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Jun 2, 2026 - World

Pope Leo XIV has taken a step toward overhauling the Vatican’s communications by naming Maria Montserrat Alvarado as the new head of its communications office

Jun 2, 2026 - World

Exclusive: First shipwrecks found in Nassau harbour on New Providence, once the hideout of Blackbeard and Calico JackThe first shipwrecks linked to the real pirates of the Caribbean in the Bahamas have been discovered by an international team co-directed by a British marine archaeologist.Blackbeard and Calico Jack Rackham were among pirates who, between the 1690s and 1720s, turned Nassau on the island of New Providence into a hideout where they plotted their next heists on the high seas and divided up their plunder. Continue reading...

Jun 2, 2026 - World

Volunteers are supporting Congo's Ebola outbreak response with cooked meals in a program assisted by the U.N. food agency

Jun 2, 2026 - World

South African police confirm two deaths of Mozambicans in Mossel Bay as anti-immigration violence sweeps countryMozambique said five of its nationals were killed in “xenophobic attacks” in South Africa at the weekend and efforts were under way on Tuesday to repatriate hundreds of others.However, the South African police confirmed only that two Mozambicans had died in violence in the southern coastal town of Mossel Bay, the first killings to be officially linked to a wave of anti-migrant protests sweeping the country. Continue reading...

Jun 2, 2026 - World

A bear has injured four people in a Japanese residential area in the latest case of attacks by the animals in the region