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Pope Francis on Monday wrapped up a historic trip to Mongolia which took on international connotations. This is because of his overtures to its neighbour China over freedom of religion. At the end of a Mass on Sunday, the pope sent greetings to China, calling its citizens a “noble” people. He also asked Catholics in China to be “good Christians and ...

Following quickly on the success of India’s moon landing, the country’s space agency launched a rocket on Saturday to study the sun in its first solar mission. The rocket left a trail of smoke and fire as scientists clapped, a live broadcast on the Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO) website showed. The broadcast was watched by more than 860,000 viewers. ...

Quito Ecuador – A series of violent incidents inside Ecuador’s prison system has exposed serious security weaknesses and the consequences of battles between criminal gangs. Authorities said brazen actions were the response of criminal groups to the relocation of various inmates and other measures taken by the country’s corrections system. Over the weekend, simultaneous car bomb explosions were detonated outside ...

Taipei – In a move that may escalate tensions with China, the administration of US President Joe Biden has approved sending military equipment to Taiwan. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress of the potential foreign military sale worth around $108 million. The equipment will be delivered to Taiwan under the US Foreign Military Financing (FMF) program. Taiwan will receive 60 ...

Incarcerated former head of the Mali Football Federation (FEMAFOOT) Mamatou Touré “Bavieux” was re-elected as president on Tuesday. Bavieux managed to secure his re-election with a landslide victory during the general meeting held in Bamako. He won the vote with 61 votes, 1 abstention and 1 against. Remarkably, he was the only candidate whose file was accepted by the electoral ...