offers sneak peek of 'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' at CinemaCon

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